Two teacher blogs added to roll.. Olddoc has questions on PMUA lien sale.. PSN on hometown hero Milt Campbell.. Bernice on Council committees..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
House Tour, Relay for Life: "Dual Plainfield fundraisers benefit local health"
Board of Ed: "Plainfield schools weighs future of teachers' assistants"
Development: "Raritan Valley Rail Coalition to view Plainfield 'visioning' study" -- Ironically at same time and place as Robinson-Briggs' ill-fated 'development circles' presentation of four years ago.
Gangs: "Bystanders caught in middle of Plainfield gang feud" -- Story makes NJ Newsroom website; contrast with original Courier article here.
Daycare Death: "No word on how baby died at unlicensed home daycare" -- Courier | Ledger |
Fiscal/Calendar Year Changes --
- Hillside: "Council moves to switch to calendar year"
- South Plainfield: "First budget after transition from to calendar year is confusing"
Property Revaluation: "Meeting to explain revaluation set for Somerville"
Union County --
- Dems: "Anti-establishment UC mayors find Christie as they fight back"
- Budget: "Freeholders expected to approve $472M budget with tax increase, layoffs"
- OpEd, Ledger: "Union County: Tina Renna is a bitch" -- By John Bury.
Corruption Trial: "Van Pelt found guilty of accepting $10K bribe"
Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield: "Hearings ordered on Horizon execs pay"
Legislature: "Dems vow to push ahead with 'millionaire's tax' vote"
Libraries: "NJ librarians protest devastating cuts" -- From School Library Journal magazine, and featuring South Plainfield HS.
Menendez Recall: "Recall effort heads to NJ supreme court"
Pension, Benefit Reforms: "Police, fire unions in court against mandatory contributions"
Protest Set: "Public employees, unions set for monster protest Saturday"
Re-entry Programs: "Cornel West visits prison inmated, stumps for re-entry programs"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice (Bernice corrects Dan at 11:55 AM: 'I don't think I said what you attributed to me: Bernice posts the only Council committee report available and notes others should be made so. I said reports are not on the city web site. I don't know for sure that none are available through the clerk's office. Adrian's report is an example, not necessarily the only one available.' Dan pleads guilty to dashing headlong through the tulips to get something up about each and every blog by a decent time in the AM. You win some, you lose some. Sorry Bernice.-- Dan). Olddoc has a potpourri including questions about the upcoming PMUA tax lien sale and notes an anonymous commenter is schlepping poison around, plus pix from former Field Avnenue block association member Rita Goldstein's granddaughter's Brazilian adventures. Maria reviews Tuesday's BOE meeting. Plainfield Sports News notes 'hometown hero' Milt Campbell will speak at the YMCA's annual meeting/banquet.
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, notes American Idol has turned out just as she hope; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez. There are two personal blogs concerned with the Plainfield public schools: Dr. E=MC², finds inevitable change in District causing fear and confusion; and Eye on Plainfield Schools, asks whether the District will let solutions out of boxes in which they are kept.
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
- RASHID BURNEY (RDO): (BLOG)
- REBECCA WILLLIAMS (New Democrats): (BLOG) - (FACEBOOK)
- DON DAVIS: (WEBSITE)
- 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 20. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry in lot behind behind building. Public welcome.
- Today - May 20. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Tomorrow /Saturday - May 21/22. 8 PM. Musical Comedy: The Wedding Singer. Take a ride back to the 1980s, and the budding romance between a wedding singer and a waitress. A 2006 Tony nominee for 'best original score'. Tickets: $20, $18/seniors/Students. Box office: (908) 276-7611. At CDC Community Theatre, 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford.
- Saturday - May 22. 9 AM - 12:30 PM. Workshop: Care and Keeping of Family Treasures. Old photos? Family Bibles? Quilts or other textiles? Learn how to spot, care for, store and display your valued family keepsakes and heirlooms. Presenters include: Cynthia Harris of the Jersey City Public Library, and Mary Ellen Rogan, Jeff Wassen, Sonja Sekely-Rowland and Mary Della Sala of the Plainfield Public Library. Bring an item for which you have questions (no appraisals). $10/person (checks payable to 'Union County'). Info: (908) 558-2550 or (908) 757-1111. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue and 8th Street.
- Saturday and Sunday - May 22/23. 9 AM - 4 PM. FOSH Garage Sale. Thousands of people descend on Plainfield annually for the FOSH garage sale -- for some of the best 'stuff' in New Jersey. This year, for the first time, the sale will run TWO days, Saturday and Sunday. Rain or shine. A good place to start is Watchung Avenue. Look for balloons. Lists of locations will be available at each participating home.
- Saturday - May 22. 9 AM - 3 PM. Yard Sale Benefiting Animal Support Groups. This is the 5th annual multi-household yard sale to benefit a variety of groups and organizations supporting animals. Clothing, kitchen/household, antiques/collectibles, books, furniture and more. At 1326 Watchung Avenue. Saturday only.
- Saturday - May 22. 9 AM - 4 PM. FOSH Garage Sale [Plainfield Symphony]. All sales at this location benefit the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra, which begins its 91st season in September. At 900 Charlotte Road (corner of Watchung Avenue). Saturday only.
- Saturday - May 22. 9 AM - 4 PM. FOSH Garage Sale [Plainfield Garden Club]. Sales at this location will benefit programs of the Plainfield Garden Club, which maintains the Shakespeare Garden in Cedar Brook Park as well as other gardening and outreach activities in the community. At 1734 Sleepy Hollow Lane. Saturday only.
- (RESCHEDULED) Saturday - May 22. Noon - 4 PM.
'Sabor Latino' Food Tastings and Cultural Celebration. The annual fundraiser for Latinas en Accíon and Venture & Venture. Info: (908) 397-5849 or (908) 561-9600. - Saturday/Sunday - May 22/23. 6 PM to 7 AM. Relay for Life Overnight Event. Plainfielders will gather in the 3rd annual overnight fundraising walk to honor cancer survivors, remember those who have been lost to the disease and raise funds for continuing research. 39 teams have been organized to walk through the night. Members of the community are invited to participate and/or visit the site. A Luminaria Ceremony will be held at 9:00 PM. More info at www.relayforlife.org/plainfieldnj. At Hub Stine Field, Randolph Road (near Woodland Avenue).
- Saturday - May 22. 7 PM. Ric-Charles Choral Ensemble in Concert. A musical celebration to commemorate the legacy of Charles E. Evans. Featured artists include Richard Alston, pianist, and June Townes, soprano, with accompaniment by Wendell Woods and Kenneth Brown. Tickets: $20/person. At the door, or call Deborah Burke at (862) 215-7421. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries).
- Sunday - May 23. 10 AM - 4 PM. St. Mary's Flea Market. Giant flea market sponsored by Grupo San Martin de Porres at St. Mary's Church. In the parking lot, Liberty and West 5th Streets. All welcome.
- Sunday - May 23. 2 -5 PM. Maidens in May House Tour. The United Way of Greater Union County's 2nd annual house tour features homes of historical and architectural significance in the Queen City. The tour concludes with a reception at the Tree Lawn Estate. Tickets: $20/advance, $25/day of tour. Advance tickets available online here or at Swain Galleries (703 Watchung Ave.), The Pillars (922 Central Ave.), Plainfield Music Store (120 North Ave.), Queen City Diner (1326 South Ave.), The Burney Group (1320 South Ave.) and The Town Bank (328 South Ave., Fanwood). Day of sale tickets available at Tree Lawn Estate (1038 Central Avenue and at 1401 Evergreen Avenue. Proceeds benefit the Plainfield Area Medical Transportation Fund (Red Cross and Plainfield Rescue Squad). Info online here, or call (908) 353-7171 x138.
- Sunday - May 23. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Oldies But Goodies. The Crescent Singers revisit the 1920s and 1930s. Oldies but goodies abound in this nostalgic return to a turbulent time in our history. Tickets: $20/$25 at the door, Seniors $15, Students $5. Info: (908) 756-2468 or crescentconcerts.org/. 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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