Maria: Gallon reprimand part of his evaluation?.. Olddoc: BOE reprimand of Gallon effort to tie new Board's hands?.. Bernice on Council..
BREAKING: "Gallon busted over South Plainfield schools allegations"
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Board of Ed: "Board unanimously reprimands Gallon, cancels raise"
Fire: "Plainfield firefighters beat back 2-alarm blaze" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Answers to all those questions about sirens being heard all over town.
Newmark School: "Annual art show raises record amount for school" -- Quick, tell me where it's located.
Shooting: "Two wounded in daytime shootings" -- Courier | Ledger |
Coach Ron Upperman: "Plainfield's legendary coach now helping Franklin"
Red Light Cams: "Linden to install red light cams"
School Budgets: "Somerville cuts school budget by $500K"
Union County: "CountyWatchers posts interesting OPRA tidbits"
Gov. Christie --
- Education: "Christie pushes his education reforms in Washington speech"
- NJEA: "War of words continues between Christie and Keshishian"
- Supreme Court: "Christie draws sharp criticism in not reappointing Wallace"
- Supreme Court: "Chief Justice criticizes failure to renominate Wallace"
Supreme Court Nominee: "Q&A: Anne Murray Patterson"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice report the Council is asked to resolve the baseball dispute. Olddoc asks if BOE action pre-empted new board's options with Gallon. Maria wonders if the BOE's reprimand of Gallon is part of his evaluation.
PRIMARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN BLOGS
A contested Democratic primary for the Wards 2/3 seat this year has three candidates seeking the party line on the November ballot: incumbent Rashid Burney, New Democrat Rebecca Williams, and former Ward 3 councilor Don Davis. In addition, Jim Pivnichny is an uncontested candidate in the Republican primary. Their online presences are listed below--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; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
You can only vote in the primary of the party in which you are registered (Democrat or Republican). Registered voters who have not declared a party affiliation may do so on Primary Day at their polling place and vote in the primary of their choice.
- DEMOCRATS
- REPUBLICAN
- JIM PIVNICHNY: (BLOG)
| 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 - May 4. 7 PM. Board of Ed Reorganization Meeting. Newly-elected board members Rasheed Abdul-Haqq, Wilma Campbell, Renata Hernandez and Keisha Edwards will be sworn in. The Board will also elect its new officers for the 2010-11 year. At the Board of Ed Administration Building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue. Public welcome.
- Today - May 4. 7 PM. PMUA Board of Commissioners. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Info: (908) 226-2518. Public invited. These meetings are often very brief, so don't dawdle if you're going.
- Tomorrow - May 5. 5 PM. United Way House Tour Planning Meeting. Planning continues for the Maidens in May House Tour, slated to coincide with the annual FOSH garage sale and Netherwood Heights and Van Wyck Brooks District activities. At the Plainfield Area YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue (corner of East 6th Street; parking in the rear). Info: Jeff Scheckner, (908) 353-7171 x138.
- Tomorrow - May 5. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Thursday - May 6. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Friday - May 7. 9 AM - 4 PM. Book Repair Workshop. Learn simple and intermediate methods to repair, restore, bind and protect books with archival materials. This is the first of three workshops (the others are May 27 and June 25). Bring a problem book for a diagnosis and demonstration on how to repair it. $30/session, includes lunch. To register, contact Tina Marie Doody at (908) 757-1111 x146 or email tina.doody@plfdpl.info. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue and 8th Street.
- Saturday - May 8. 10 AM 'til done. Library Park Community Cleanup. Responding to Maria Pellum's dramatic post showing graffiti and vandalism at Library Park, activist Rebecca Williams and others have organized a cleanup. Rakes, gloves and trash bag will be supplied by the Division of Public Works. Gather at the fountain.
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