Olddoc on Gallon: Resign or be terminated.. Maria: Options after budget defeat; puts school budget online.. PSN: Queen City Baseball opening day..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Board of Ed emails: Easy as it seems?"
- "Pedestrian struck down on Front Street"
- Board: "Scales tipped against Gallon" -- The Grand S.L.A.M. team.
- Council: "Municipal leaders revisit failed school budget proposals"
- Dr. Gallon: "Plainfield school superintendent under fire" -- Arnold Diaz update (video).
School Meals: "Christie wants to eliminate $1M for free school meals" -- NJNewsrm | Ledger |
UEZs: "AG Dow working on police staffing in Urban Enterprise Zones" -- Many use funds to underwrite extra police in Zones.
School Budgets --
- After Defeat --
- Courier: "School officials weigh next steps"
- NYTimes: "NJ schools plan heavy cuts after voters reject most budgets"
- Councils' Role: "Municipal officials have school budgets in their hands"
- Edison: "Voters trounce spending plan, oust incumbents"
- North Plainfield: "Voters pass budget, unions reach agreement"
Hillside: "Mayor asks state to intervene in building department"
Linden: "Anti-machine candidates promise more openness, communication"
Rahway: "City's debt burden, lowered credit rating a key to mayor's race" -- Dems for Change candidate point to problems Dem machine has made.
Sexual Harassment: "M'sex County to pay $1.59M to settle two women's claims"
Somerset County: "County prosecutor Wayne Forrest announces retirement"
South Plainfield: "Christie visits growing solar energy firm" -- Ledger | Courier |
Gov. Christie --
- Legislative Program: "Christie pushes property tax cap, benefits reform in wake of budget defeats"
- State Budget Impact: "AG Dow says $40.6M cuts will burden law, public safety agency"
- Christie: "Christie: Results prove NJ voters want change" -- Ledger | NJNwsrm |
- NJEA: "Union: Property taxes, not Christie's call, led to rejection of school budgets"
- Editorial, Ledger: "Citizens demand better balance between education, taxation"
- Editorial, Courier: "Time to start taking county school districts seriously"
Unemployment: "NJ unemployed get help from new federal law"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice clarifies her school budget summary and recalls Pepsi Charles' style. Olddoc suggests resignation or termination with cause for Dr. Gallon, suggests a pictorial representation of the school district. Maria posts the school budget online, options for districts after budget defeats, and an email document policy. Plainfield Sports News posts a Queen City Baseball League opening day recap.
Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, be sure to check out her gallery of bathrobes of the famous; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, her personal blog; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- (NOTE NEW LOCATION) Today - April 22. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. At PLAINFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY, Park Avenue at 8th Street. Several speakers will present. Public welcome.
- Today - April 22. 7 PM. City Council Town Hall Meeting (Ward 4). Fourth Ward residents are invited to discuss concerns specific to their Ward and neighborhoods. At Clinton School, West 4th Street and Clinton Avenue.
- Tomorrow - April 23. 8 PM. (Doors open at 6 PM) NJ Golden Gloves 2010. The Final Night Tournament will be held at PHS. Tickets on sale through the Plainfield Recreation Division. Call (908) 753-3097 or drop by the Rec Division in City Hall Annex. At Plainfield High School, 950 Park Avenue (parking in Stelle and Kenyon Avenue lots).
- Tomorrow - April 23. 9 AM - 1 PM (Rain or shine). Mobile Document Shredding at Plainfield. Union County's mobile document-shredding program offers residents an opportunity to securely dispose of confidential and personal documents. Plastic binders and paper clips should be removed in advance. Participants can watch the shredding process via closed-circuit TV. Shredded documents are then used in recycled paper products. The program is funded by the NJDEP. The program will end before 1 PM if the shredding truck reaches capacity. At Cedar Brook Park. Free to Union County residents.
- Saturday - April 24. 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: Verdi Requiem. The Plainfield Symphony Orchestra and the Crescent Choral Society join forces to perform the incomparable Verdi Requiem with four stellar soloists. Tickets: $25 general admission; Seniors/Students $15; 12 and under FREE. Info: (908) 561-5140 or 756-2468, www.plainfieldsymphony.org/ or crescentconcerts.org/. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries).
- Sunday - April 25. 3 PM. Solid Brass in Concert. The world-famous brass group will present an exciting program at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Tickets: $20/general admission, $15/seniors, $5/students. Tickets will be sold at the door only, no reserved seats. Info: (908) 756-2468 or (908) 756-3157. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries).
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