Burney: Let's talk about city's core services.. Hicks win puts him in state tournament.. Bernice: BOE filing, hot meals for Seniors, icy gargoyles..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Black History Month: "Donald Van Blake a 'guardian angel' for tennis athletes"
Boys Basketball: "St. Pat's over Plainfield" -- Ledger | NBE Basketball |
Census 2010 --
- Plainfield: "Central Jersey towns look to exceed population thresholds"-- Road tougher than for Piscataway, Franklin.
- Congress: "NJ has a lot at stake in 2010 Census"
- Correctional Institutions: "How prisons will affect the census in Central Jersey"
- Diversity: "Census will measure growth of diversity in Central Jersey"
PMUA: "Authorities' wasteful spending can be controlled" -- Courier editorial, citing PMUA, in print edition only for now.
Women's History Month: "FUSP offers production of 'Lorena Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt: A Love Story'"
Naomi Sims Auction: "Fans of supermodel bid on her estate at Montclair auction"
Police Director's Suicide: "Former Edison police director in apparent suicide" -- A sad reminder that politics is a blood sport?
Tri-County Red Cross: "Red Cross disaster training courses planned"
Union County College: "Cranford now looking to UCC for 'service fee'"
Watchung Stables: "Union County plan to privatize stables faces strong opposition"
Gov. Christie --
- Appointments: "McKenna tapped to head NJ's Homeland Security"
- Boards, Authorities, Commissions: "Hundreds of bodies under scrutiny"
Lobbying: "14 NJ colleges spent $14M lobbying federal government"
Public Employees: "Time to freeze pay, change bargaining rules" -- Editorial, Ledger
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice reminds all BOE filings are due tomorrow, spots ice on gargoyles and more winter pix, and Seniors to get hot meals. Olddoc asks if Councilor Burney represents a 180° turn in Dem thinking, and recalls the family's Dumont TV and more. Maria gives an update on the district-wide curriculum situation. Piv posts more on the Hellwig matter. Councilor Burney opens a discussion on what are core services for local government and invites all to chime in. CBAC (budget advisory committee) has put its presentation to the Council on the FY2010 budget online. Plainfield Sports News reports Dawud Hicks now goes on to Atlantic City.
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 must be getting ready for Monday's BOE filing; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, has some great and funny snow pix; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
| BERNICE'S PLAINTALKER | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
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| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Monday - March 1. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Agenda should be found online at www.plainfield.com/Agendas.htm. Public may speak at end of meeting.
- Wednesday - March 3. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Thursday - March 4. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Saturday - March 6. 11 AM - 1 PM. 'Black Collectibles House Tour' and Brunch. Sit down to a sumptuous Champagne Brunch after Exploring a Plainfield collector's extensive Black memorabilia, displayed throughout her gracious home -- including a 'shrine to Barck Obama'. Proceeds benefit the National Council of Negro Women. Address; 679 Sheridan Avenue. Tickets: $25 (advance only; there will be no ticket sales at the door). Tickets: Diann (908) 377-0025 or Mecca (917) 326-0738.
- Saturday - March 6. 7 PM. 'Chat With Charles' | 8 PM. Concert. Plainfield Symphony: Russian Nights - Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Winners of the Young Pianists of NJ competition are featured: Senior Doris Lee of Warren will play Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 (3rd movement) and 8th-grader Sean Lee, of Darien, CT, will perform Prokofiev's Piano Concert No. 1. The evening concludes with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. Music Director Charles Prince will give a talk on the evening's program at 7:00 PM in the Chapel, free with your concert ticket. The Plainfield Symphony performs at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. (Parking at Swain's or on 1st Place.) Tickets available at the door: $45 reserved; $25/general admission, $15/seniors and students. 12 and under free. Info: (908) 561-5140 or visit the PSO website at www.plainfieldsymphony.org/.
- Saturday - March 6. Following the PSO Concert. Plainfield Symphony Society: Conductor's Circle Party. This year's party honors Greg Haworth and Mary Burgwinkle, longtime supporters of the PSO. A sumptuous Russian-style buffet with open bar will be hosted by Randy and Lesley Rogers at their home, 910 Charlotte Road. Admission: $45/person. Contact Brenda Anderson at (908) 757-5363.
- Sunday - March 7. 1 - 4 PM. Celebrating Women's History Month: Women Artists: Lives and Work. New Jersey artist and educator (she teaches at du Cret) Joan Arbeiter has mounted two exhibitions at the Drake House, running through May 2. At this opening reception, Ms. Arbeiter will gallery talks about her work at 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM. The Drake House is at 602 West Front Street, at the foot of Plainfield Avenue. Info: (908) 755-5831 or the Museum's website drakehousemuseum.tripod.com/.
- Sunday - March 7. 3 PM. Benefit Concert: Edwin Lopez and Ron Thayer, Piano and Organ. Celebrated local musicians present a benefit concert of rarely heard music of Bach, Clementi, Brahms, Schumann and others. Proceeds benefit the CECA Musical Arts Program. Sponsor: Crescent Educational and Cultural Association. Tickets: $20/$25 at the door, Seniors $15, Students $5. Info: (908) 756-2468 or crescentconcerts.org/. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). Snow Date: March 21.
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