Maria: BOE's proposed 'corrective action plan'.. Has Plainfield become 'poster child' for what's wrong?.. Bernice: Development developments..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
City Council: "Plainfield council to revisit fee hikes for business licenses"
Charter Schools: "New charter high school coming to Plainfield" -- Ledger gets location wrong, it is at the Boys & Girls Club, not the YMCA; also note the Pressman School they cite is no longer in operation.
Library: "Cuts to library services loom as state slashes aid"
School Board Race: "BOE Candidate: Martin P. Cox"
Turnpike Website: "Turnpike's new website more driver-friendly" -- Check it out here.
Neil Cohen Child-Porn Case: "Former Assemblyman due in court today"
Edison: "Some say Ricigliano has gone back to back-room deals"
Flood Aid: "What to expect after registering for FEMA assistance"
Newark: "NJ's largest children's museum to rise in Newark"
Piscataway: "Township cuts back road improvement for 2010 from 25 to 18-20"
Police-Public Communications: "New texting service keeps residents in loop" -- Hello, Plainfield! Are you listening?
Gov. Christie --
- Budget: "Christie's budget could cost state millions in federal grants"
- NJEA: "Christie pushes powerful teachers union into a corner" -- Courier seems to have relented and posted this story online instead of waiting a week.
- Hospitals: "Christie plans to increase charity care funding by $85M" -- Too late for Muhlenberg.
NJTurnpike: "$8M revenue loss caused by winter storms" -- Ledger | Courier |
Obituary: "Bob Franks, former Congressman, dies at 58"
Women in Business: "Female entrepreneurs thrive in male-dominated industries"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice updates all on some residential development approvals, her PayPal experiment, and some wonderful pix around town. Olddoc finds global deforestation leads to a surprising impact; will post on the Council agenda later. Maria outlines the District's proposed 'corrective action plan' due as a result of the OFAC report, and asks whether Plainfield has become the 'poster child' for what's wrong with state-funded Districts. Piv: you won't want to miss his graphic investigation of the 6-horses stunt. Jerry still wants you to come out to a misdated town hall on the Census (post comments on Jerry's blog here). Plainfield Sports News sees the Blue Sky FC winning its opener (pix show these ladies are powerful on the field). PPS News (Schools) posts a link to the OFAC report.
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, her personal blog; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, the Amazing Race blog party post is up; 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
DENISE RILEY, independent candidate for 1-year term (Courier News item)
| 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 - April 12. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak at beginning and end of meeting.
- Tomorrow - April 13. 6:45 PM. PEA Pride Rally. Members of the Plainfield Education Association, the union representing teachers and support staff in the Plainfield Public Schools will rally in support of getting a contract (or perhaps celebrating getting one). In the parking lot of the Board of Ed building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue.
- Tomorrow - April 13. 7 PM. Board of Ed Business Meeting. The 49-page agenda includes a Corrective Action Plan addressing the findings of the OFAC investigation into hiring practices in the District (see page 15 of the agenda, which is here [PDF]). Note: The meeting begins with a student performance/presentation. At the Board of Ed Administration Building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue. Public welcome.
- Tomorrow - April 13. 7 PM. Census 2010 Awareness Town Hall. District 22 legislators Sen. Nick Scutari, and Assemblypersons Linda Stender and Jerry Green will host a town hall focusing on the importance of participation in the 2010 Census. At Rahway City Council Chambers, Rahway.
- Wednesday - April 14. 6:30 - 9 PM. League of Women Voters: Board of Ed Candidate Forum. All fourteen BOE candidates have been invited to take part in the League's candidate forum. The LWV, an organization open to women and men of all political parties, maintains the 'gold standard' in candidate forums, with a trained volunteer moderator from outside the community and the opportunity for all attendees to submit written questions to one or all of the candidates. More information at the LWV website here. At Emerson Community School, East 3rd Street and Emerson Avenue. FREE.
- Thursday - April 15. 6 PM. Community Forum by Mayor Robinson-Briggs. Mayor Robinson-Briggs will update the community on the new FiOS public access channel and other municipal projects. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.)
- Thursday - April 15. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission: Grants Workshop and Open House. All artists, cultural organizations and preservation groups are invited to an open house and grants workshop. Projects looking for funding in 2010 can get application forms and an overview of the support process. There will also be a presentation on activities previously supported by C&H. At the Drake House, 602 West Front Street, at the foot of Plainfield Avenue.
- Thursday - April 15. 7:30 PM. Muhlenberg Community Advisory Group. This is the first public meeting of the entity organized in the wake of the closure of Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in August 2008, which is charged with monitoring compliance by Solaris Health System with the terms of the closure. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.)
- Thursday - April 15. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Saturday - April 17. Noon - 2 PM. Opening Reception: Photography of Jean Mattson. Join with Plainfielders and photography enthusiasts at an opening reception for an exhibit covering her photographs of Ireland and Plainfield subjects. (Psst! It also happens to be Jean's birthday and there will be a birthday cake. Keep it a secret!) In the Room 2 Gallery at the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue and 8th Street. FREE.
- Saturday - April 17. Noon - 3 PM. Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA. Plainfield's YMCA is joining the national effort to help kids and families foster healthy living by becoming more physically active. Scavenger hunts, family fitness challenges, jump rope contests, nature walk, 'Little Chefs-Healthy Snack' demonstrations, arts and crafts and much more. Info: Elsie Jenkins, (908) 756-6060 x 131 or www.plainfieldy.org/. At the Plainfield Area YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue (corner of East 6th Street; parking in the rear). FREE.
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