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Monday, March 15, 2010

Olddoc: Dave Wynn playing dirty in youth baseball?.. Maria: PEA divisions come to light.. McWilliams: Budget issues, proposals.. Burney: Storm pix..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Boys Basketball: "Group IV Final: Plainfield fails to come out of offensive funk" -- Ledger | Courier | Commentary |
Census2010: "Census forms begin arriving in mail today" -- Do your part.

Green Brook Flood Control: "Project affecting Bound Brook two years from completion"
'Recess Coach': "Newark school hires coach to structure school's recess"
'Sunshine Week': "Sunshine Week shines light on government secrecy"
Super Bowl in NJ?: "Lawmakers want Super Bowl XLVIII in NJ"

Christie Nominations: "Senate panel considers three nominees" -- Banking, HSS, DEP.
Anti-Corruption Effort: "Christie wants Legislature to adopt comptroller's anti-corruption recommendations"
State Pensions: "Taxpayers owe pension fund $45.8 billion"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice outlines election schedule for Council seats, ponders if this was a 'granny storm'. Olddoc posts a complaint about the City Rec Division squeezing out the QC Baseball League, and is testing a 'comment board'. Maria notes division within the PEA, asks whether the quality of teaching in Plainfield can be measured, and points to a useful resource on community development. Councilor Burney posts some storm pix from around town. Councilor McWilliams analysis of our budget problems and proposed solutions deserves your close attention.

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 pic of the team with an invite to Friday's kickoff; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, Jackie's 3/14 Amazing Race blog party post is up; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Tomorrow - 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. 6 - 8 PM. BOE Campaign Kickoff: Campbell · Abdul-Haqq · Hernandez · Edwards. At United Church of Christ-Congregational, 220 West 7th Street (at Madison Avenue). $25/person. For tickets, see the candidates or email rannette439@verizon.net.

  • 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/.

  • Saturday - March 20. 1 - 3 PM. 'Kids' Iron Chef' Competition. Teams of 12-14 year olds compete to cook up the tastiest and most nutritious dinners -- aided by NJ celebrity chefs, and judged by 9 - 11 year olds -- to honor Childhood Obesity Prevention Month. A statewide project of the Junior Leagues of NJ, with Whole Foods as chief food sponsor. Hosted by Grace's Kitchen, at Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. (Parking in public lot across street.) For more info, call (973) 997-1700 or visit www.jlnj.org/.

  • Saturday - March 20. 5 - 10 PM. People-To-People Fundraiser. Dinner and Dance-a-thon fundraiser to help send Marcus Moore to Europe as a Student Ambassador with People To People. Great food, fabulous prizes, music by DJ Cavalier and The Outlet. Tickets: $25/$30 at the door; under 13, $15. Contact: Belinda Moore, (908) 884-0289. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries).

  • Sunday - March 21. 1 - 4 PM. Gallery Talk: An Historical Survey of Women Artists, 1550-1950. New Jersey artist and educator (she teaches at du Cret) Joan Arbeiter presents an illustrated talk (at 2:00 PM). In addition, there are two exhibitions, one of portraits of currently active women artists, and another of assemblages playfully tracing Arbeiter's coming of age in the 1940s and 50s. At the Drake House, running through May 2. The Drake House is at 602 West Front Street, at the foot of Plainfield Avenue. Info: (908) 755-5831 or the Museum's website drakehousemuseum.tripod.com/.

  • Tuesday - March 23. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.

  • Wednesday - March 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.
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