Maria: Errors in 'Shame' segment.. CBAC posts budget report online.. Renata: Call on BOE to fire Gallon.. Bernice: Council confirms Taylor..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Homicide: "Plainfield shooting leaves one dead, one injured" -- Courier | Ledger |
BankAmericano: "Menendez sought bank bailout for campaign contributors"
Mirabella Case: "Political fix for disgraced ex-cop?" | "Editorial: Ethics rules prohibit judge hearing case"
Newark: "Former St. James Hospital to reopen as health clinic"
North Plainfield: "House fire displaces eight"
Union County: "Newest and youngest freeholder looks to make a difference"
Gov. Christie declares emergency --
- Speech: "Governor declares state of emergency, freezes unspent funds" -- Ledger | Record |
- Tom Moran: "Christie's fiscal emergency decree brings fury from Dems"
- Paul Mulshine: "Christie fires first shot in what will be a long war"
- Charlie Stile: "Christie speech provokes howls, just as desired"
- Responses: "Corzine aide disputes Christie math" | "Dems blast Christie" | "GOP chair Webber" | "Unions oppose plan"
- Schools: "School aid cut might mean tapping into surplus, raising taxes"
Legislature: "Sen. Scutari pledges open mind on repeal of referendum bill"
Obituary: "Fred Morrison, inventor of the Frisbee, 90"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes Bibi Taylor confirmed by Council as City Administrator, and compares her Impatiens with storm's leftovers. Olddoc wisely recommends folks not make their judgments about the schools situation solely on the 'Shame' clip. Maria cites mistakes in the 'Shame' segment, and questions follow through on QSAC issues. Piv discusses the connection between statistics and reality, whether it's crime or taxes. Jerry has been stuck on Gay Marriage for more than a month (post comments on Jerry's blog here). Bo on the 22nd goes national. CBAC (budget advisory committee) has put its presentation to the Council on the FY2010 budget online. Plainfield Sports News finds PHS boys defeating Westfield.
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 supports a Call to Action for the BOE to remove Gallon; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, covers Survivor Heroes vs. Villains; 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 thru Sunday - February 12-14. Swain Galleries Annual Presidents' Day Sale. Family owned and operated since 1868, now celebrating 142 years. 20% discount on most items. Swain Galleries is at East 7th and Watchung Avenues. Info: (908) 756-1707.
- Today/Tomorrow - 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/.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - 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/.
- Monday - February 15. 6 - 9 PM. Community Meeting: Taking Back Our Schools. Organized by blogger (and school board candidate) Renata Hernandez, an evening of 'knowledge sharing and empowerment' kicks off with dinner at 6. Topics to be discussed include: Transparency, integrity, respect, civility, fiduciary integrity, fiscal responsibility and professional courtesy. At C.F.G. Church, 255 Johnston Avenue (corner of East 3rd Street). All are welcome. FREE.
- Wednesday - February 17. 6 PM. 4th Ward Community Meeting. Community members are invited to join in a conversation about Ward 4 concerns and opportunities, hosted by Councilor Bridget Rivers. Among the topics to be addressed are: public safety, quality of life issues, creating block associations and building a sense of community. At Clinton Elementary School, 1302 West 4th Street (at Clinton Avenue). All are invited.
- Wednesday - February 17. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
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