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Sunday, January 10, 2010

PPEB: Council calendar, agenda; IT person.. Olddoc: Dis-involvement the problem.. Maria: Tuition reimbursement.. Piv: Pension deferral..



PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Boys Basketball: "Johnson leads Cardinals to 55-45 victory over Linden"
Schools: "Official had charge erased" -- The certifications mess, online finally around noon.
REITs: "How much steam is left in REITs?" -- Leland Gardens is owned by a publicly traded REIT.

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): PPEB** offers a de-scrambled Council calendar, notes the new IT Director is coming soon, and the Police Director's salary is on Monday's Council agenda. Olddoc says 'dis-involvement' (plus nepotism and patronage) are at heart of Plainfield ills, not disinvestment. Maria posts the tuition reimbursement stipulations of the PEA and PASA contracts. Piv discusses pension deferral plan Legislature is considering. 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 Augustine advises he has three wins to post later today (he is working). **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; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata finds an Aristotle quote to analyze...; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, reviews the week and posts more of her fab pix; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.

EWR 'Smoocher' --
The Auditor: "Christie-Corzine transition gamesmanship..."
Tom Moran: "Gay Marriage vote: Final taste of Dems' timid incompetence"
Paul Mulshine: "Corzine's greatest public service"

Corzine Farewell: "Final State of the State address highlights social policies" -- Tuesday.
Gay Marriage: "GSE pledges to withhhold donations to Dems who voted against bill"
Immigration Detention Deaths: "Docs show officials covered up deaths" -- Documents here (PDF).

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WHAT'S HAPPENING


  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tuesday - 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.
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