State investigation on schools posted.. Maria on BOE candidate forum, budget.. Burney: Visioning's next steps.. Bernice: El-Amin retires..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Board of Ed --
- Budget: "BOE adopts budget, move to eliminate more than 100 jobs"
- Barlow Teacher: "Teacher's job spared as BOE adopts tight budget"
PMUA: "Trash collection suspended for Good Friday"
Plainfield Symphony: "Symphony seeks members for 'Junior Board'"
Union County: "Linden's Gerbounka named mayor of year by Gateway Chamber" -- Renegade's nomination follows up that of Robinson-Briggs last year.
School budgets --
- Piscataway: "Budget cuts 59 jobs, reduces services, increases taxes"
- South Plainfield: "Board approves budget cutting 33 positions, $142 average tax increase"
- Summit: "Summit seeks 5.6% tax hike to run schools"
- Benefits: "Memo: Teachers who revise contracts get break on benefits fee"
- Union: "NJEA skeptical of Christie letters on wage freeze"
Taxes: "NJ could be facing biggest property tax hike in history" -- Editorial, Courier.
April Fool: "PolitickerNJ pranks Bergen Record and Torricelli" -- Fooled 'em!
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice reports on the retirement of police Capt. Sideeq El-Amin. Olddoc continues the 1945 saga and notes Congress' April Fools Day 'joke' on doctors. Maria reports the adoption of the BOE budget, the PEA forum, and signs of ineffective (and effective) BOE members. Jerry posts a letter from Congressman Sires on the healthcare vote's impact on the 13th District (of which we are NOT a part). (Post comments on Jerry's blog here). Bo on the 22nd reprints a WSJ piece 'Lady Gaga vs. Mideast Peace'. Councilor Burney proposes next steps for the Visioning process. PPS News (Schools) post the state's report on its investigation of the Plainfield schools' staffing situation.
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, shares a reflection on what teachers 'make'; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, asks if American Idol has 'jumped the shark'; 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
- Tomorrow - April 1. 7 PM. Plainfield Democratic City Committee Meeting. Called by chairperson Assemblyman Jerry Green to consider candidates for the June primary. At the YWCA of Central NJ, 232 East Front at Church Street. Guests are welcome.
- Friday - April 2. 6 - 9 PM. Artist's Reception: Gerry Heydt. Plainfield artist Gerry Heydt is featured in a show of landscapes and still lifes. Careful observers will note the Plainfield locales of many of the landscapes. The show runs through May 2. At Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery, 5 Morristown Road (Rt 202), Bernardsville.
- Friday - April 2. 7:30 PM. Good Friday Tenebrae Service. Tenebrae, one of the ancient services of Holy Week, will be observed in a performance by the Crescent Singers. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries).
- Sunday - April 4. 1 - 4 PM. Free Easter Dinner. As is its custom every year, the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield offers an Easter dinner to any who may be alone or hungry on Easter Day. All are welcome for this meal, prepared and served by volunteers from the parish. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across street.) Visit the church's website at www.fusp.org/.
- Monday - April 5. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Agenda should be found online at www.plainfield.com/Agendas.htm. Public may speak at end of meeting.
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