Visioning thingie tomorrow: B there or B square.. Jackie: Demolition flix.. Maria: Read this before Saturday.. Piv: More on BOE campaigners..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Development Workshop: "Public input sought in transit-oriented development workshop" -- Tomorrow, see calendar.
Charter School: "Central Jersey Arts CS gets green light for move to South Avenue"
Fire: "Residents escape unharmed from South Avenue house fire"
Robotics: "Plainfield HS team among 64 in robotics competition"
Senior Center: "Groups puts on fish fry for Seniors" -- Photo gallery.
Woodland Avenue Murder: "Guilty verdict in home-invasion murder" -- Courier | Ledger |
Schools --
- Kenilworth: "Board of Ed makes unpopular cuts" -- Their detailed preliminary budget is on their website.
- North Plainfield: "School budget axes 60 jobs, raises taxes" -- 200 turn out for budget meeting.
Edison: "New administrator has connections" -- You better believe it! Certified old-boys networker.
South Plainfield: "Internet essay on bomb triggers evacuation of SPHS"
Gov. Christie --
- Budget: "Proposed budget eliminates Office of Child Advocate"
- Business: "Christie woos commercial real estate leaders in New Brunswick"
NJT Fare Hearing: "Commuters express anger at fare hikes, service cuts"
Superfund Cleanup: "Lautenberg bill would shift cleanup costs to companies" -- About time.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice has pix of the demolition of 187 North Avenue. Olddoc posts more on healthcare changes: continued chaos in payment rates and the possible playout of prevention/wellness education. Maria suggests some sensible pre-Visioning workshop reading. Piv writes more on BOE candidates Hendricks, Callands, Fletcher & Tucker. Councilor Storch urges attendance at Saturday's downtown visioning workshop (free lunch, I'm told). Councilor Burney takes up the flood insurance matter.
SCHOOL BOARD CAMPAIGN BLOGS
There are three teams of candidates running for three 3-year seats and 1 one-year seat. Each has a campaign blog, listed below in alphabetical order by team name/designation. Incumbents are designated by an asterisk (*). There are two independent candidates who are not blogging as far as I know.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, wants to know why Gallon was allowed to speak at the Ward 1 forum and McWilliams ruled 'education issues' off limits at last night's Ward 2 forum; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts a movie of the North Avenue demolition; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
CHANGE OUR SCHOOLS - CHANGE OUR CITY
3-year term: Jaclynne (Jackie) Callands, Dani Fletcher, Mahogany Hendricks; 1-year term: Clayton Tucker, Sr.
COALITION FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
3-year term: Mary Burgwinkle, Martin Cox*, Christian Estevez*; 1-year term: Carmencita Pile
ELECT A GRAND S.L.A.M. (SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ADVOCACY MOVEMENT)
3-year term: Rasheed Abdul-Haqq, Wilma Campbell*, Renata Hernandez; 1-year term: Keisha Edwards
| 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
- Today through April 9. During Library hours. Library Spring Book Sale. The Plainfield Public Library's mini Spring Book Sale features fiction, African-American history, cookbooks, women's history, religion and more -- all at $1 each. Located in the pool courtyard, the sale is continuous during Library hours (Mon-Wed: 9 am - 8 pm; Thu-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; Sat: 9 am - 1 pm). The Plainfield Public Library is at Park Avenue and West 8th Street. Info: Mary Ellen Rogan, (908) 757-1111 x132.
- Tomorrow - March 27. 9 AM - 2 PM (Rain or shine). Electronics Recycling. Items accepted include: Monitors, keyboards, CPUs, TVs, phones, VCRs, printers and more. (See full list, including conditions and exclusions at www.ucnj.org/recycle/electronics.html.) Sponsored by Union County. At Alcatel-Lucent, 600 Mountain Avenue, New Providence. Pre-registration NOT required, but proof of Union County residence is. Info: (908) 654-9889.
- Tomorrow - March 27. 9 AM - 3 PM. Plainfield Visioning Workshop. Residents and business owners are invited to join with local officials and a team of Rutgers and NJIT faculty and students in re-imagining Plainfield's future with a focus on the Main and Netherwood Stations and the Western rail corridor. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) Lunch will be served. Free, but please confirm your attendance with Jacques or Jeanette at (908) 226-2513.
- Tomorrow - March 27. 9 AM - 3 PM. Passport Fair. The Union County Clerk's Westfield office will be open to provide passport information and to accept passport applications. The $10 photo fee will be waived for applications made at the event. Applications can be found online at ucnj.org/ctyclerk/passport.html. More information is available at travel.state.gov/ or (877) 487-2778. The County Clerk's annex is at 300 North Avenue East, Westfield.
- (NEW LISTING) Tomorrow - March 27. 11 AM - 2 PM. 10 Commandments Brunch. At Rose of Sharon Community Church, 825 West 7th Street. Donation: $15. Info: (908) 561-9070.
- (NEW LISTING) Tomorrow - March 27. 5 PM. BOE Campaign Event: Grand SLAM's N.C. Style Chicken & Fish Fry. Join S.L.A.M. candidates Rasheed Abdul-Haqq, Wilma Campbell, Renata Hernandez and Keisha Edwards for a down-home style chicken and fish fry. At 34 Randolph Road. FREE.
- Tomorrow - March 27. 7 PM. Help Haiti Smile: A Benefit for Haiti Relief. Beginning with a concert by the Good News Community Gospel Choir under the direction of Mark Miller (at 7 PM), the evening includes a reception and art show featuring the works of Darlene Foster, Ivan Lo and Jeremy Langdon. Admission: $10. Proceeds will be shared between the Clinton/Bush Haiti Fund and the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund's Haiti relief effort. At Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Parking in public lot across street. Info: (908) 756-1520 or visit www.graceplainfield.org/.
- Sunday - March 28. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Festival of Organists. Prominent area organists will perform beloved as well as little-known works on Crescent Avenue's G.F. Adams organ. Featuring Samuel Chapin, Richard Frey, Se-Enn Lim, James Little and Thomas Rodgers. Tickets: $20/general admission, 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).
- Wednesday - March 31. 5:30 - 7:30 PM. PEA: Board of Ed Candidate Forum. All 14 Board of Ed candidates have been invited to the Plainfield Education Association's candidate forum. Questions can be submitted by email to debate2010@peapower.org. Info: Odessa Atkins, (908) 561-0664.
- Wednesday - March 31. 7 PM. Union County Citizens Budget Review Forum. The Westfield Leader/Scotch Plains Times editorial staff will moderate a panel discussion reviewing the proposed Union County budget, as well as questions from the audience. County and state officials have been invited to participate. The forum will be taped by Cranford's public access cable station and distributed to all community access cable stations in Union County (including Plainfield). At the Cranford Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 8 Springfield Avenue. For more details, see CountyWatchers here, which includes links to budget review summaries and full report.
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