Jerry on 'Freeholder fiasco'.. Piv: Layoffs make little sense.. Maria finds raises incredible.. Bernice: 'fun-house mirror' police management..
BREAKING: News12: "Police report: Plainfield official solicited hooker"
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
City Layoffs: "Plainfield targets at least 4 for possible layoffs to save costs"
Boys Basketball: "Hillsborough at Plainfield" -- Photo gallery.
Dog Fighting: "5 held on dog-fighting charges" -- Ledger | Courier | -- from Plainfield, North Plainfield, South Bound Brook and Newark.
Route 22: "NJDOT to reopen U-turn ramps along Rt 22 island in Union"
Rahway: "Council approves $8.5M bond for arts district"
South Plaifield: "Trustees vote to move library across town"
Gov. Christie: "Christie vetoes legal services contract for Norcross's brother"
Affordable Housing: "NAACP files ethics complaint against Lesniak, Bateman" -- Say their firms will benefit from proposed termination of COAH.
Legislature --
- 'Freeholders': "Bill seeks to change title to 'commissioners'" -- I was always partial to 'freeloaders' myself.
- Residency: "Norcross proposes bill requiring NJ employees to live in state"
School Funding: "Officials say they can't educate public without state aid numbers"
Beer: "Grolsch, as smooth as smooth gets" -- Beer maven Spivey sips again!
Google Translate: "Google's computing power refines translation tool" -- NYT story comes days after Plainfield Today (here) and Olddoc (here) test the tool.
Overdrafts: "Bank of American ends overdraft fees on credit cards" -- Your purchase will be declined if you're overdrawn -- the old-fashioned way!
Retirement: "Study: 43% of Americans have less than $10K saved for retirement"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice cites 'fun-house mirror' police division management, asks what's up with financial management team. Olddoc wonders if other possibilities than layoffs were pursued strongly and asks for the next budget by July 1. Maria cites a string of questionable salary increases. Piv finds the new layoffs make little sense. Jerry posts his view of the 'freeholder fiasco' history (post comments on Jerry's blog here).
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 posts a notice for a campaign fundraiser; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, on 'Lost'; 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
- (RESCHEDULED FROM FEB. 11) Tomorrow - March 11. 9 AM. Plainwood Square Merchants Association. City Administrator Bibi Taylor will discuss the proposed health division fee changes. At Wendy's, corner of South Avenue and Terrill Road.
- (RESCHEDULED FROM FEB. 26) Friday - March 12. 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/Sunday - March 13/14. 10 AM - 3 PM. (No early birds!) Moving Sale. Furniture and decorative accessories -- including porch furniture, sofas, rugs, book cases, queen-size bed and more. 912 Central Avenue.
- Saturday - March 13. 11:30 AM - 2 PM. Forum: Being My Brother's Keeper. Kickoff of the Pastoral Alliance of Plainfield's 'Being My Brother's Keeper' program. Religious leaders and service providers will have answers and direct attendees to necessary services. Refreshments provided. At Rose of Sharon Community Church, 825 West 7th Street. Info: Min. Murray Brister, (704) 648-6021.
- Saturday - March 13. 7 PM. Spelman College Jazz Ensemble in Concert. The 20th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert and Silent Auction of Spelman's Northern NJ Alumnae will feature the Jazz Ensemble in concert. Latin jazz sensation Paquito D'Rivera will be honored during the evening. All proceeds go to NNJC's scholarship fund. At the Nicholas Music Center, 85 George Street, New Brunswick. For more info, visit the NNJC website here, or order tickets online here.
- Saturday - March 13. 8 PM. One...Two...Three! A Cabaret. An evening of cabaret music, with hors d'oeuvres and beverages included. The New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus, with Artistic Director Steven A. Russell, performing at the First Reformed Church of New Bruswick, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick. Tickets: $35. Call for reservations: (732) 579-8449 or visit their website at www.njgmc.org/.
- Tuesday - March 16. 7 PM. FOSH Meeting. The Friends of Sleepy Hollow meet to discuss issues of importance to residents and to plan activities for the community, among which a favorite is always the annual FOSH Yard Sale, which draws thousands of visitors to the Queen City. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). Info: Pat Kavanaugh, (908) 561-6046.
- Wednesday - March 17. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Thursday - March 18. 7 PM. City Council Town Hall Meeting (Ward 1). First Ward residents are invited to discuss concerns specific to their Ward and neighborhoods. At Emerson Community School, East 3rd Street and Emerson Avenue.
- Thursday - March 18. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Friday - March 19. 8 PM. Play: Lorena Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt: A Love Story. Starring Marjorie Conn, the play (which had a 13-year run in Provincetown) chronicles the 30-year relationship between the First Lady and the top female journalist in the country and is drawn on Eleanor's 2,000 letters to her beloved 'Hick'. Ms. Conn will provide music and memorabilia of the period as well as a Q&A after the performance. A reception follows the play, at which Ms. Conn will autograph copies of her books. Proceeds will help fund scholarships and cultural events of the First Unitarian Society. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across street.) Tickets: $15, include reception. Info: Sue at (732) 548-3877 or email sue3877@live.com/.
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