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Monday, January 18, 2010

Renata: School certifications timeline for BOE.. Maria: Docs on recommended personnel policies for BOE.. McWilliams: Priorities and Goals for 2010..

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
MLK Day: "Towns, churches celebrate King's legacy"
Editorial, Ledger: "MLK had more than one dream: His reach extended beyond civil rights"
Schools: "Plainfield schools shuffle org chart" -- Online Friday, front page of today's print edition.
Young Entrepreneurs: "Budding entrepreneurs pop up across college campuses" -- Featuring John Campbell's Foot Traffik sneakers store near his Boston-area college. He is the son of BOE member Wilma Campbell and real estate broker John Campbell.
Haiti Connection: "South Plainfield nurse, 83, can't wait to return to Haiti" -- Elaine Tuthill was a nurse at Muhlenberg for 30 years.
College Basketball: "Plainfielder Anthony Nelson scores big with Niagara U"

Bernardsville: "Latin American grocery opens"
Rep. Pallone: "Pallone top recipient of health care industry cash" -- Represents Plainfield, working on healthcare reform bill.

Christie: "Christie poised to roll up sleeves and take charge"
Legislature --
 Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice, reviewing schools turmoil and voter turnout, wonders if concern will be reflected in April election. Olddoc ponders the results of the annual state school tests and serendipitously gets a 'progress' mailer from the schools. Maria posts the NJ School Boards Ass'n's recommended personnel policy practices -- good stuff! Piv clears up some confusion about the 'break-ins' forum, but there is still the issue of availability of crime info. Councilor McWilliams posts her Goals and Priorities for the Council for 2010. 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 finds the Cardinals outlasting Shabazz; wrestling team fares well at Pioneer Classic; and Express over Marvels. PPS News (Schools) posts factual steps on the certification process, but there is an interesting 'loophole' phrase.

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 posts a timeline for BOE to fill in on certifications issues, plus how-to on posting comments to schools blog; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - 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.

  • Today - 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).

  • Today - 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.

  • Today - 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.

  • Today , 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 Deborah Vietze, PhD, will speak on 'My sould looks forward in gratitude'. Following the service, the works of Lydia R. Watson, whose art is 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/.

  • Tomorrow - January 19. 7 PM. Board of Ed Meeting. The regular Board of Education meeting will be held at the district administration building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue. Public is welcome and may address the Board.

  • (NOTE CHANGES) Tomorrow - January 19. 7 PM. PMUA Commissioners Meeting. The public hearing on proposed changes to 2010 rates HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY. The regular Board of Commissioners meeting will be held tonight. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue, corner of East 2nd Street. Public welcome.

  • (NOTE DATE CHANGE) Tomorrow - January 19. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak at beginning and end of meeting.
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