Renata: More light on Friday events at PHS.. Maria: Gallon evaluated in 2009?.. Bernice: NAACP update.. PMUA question.. Commenter answered..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Plainfield's NJ Monthly standing drops from 'one of top 10' to..."
- "Tea Party sentiment in Plainfield?"
- "Bus to Muhlenberg court hearing Tuesday"
Potholes: "It's pothole season all year long in central Jersey"
Jayson Williams: "Williams to be sentenced to prison tomorrow" -- This is Jayson, not to be confused with Plainfield's own Jay Williams, who works for ESPN.
Earthquakes: "Two earthquakes shake Somerset County Sunday" -- Courier | Ledger |
Micro-loans: "Small businesses in New Brunswick have new source of loans"
Rutgers: "Rutgers taps booming online education"
Union County --
- Budget: "Union County budget is out" -- Your county taxes up 4.4%.
- Golf Courses: "Union County out of bounds"
- Public Safety: "Moran will head U.C. Public Safety" -- Courier | CountyWatchers |
- Appointments: "Schundler faces hearing to be education commissioner"
- At Governors' Conference: "New guy listens, takes notes"
- Communications: "Ingle: Christie has media communications problem"
Medical Marijuana: "NJ farmers look into marijuana cultivation"
State Pensions --
- Gaming the System: "JC honchos get huge payouts, and stay on payroll" -- What's the point of having a system if you can't game it?
- Legislature: "NJ Senate expected to pass public pension cutbacks"
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 sheds more light on the sequence of events at PHS on Friday; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts the Amazing Race 16 blog party (saw Jackie at the donut shop this AM on my paper run, another early bird); and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- (MUHLENBERG) Tomoorrow - 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.
- Tomoorrow - 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. 6:30 PM. NAACP: Middle School Overachievers Recognition. The Plainfield Area Branch of the NAACP presents its annual Black History Month program. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) More information at the Branch's website, www.plainfieldnaacp.org/.
- 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.
- Friday - February 26. 7 - 8:30 PM. Play: A Seat For Rosa. A Black History Month celebration by the Queen City Academy Charter School, the Historical Society of Plainfield and the Plainfield Cultural & Heritage Commission. In Rosa Parks' own words, the essence of the struggle for fundamental rights for black Americans is conveyed. Refreshments available for purchase, by the QCA Student Council. $5 donation requested at the door ($10 for families of two or more). At Queen City Academy, West 7th Street and Grant Avenue (parking in the Grant Avenue lot).
- Friday - February 26. 7 PM. 'Making A Mark': Annual AALI Cocktail Reception. Annual fundraiser reception by the United Way of Greater Union County's African American Leadership Initiative (AALI). Special guest speaker Wanda Moore. Hearty hors d'oeuvres and live music. At the Burney Manor, 1127 Watchung Avenue. $50/person. Tickets may be ordered online at brownpapertickets.com/event/95854, or call (908) 353-7171, x102.
- Saturday - February 27. 6:30 AM - 10 PM. Plainfield Alphas: Morgan State U Campus Visit. High school students interested in attending Morgan State University can visit the campus through this bus trip. Attendees get a campus tour, tickets to men's and women's basketball games against Norfolk State, and an all-you-can-eat lunch. Seniors may sit with on-site admissions counselors. $75/person, all-inclusive. Student under 16 must be accompanied by a chaperone. Trip begins and ends at Metropark station in Edison. Info: Mark Anderson, (973) 997-1047.
- Saturday - February 27. 1 - 5PM. 'Black Collectibles House Tour'. Explore a Plainfield collector's extensive Black memorabilia, displayed throughout her gracious home -- including a 'shrine to Barck Obama'. Soul-inspired appetizers and libations. Proceeds benefit the National Council of Negro Women. Address; 679 Sheridan Avenue. Tickets: $15 (advance only; there will be no ticket sales at the door). Tickets: Diann (908) 377-0025 or Mecca (917) 326-0738.
- Saturday - February 27. 6 PM. Concert: Black History in Song. Join Grammy-winning PHS teacher Rev. Stefanie Minatee and the Jubilation Choir in a concert of music celebrating Black History Month. At Orange United Methodist Church, 281 Park Avenue, Orange (corner of Park Avenue and North Day Street). Info: (973) 675-6390. A freewill offering will be taken.
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