PPEB: Park Ave's new food adventure.. Maria: Schools' blog, audit & avocados.. PPS News on schools' audit findings improvement..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Clinton School Book Giveaway: "United Way reading initiative a big hit" -- Photo gallery here.
Dashield's New Job: "Dashield faces challenges as Montclair tenure begins"
Police Tests: "DOJ accuses NJ of discrimination in written police tests"
Jayson Williams DWI: "Though alone in SUV, Williams denied he was driving" -- Daily News | Courier |
Union County: "Freeholder costs; Canada Geese removal strategy: Cook them?" -- CountyWatchers on the case.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): PPEB** finds a new food adventure on Park Avenue, plus a new adventure for former city administrator Marc Dashield. Olddoc is shifting his AM schedule -- not getting up before the crack of dawn (a positive). Maria on the Schools (rejuvenated) blog, schools audit and ... avocados. Piv nudges the mayor. Bo on the 22nd reprints the first of 3 WSJ op-eds. 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 Chanel Johnson's 42 points against Gill St. Bernard just not enough. PPS News (Schools) reports District has reduced year-over-year number of audit findings. **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 has a chapter-and-verse (with citation) question about certification(s); Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts winter season TV debut dates; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
Newark: "Newark police add first Segway to fleet" -- Segways are OLD news in Plainfield.
Newark International: "Video of man who cause Newark airport lockdown"
Gay Marriage --
- Senate Vote: "Senate votes down gay marriage bill" -- Ledger | Courier | NYTimes | -- Vote tally here.
- Rallies: "Proponents, opponents make case loudly outside Statehouse"
- Tom Moran has a column in print Ledger today, beats me where it is online.
- Drug Offenses: "Assembly approves ending mandatory sentences for school zone offenses"
- Non-Partisan Elections: "Assembly approves moving elections from May to November"
- Tax Breaks: "State would be required to show income lost by tax incentives"
Pensions: "Fund 'em: Towns, state can't keep putting it off" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Prisons: "Christie selects former NYC official as head of prisons"
Suicide Attempt: "Hoboken residents react to Artie Lange's suicide attempt"
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| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - January 9. 6:30 - 11 PM. VWB Twelfth Night Progressive Dinner. This year's theme is 'Southern Comfort'. Attendees will move through four of the Van Wyck Brooks District's historic homes for appetizers, entrée, desserts and after-dinner cordials. $25/paid members, $40/guests. For more info, visit the District's website here, or email Larry Quirk here. Space is limited and this event is always a complete sellout!
- Monday - 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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