PPEB: COPS at Senior Center.. Olddoc: 'Integrity' the schools issue.. Maria on BOE 'leaks', expungement.. Piv: Pension deferrals?..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "YWCA embarks on search for new director"
  
  
• "One for Assemblyman Green to vote against today"

Boys Basketball: "PHS Cardinals best Linden, 55-45"
Connolly Properties: "Apartment management firm files for Chapter 11 protection" -- Yet another Connolly shell corporation. Per a note from the Courier's Mark Spivey, this is NOT a shell company like the others, this is 'the real McCoy', the master corporation.
Schools: "Files reveal administrator had criminal charge expunged" -- Put online after Sunday CLIPS went out.

Gas Prices: "NJ stations offer cheaper prices for those who use cash"
Going 'Green': "Some Jersey towns look to hybrids to save cash" -- In a 'green' Plainfield's future?
North Plainfield: "Spot on Rt 22 among worst for pedestrians"
Roselle: "Reverend challenges Holley in campaign kickoff"
Union County: "Court rules employees shouldn't take county promises literally" -- From CountyWatchers.
Gilbert & Sullivan: "NY G&S Players make do with 'The Mikado'"
Legislature --

• Leadership: "New era begins for Dem-controlled legislature"
• Recidivism: "Program up for vote today would reduce relapse, ex-con says"
• Referendums: "Vote today could set 10-year rule for referendums" -- I've urged Jerry to vote 'no' here. Yes, I know the plural is really 'referenda', but language has been taking a hit for years.

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): PPEB** notes COPS is locating to new Senior Center and the Mayor is evidently reactivating the Auxiliary Police. Olddoc: real question in schools issues is not expunged criminal matter but integrity of the process. Maria raises issue of 'leaked' personnel information, rounds up facts on 'expungement' in NJ. Piv ponders pension payments deferral legislation. Jerry is stuck on 'Gay Marriage' (post comments on Jerry's blog here). Bo on the 22nd posts an op-ed on 'broken window' crime-fighting philosophy. 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 covers Cardinals' 7th straight win, plus KiXX and Express wins. **PPEB: Plainfield's Pre-Eminent Blogger.

Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, has a provocative thought from MLK as we enter the week of celebrations; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata has four new posts inspired by the schools certifications mess; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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• Today - January 11. 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.
  
  
• Tomorrow - January 12. 7 PM. MLK Week: Diabetes: Causes, Effects and Treatments. A community health forum sponsored by Mohawk Lodge #307 and the Plainfield Chapter, NAACP. At Mohawk Lodge #307, 1357 West Third Street.
  
  
• Wednesday - January 13. 6:30 PM. MLK Event: Family Movie Night. At: City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Sponsor: City of Plainfield. Contact: Barbara James (908) 753-3310.
  
  
• Friday - January 15. 11 AM. MLK Event: Senior Center MLK Program. At: Plainfield Senior Center, 400 East Front Street. Sponsor: Plainfield Senior Center. Contact: Sharron Brown (908) 753-3506.
  
  
• Saturday - January 16. 11 AM. MLK Event: P.O.P. Rally. On the steps of City Hall, 515 Watchung Avenue. Sponsor: People's Organization for Progress. Contact: Steven Hatcher (908) 731-1518.
  
  
• Saturday - January 16. 1 PM. MLK Event: Omega's Young, Gifted & Talented Program. An afternoon of inspiration and fun for youth. At: Hubbard Middle School, 661 West 8th Street. Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Contact: Clinton Hall (201) 741-1415.
  
  
• Saturday - January 16. 7 PM. MLK Event: New Dems Potluck & Food Drive. Celebrate Dr. King's commitment to end hunger. Bring a dish to share and canned food items. At: Councilor Adrian & Mrs. Amelia Mapps, 535 West 8th St. Sponsor: New Democrats for Plainfield. Contact: Rebecca Williams (908) 447-6268.
  
  
• Sunday - January 17. 5 PM. MLK Event: Celebration Service. At: Calvary Baptist Church, 324 Monroe Avenue. Sponsor: Concerned Urban Clergy. Contact: (908) 482-3532.
  
  
• Monday - January 18. 8 AM. MLK Event: NAACP Memorial March. March route is from PNC Bank at 2nd & Park to Plainfield High School. Sponsor: Plainfield Branch, NAACP. Contact: George Gore (908) 822-9771.
  
  
• Monday - January 18. 8:30 AM. 34th Annual MLK Breakfast: Michellene Davis, Esq., Speaker. Join in the 34th Annual Frontiers International MLK Memorial Breakfast. Guest Speaker: Michellene Davis, Esq., chief policy counsel to Gov. Jon Corzine and first African American woman State Treasurer. Tickets: $16/person, $12/students and seniors. Available from Realty World-Fredrica Williams, 490 Somerset Street, North Plainfield, or The Marshall Group, 115 Watchung Avenue. Info and reservations: (908) 756-4663 or (908) 822-2202. At PHS Cafeteria (use Kenyon Avenue parking lot).
  
  
• Monday - January 18. 3 PM. MLK Event: Community Conversation: Where Do We Go From Here? A community conversation, facilitated by Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church, Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor. Contact: Geri Agurs (908) 754-3353 x120.
  
  
• Monday - January 18. 4 PM. MLK Event: Community Commemorative Service. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Vernon Walton. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church, Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor. Contact: Geri Agurs (908) 754-3353 x120.
  
  
• Monday, January 18. 3 PM. Grace Episcopal: Martin Luther King Service and Art Exhibit. Grace Episcopal Church's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration features key note speaker mmm., will talk about the influence black women have had on his life. Following the service, the works of Lydia R. Watson, whose works are on display at the Plainfield Public Library, will be on exhibit. At Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Parking in public lot across street. Info: (908) 756-1520 or visit www.graceplainfield.org/.
  

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