Maria: 6 BOE members had conflicts over Gallon eval?.. Piv on Hellwig matter.. Olddoc slams Wynn on 'race card'.. Bernice remembers Malcolm X..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Hellwig Suspension: "Report: Hellwig sought hooker"
YMCA: "Olympic gold medal swimmer Cullen Jones to tell his story" -- And pose for photos, autographs and more. See Calendar below.
Jewelry Store Robbery: "Second arrest made in brazen daytime robbery"
Revolutionary War: "Tracing George - and Martha's - steps in Central Jersey"
Snow Removal: "Plainfield DPW, PMUA workers deserve extra credit" -- Letter, Alex Toliver.
Obituary: "Charles Detgen, teacher and principal in Plainfield for 41 years"
Development Ethics: "Sayreville official files ethics complaint about private meeting" -- Between developer, mayor and planning official.
Mirabella Case: "Subrogation of justice: A study of the Garwood incident" -- >From one of the local bloggers.
NJ Nets: "Nets strike $4M deal to move to Pru Center temporarily"
PSE&G: "Public Service posts 47% profit increase" -- Ratepayers may have noticed how they've helped.
Roselle --
- Black History Month: "Leonard 'Bud' Simmons was first Black policeman"
- Council: "Wisniewski factors into Roselle council conflagration" -- Council wants new state Dem chair as tax appeal attorney; raucous meeting went on into wee hours of the AM.
- Tree Commission: "Council squabble leads to death of tree commission"
- "Former Christie aide Marra joins Sports Authority at top lawyer"
- "Senate committee approves Eristoff as state treasurer"
- "Gov. Christie says budget will not have corporate tax surcharge"
- "Christie warns districts school aid could be cut by 15% in next budget"
- Jersey City: "Mail fraud added to charges against former Council candidate Serrano"
- Newark: "Former aide to Cory Booker indicted on corruption charges" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
Schools --
- Christie's School Cuts: "Poorest districts would lose $125M" -- Tables show who loses what.
- School Choice: "Report: 18% of NJ schools have fewer than 5% poor students" -- Skewing supports argument for school choice.
Curling: "Daily News reporter takes to ice to get swept up in curling" -- Plainfield Curling Club.
Privacy: "School allegedly spied on students at home through laptop webcams" -- Creepy news from one of my geek newsletters.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice posts a remembrance of Malcolm X and notes her computer is in the shop, so be patient. Olddoc lights into Dave Wynn for playing the race card. Maria asks why 6 of 9 BOE members had conflicts of interest in evaluating Dr. Gallon. Piv posts on Mr. Hellwig's 'indiscretion'. Jerry breaks a 7-week silence to post an address by the new chair of the NJ Dems, Asm John Wisniewski (post comments on Jerry's blog here). Councilor Burney and Dan have a little back-and-forth on his blog. CBAC (budget advisory committee) has put its presentation to the Council on the FY2010 budget online.
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 says 'it's time for change', and praises PAAAS; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts her Survivor: Heroes v. Villains 'blog party'; 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 |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today/Tomorrow - February 19/20. 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/.
- Tomorrow - February 20. 1 PM. Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones at the YMCA. Jones, who hails from Irvington, will talk about his journey from learning to swim at the Newark Y to representing the USA at the Beijing Games. The event promotes Jones' Make-a-Splash Foundation and the YMCA's initiative to provide swimming lessons to every Plainfield public school youngster. Jones will sign autographs and pose for photos. Children FREE; adults, $5. At the Plainfield Area YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue (corner of East 6th Street; parking in the rear).
- Sunday - February 21. 3 PM. Piano: Jade Simmons offers 'Russian Ruminations'. Crescent Concerts presents the electrifying African American pianist Jade Simmons in a program of Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Scriabin. 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).
- (MUHLENBERG) Tuesday - February 23. 9:30 AM (be early to get a seat). Hearing on Muhlenberg Closing Suit. Oral arguments in the city's appeal of the state's decision to close Muhlenberg will be heard by the Appellate Division of Superior Court in Morristown (Morris County Courthouse, Washington Street). See previous Courier story here.
- Tuesday - February 23. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Wednesday - February 24. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Thursday - February 25. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry in lot behind behind building. Public welcome.
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