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Saturday, February 6, 2010

DeFilippo delivers snubs at Freeholder reorg.. Maria: What should a child be able to do at 12?.. Bernice: LWV urges voter participation..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Boys Basketball: "Plainfield locks down Linden"
Boy Scouts: "Candlelight ceremony to mark 100th anniversary of Scouting"
Mt. St. Marys: "MSM wins mock trial finals over Immaculata"

Obituary: "Bill Dudley, 'Bullet', did it all for Steelers in '40s" -- Post-Gazette | NYTimes |
Obituary: "Imari Obadele, fought for reparations and a Black republic in the South"

South Plainfield: "Police release sketch of man found dead in woods" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Seek help in ID'ing.
Union County Freeholders: "At reorg, DeFilippo forced to acknowledge Rep. Lance, Asm Bramnick and Sen. Kean" -- from CountyWatchers.

Corruption Trial: "Defense rests in Beldini trial" -- Without calling a single witness; gauging prosecution uncompelling?
Legislature: "Bill would give tax breaks for energy effficient appliances, vehicles"
Tea Party: "Tea Party activists look to unseat Sen. Menendez"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes the LWV urges voter participation, and highlights a sweet treat from Trader Joe's (Valentine's Day is coming). Olddoc remembers UVa sports legend Bill Dudley. Maria finds an OpEd that asks 'what should a child be able to do when they leave elementary school'?. Bo on the 22nd posts an OpEd from the Ledger, 'Clueless in NJ'. 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 defense leading the PHS boys over Linden.

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 downloadable Spanish flyer for the public meeting on the schools and more thoughts on apologizing; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • PLAINFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED TODAY, SAT. FEB. 6, DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

  • PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES CANCELED OR POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER.

  • Today - February 6. 1 - 4 PM. A Salute to the Elders: The Unsung Heroes and Sheroes. Holy Ground Outreach Ministry invites the community to celebrate the lives and contributions of more than 30 of Plainfield's 'heroes and sheroes'. Tickets: $30/person. At King's Temple Ministries, 1020 West 7th Street. Info: (908) 822-9055 or email holyground3@verizon.net or brendalgilbert1@hotmail.com.

  • Today - February 6. 8 PM. Theater: The Light in the Piazza. A young American tourist falls for an Italian while visiting Rome. Based on the novella by Elizabeth Spencer. At CDC Community Theater, 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford. Tickets: $20, Senior/Student $18. Student Rush: Students admitted for half price after 7:30 PM day of performance. More info at their website www.cdctheatre.org/.

  • Monday - February 8. 6 PM. PMUA Rate Hearing. PMUA Commissioners will conduct the public hearing on the agency's proposed 2010 rate changes, at which the public may speak. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Info: (908) 226-2518. Regular meetings are often very brief though the rate hearing may be longer, still you should not dawdle if you're going.

  • Monday - February 8. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Queen City Baseball League Registration. Groups offered: T-Ball (ages 4-6), Minor League (7-9), Major League (10-12), Pony League (13-14), Girls Junior Softball (5th/6th, 12 and under), Girls Senior Softball (7th/8th, 14 and under). $85/first child, 20% discount ($17) for all siblings (with fundraising commitment). Total or 50% due at registration (deposits non-refundable). Registration at McDonald's, 1241 South Avenue. Info: Karen, (908) 298-4888; Anthony (908) 451-1935; or Tasha (908) 361-2865; or visit the QCBL website here.

  • Monday - February 8. 8 - 9 PM. 100th Anniversary of Boy Scouting: Candlelight Ceremony. Plainfield's Boy Scout Troop 5 will lead a candlelight ceremony in honor of Scouting's 100th anniversary, joining with Scouting supporters throughout New Jersey. (Troop 5 celebrates its own 98th anniversary this year.) Light refreshments follow the ceremony. On the steps of City Hall, 515 Watchung Avenue.

  • Monday - February 8. 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.

  • Monday - February 8. 8 PM. VWB Historic District Meeting. Monthly members meeting. Also, check the VWB's blog (see here) for updates including a new Plainfield history book, members whose Gingerbread Houses are featured on Martha Stewart's website, and a weatherization guide for older and historic buildings. The meeting is at The Pillars B&B, 922 Central Avenue.

  • Thursday - February 11. 9 AM. Plainwood Square Merchants Association. City Administrator Bibi Taylor and Health Officer Mark Colicchio will discuss the proposed health division fee changes. At Wendy's, South Avenue at Terrill Road.

  • Friday/Saturday - February 12/13. 8 PM. Theater: The Light in the Piazza. A young American tourist falls for an Italian while visiting Rome. Based on the novella by Elizabeth Spencer. At CDC Community Theater, 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford. Tickets: $20, Senior/Student $18. Student Rush: Students admitted for half price after 7:30 PM day of performance. More info at their website www.cdctheatre.org/.

  • Saturday - February 13. Noon - 4 PM. Oprah Network Casting Call. The Oprah Winfrey Network is conducting a casting call for its 'My Time' program. Applicants wanted are adults who 'have a goal they have always wanted to accomplish but never achieved', who are willing to appear in the TV program. at the Morris Center YMCA, 79 Horsehill Road, Cedar Knolls (directions here). For more info and details, email mytimecasting@gmail.com.

  • Saturday - February 13. 4 PM. Talk: Reading the Black Book: Between the Lines of History. A Black History Month event for the entire family, with Dr. Cheryl A. Wall. Dr. Wall is the Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English at Rutgers. Sponsored by the Plainfield Area Club of Frontier International. Info: (908) 754-3313. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) FREE.

  • Saturday - February 13. 8 PM. Concert: Missa Luba and More. Join the Tim Keyes Consort in a celebration of Black History Month, featuring Missa Luba (The African Mass), Spirituals, Ragtime and Blues. Tickets $15 and $10, at the door. More info at their website here. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). Snow date: Saturday, February 27.

  • Sunday - February 14. 2 PM. Theater: The Light in the Piazza. A young American tourist falls for an Italian while visiting Rome. Based on the novella by Elizabeth Spencer. At CDC Community Theater, 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford. Tickets: $20, Senior/Student $18. Student Rush: Students admitted for half price after 7:30 PM day of performance. More info at their website www.cdctheatre.org/.
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