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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Woman charged in murder.. Maria: Gallon preps for tonight's budget meeting; Schools fail to qualify for ARRA money.. Jerry is asked to Rahway..


BREAKING: Shooting at Prescott Place/West 3rd Street, may be related to ongoing turf war between rival Bloods sets; several guns found, including semi-automatic rifle with 30-round magazine.

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Murder No. 2: "Plainfield woman charged in connection with weekend stabbing"
County Offices: "Westfield, Mountainside sign up to use county services in Plainfield"
Union County Budget: "Last of hearings: Human services, Parks/Community renewal" -- Tapes courtesy of CountyWatchers.

Schools --
 Chris Daggett: "Former governor candidate named head of Dodge Foundation"
Mayoral Recall: "Perth Amboy's Diaz rebuts recall organizer's claims"
Money Laundering: "Bayonne bank forfeits $5M after failing to report illegal transactions"
'Race To The Top' Grants: "Report: NJ lost out on money over lack of clarity"-- And lack of NJEA support.
Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority: "Coalition calls on Christie to investigate RVSA"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes Rahway blog reports demolition of a Dornoch property. Olddoc shares Seder background, more on Operation Varsity, and a letter by his 8-year old great grandson to his mom. Maria notes Plainfield did not qualify for ARRA money for underperforming schools, and finds Dr. Gallon reviewed the proposed budget (to be presented tonight) with Board members and unions. Jerry posts a request for his attendance at a Rahway meeting on flood-related issues from the March 13 storm (is he going?) (post comments on Jerry's blog here). Councilor Storch reflects on the success of Saturday's Visioning forum. Councilor Burney posts Visioning presentation links.

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.
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
Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, reflects, as a founding member, on the New Democrats for Plainfield; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, reminds all of tomorrow's forum and cites 'exorbitant' school administrator salaries as partly to blame for high property taxes; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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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.

  • Today - March 30. 7 PM. Board of Ed: Adoption of Budget for FY2011. The detailed budget is up for adoption at tonight's Board of Ed meeting, after which it faces an up-or-down vote by the public on April 20. At the Board of Ed Administration Building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue. Public welcome.

  • Tomorrow - 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. At Plainfield High School Cafeteria, parking available in the Kenyon Avenue lot.

  • Tomorrow - March 31. 7 PM. City Council Town Hall Meeting (Ward 3). Third Ward residents are invited to discuss concerns specific to their Ward and neighborhoods. At Cedarbrook School, Central Avenue.

  • Tomorrow - 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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