On the BOE election and the S.L.A.M. team: Maria, Olddoc, Renata, Bernice.. PSN posts Queen City Baseball League schedule..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "BOE Election: Losers win and winners lose"
- "BOE Election: The tape's tale" -- Unofficial results (posted last night).
- Board: "Plainfield school board slate hits a grand slam" -- Winners' website is here.
- Budget: "Plainfield, Elizabeth budgets fail"
YMCA: "YMCA celebrates 'Healthy Kids Day'" -- Photo gallery.
School Vote Results --
- Central Jersey: "Passions -- and turnout -- high as budgets voted down"
- Statewide: "Christie big winner as large number of budgets fail" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
- Somerset County: "Somerset County rejects nearly all school budgets"
- Union County: "More than half budgets pass, except for Plainfield, Elizabeth"
- Middlesex Boro: "Two incumbents, budget fall"
- Piscataway: "Bucking trend, budget passes, incumbents returned"
- South Plainfield: "Budget falls big" -- 07080 Blog | Courier |
FEMA Disaster Aid: "More than 5,000 NJ residents file for winter storm aid"
Municipal Consolidation: "Poll: Jerseyans support consolidation to cut costs" -- Over pols' dead bodies.
Transit-Oriented Development: "Transit village tabled in contentious North Brunswick hearing" -- After 5 hours, but WHY is the big surprise.
Obituary: "Rev. Leon 'Homes' Randall, retired pastor of St. Luke's AMEZ"
Obituary: "Dorothy Height, heroine of civil rights, led NCNW for 40 years" -- And longtime YWCA exec, who desegregated the YWCA in the 1940s.
Shadfest & Beer --
- Brewery: "River Horse Brewery spreads word"
- Review: "Jersey-made brew is not so bad" -- By the peerless Mark Spivey.
- Photo Gallery: "River Horse Brewery" -- Craft brewery in Lambertville.
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, thanks all and notes she is radical and her team is ready; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
| 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 21. 6:30 PM. 2010 UCWPC Notable Women Reception. The Union County Women's Political Caucus will hold its annual reception honoring notable women in public life. This year's honorees are Republican State Committeewoman Pat Quattrocchi, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-Union) and the Hon. Jennifer Velez, Commissioner of Human Services under both Governors Corzine and Christie. The Union County group is part of the Women's Political Caucus of NJ, dedicated to increasing the number of progressive women in elected and appointed positions in government. Tickets: $50 members/$55 non-members. At L'Affaire, 1099 Route 22 East, Mountainside. RSVP to info@wpcnj.org.
- Today - April 21. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- (NOTE NEW LOCATION) Tomorrow - April 22. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. At PLAINFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY, 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry in lot behind behind building. Public welcome.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Friday - 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).
- Friday - 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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