Maria: 'Ouch!' to $950K school funds cut.. CBAC budget comments now online.. Bernice: Gov's freeze hits Operation Ceasefire, maybe summer concerts..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Boys Basketball: "Johnson leads Plainfield to victory over St. Joe's" -- At 12:41 AM this morning.
FOSH 5-K: "Volunteer help needed for Plainfield race set for September"
Haiti Relief: "Plainfield church calls on community to support Haiti relief" -- More at church's website here.
Roads: "Freeholder: Plainfield part of $5.6M DOT resurfacing job" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Will someone let Freeholder Sullivan know that Green Brook Road is not in Plainfield? Thank you.
School Aid: "Central Jersey administrators call cuts devastating" -- Plainfield will lose $950,000.
School Board: "Ashamed of Plainfield's school board" -- Letter, Rasheed Abdul-Haqq.
Jayson Williams: "Williams cleared of S.C. car crash" -- Friend who was driving used his name. Not to be confused with Plainfield's Jay Williams, who works for ESPN.
St. Pat's Saga: "NJSIAA upholds St. Pat's ban; coach suspended" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Westfield DWI: "Town department head charged with DWI outside town hall"
Gov. Christie --
- "Christie defends fiscal emergency declaration" -- Ledger | NJNewsrm |
- "NJ Dems take aim aat Christie's cuts to schools, NJT"
Olympics: "Plainfield Curling Club at heart of universe for those addicted to throwing stones"
Passaic Valley Sewer Commission: "Sewer chief to resign" -- Giving up his $313K gig under glare of attention.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes Gov. Christie's freeze affects Operation Ceasefire and perhaps the controversial summer concerts. Olddoc urges readers to check comments on Maria's blog, sends a 'bravo!' to Gov. Christie on emergency declaration and posts some great cat and storm pix. Maria says 'ouch!' to school funds cut, asks why schools' HR is so complicated. Bo on the 22nd posts Gov. Christie's address to the Legislature. CBAC (budget advisory committee) has put its presentation to the Council on the FY2010 budget online. Plainfield Sports News celebrates two years (Happy Birthday!) and outlines upcoming coverage.
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 will blog later, she has her girls' mentoring group -- and mentions offhand she has 'hateful commenters' (don't we all); Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today/Tomorrow - February 13-14. 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 - 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.
- Today - 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.
- Today - 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.
- Today - February 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 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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