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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Renata notes BOE candidate filing date approaches.. Bernice on PBA vote, what's new downtown..


LATE POST: "Hoboken finds Wenson-Maier brings baggage"

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Board of Ed: "Board finds way around potential conflicts of interest" -- 6 of 9 members have relatives employed by school district.
Red Cross: "Tri-County chapter raises nearly $400,000 for Haiti relief"
Real Estate Language: "In descriptions, 'absolutely everything is a colonial'" -- If it's not a 'raised ranch'.

Bridgewater Commons: "Blackwater, others said to weigh bid with Simon for malls"
Exhibit: "A Force For Change: African American art and the Rosenwald Fund" -- At Montclair Art Museum.
Oral History: "Sayreville Historical Society preserves oral history on YouTube"
Union County Arts Center: "New piano heralded" | "Piano purchase hits sour note"

Gov. Christie: "Christie and unions poised to do battle over budget cuts"
Rep. Lance: "Lance gets taste of anger as hundred turn out for town hall"
The Auditor: "Sunday, 2/21/2010"
Paul Mulshine: "COAH: Crunch time for Christie and the court"
Dems & Immigration: "Latino Action Network questions whether Dems can deliver on promises"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice invites everyone to check out what's new downtown, and details the PBA's issues with Director Hellwig. 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, 'Frankenstein' persists; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata marks the calendar -- March 1st is filing deadline; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, this week's roundup has great pix of snowy Plainfield; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - 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.

  • 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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