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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Olddoc: Muhlenberg/St. Vincent's parallels.. Maria: school residency; Kindergarten Assessment.. Renata solicits help on letter to Governor..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:

Robberies: "Plainfield police investigate four armed robberies"
Schools: "Administrator's assault claim to return to court"
Boys Basketball: "PHS vs. St. Pat's" -- Photo gallery.
Human Trafficking: "Plainfield woman arrested for human trafficking"
Plainfield Asset Management: "Plainfield probed on predatory lending practices"

Coal-fueled Plant: "Linden approves deal for PurGen power plant" -- 'Clean coal is an oxymoron'.
Government Mismanagement: "Report finds Atlantic City has widespread mismanagement" -- Sound familiar? Links to full report, audio.
Newark: "Former Essex prosecutor kicks off campaign against Booker"
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority: "Are Rahway residents the canaries in the money pit?" -- From CountyWatchers.

Christie Appointments: "Warren Twp. woman nominated as Health Commissioner"
Authorities: "Christie blasts sewer authority's salaries, vows changes"
Corruption: "Prosecutor promises 'corruption on camera' in Beldini trial"
Dems: "Assemblyman Wisniewski elected state Dem chair"
Initiative and Referendum: "Christie backs I&R for NJ" -- A fresh idea that got its start in NJ over a hundred years ago (see here).
Referendums: "Anti-democratic referendum law should be scuttled" -- Editorial, Courier.
State of the Union: "Text of President Obama's speech"

Obituary: "Howard Zinn, author of 'People's History of the US'" -- LATimes | Boston Globe | Jacket Copy |

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Olddoc notes the St. Vincent's/Muhlenberg parallels, and wonders if Obama is soft-pedaling healthcare reform. Maria posts on schools' residency requirements and the new Kindergarten Assessment. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice. Plainfield Sports News notes PHS Boys suffer first loss, Rampage blasts KiXX.

Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, honors author Zora Neale Hurston, who died 50 years ago today; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata is soliciting help with a letter she is preparing for Gov. Christie and the Education Commissioner; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Saturday - January 30. Noon (weigh-in), 3 PM (start). NJLBC Boxing Tournament Show. Plainfield 5-Star Gym, East 5th Street at Roosevelt Avenue. See USABoxing website here.

  • Saturday - January 30. 7 PM. Concert: Lycoming College Tour Choir. Selected each year by competitive audition from the college's 105-voice College Choir, the Tour Choir presents the very finest in choral music, having performed in venues ranging from St. Patrick's and St. John the Divine cathedrals in New York to the National Cathedral in Washington and California's famed Crystal Cathedral. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). No charge, but a freewill offering will be taken.

  • Monday - February 1. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Public may speak at end of meeting.

  • Thursday - February 4. 6:30 PM. Relay For Life Organizing Meeting. Join with the team organizing this year's Relay for Life event in a kickoff meeting, celebrating a world with less cancer and more birthdays! At PNC Bank, 2nd and Park Avenue (use the ATM entrance on West 2nd Street). Also, mark your calendar for the 2010 Relay For Life, at Hub-Stine Field, May 22-23. See Plainfield's website here. Info: Farrah at (973) 634-4985 or email farrah.stephenson@cancer.org.

  • Thursday - February 4. 6:30 - 9:15 PM. Talk and Exhibit: Negro League Baseball at Yankee Stadium, 1930-48. Join with Robert Scott, former pitcher and first baseman for the NY Black Yankees of the Negro National League, and Dr.Lawrence Hogan, senior history professor at Union County College. The talk will also include memorabilia as well as excerpts from a video of the League's historic first game at Yankee Stadium, July 5, 1930. A special exhibit will feature New Jersey players, including Plainfield's Joe Black, who pitched for the Baltimore Elite Giants before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the Roy Smith Auditorium, Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. Registration: $10/person. To register or to request a program brochure, call the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs at (908) 558-2550 or email culturalinfo@ucnj.org.

  • Monday - February 8. 6 PM. PMUA Rate Hearing. PMUA Commissioners will conduct the public hearing on the agency's proposed 2010 rate changes, at which the public may speak. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Info: (908) 226-2518. Regular meetings are often very brief though the rate hearing may be longer, still you should not dawdle if you're going.

  • Monday - February 8. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Queen City Baseball League Registration. Groups offered: T-Ball (ages 4-6), Minor League (7-9), Major League (10-12), Pony League (13-14), Girls Junior Softball (5th/6th, 12 and under), Girls Senior Softball (7th/8th, 14 and under). $85/first child, 20% discount ($17) for all siblings (with fundraising commitment). Total or 50% due at registration (deposits non-refundable). Registration at McDonald's, 1241 South Avenue. Info: Karen, (908) 298-4888; Anthony (908) 451-1935; or Tasha (908) 361-2865; or visit the QCBL website here.
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