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Friday, June 18, 2010

Maria: Graves case & reinstatement.. Bernice on Burney wish to get rid of Certificate of Compliance.. PHS principal refuses entry to graduation?..



PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Graduation: "Plainfield High School graduation" -- Gallery with 115 photos online.
Homicide No. 3: "Shooting becomes city's third homicide of 2010" -- Courier | Ledger |
Hammer Attack: "Plainfield man beaten in head with hammer by girlfriend's ex" -- Ledger | Courier |
Obituaries --
Elizabeth: "3rd Ward council candidate calls for recount" -- Echoes of 2006, where Republicans voted in Dem primary?
Hillside: "Door company admits overbilling Union County by $60K" -- And not politically connected?
Newark --
South Plainfield: "Plainfield bicyclist critical after being struck by Jeep"
Woodbridge: "Township may buy 15 acres from state for $1"

Affordable Housing: "Christie wants bill killing COAH by end of month"
Fraudulent Political Robocalls: "Consultant indicted for alleged role in fraudulent robocalls"
Malpractice Insurance: "Assembly panel clears bill to help pay insurance for high-risk doctors"
Medical Marijuana: "Administration to extend start of program through next year"
School Budgets: "Governing bodies cut $140M from defeated budgets statewide" -- NJSpotlight | Ledger |
Traffic Circles: "NJ's oldest traffic circle celebrates 85 years confusing motorists" -- Another great NJ invention,along with the 'jughandle'.

Food Recall: "Marie Callender brand frozen cheesy chicken and broccoli dinners recalled" -- Nationwide, all dates, salmonella outbreak.

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice continues her reports on Council, with Burney's wish to do away with the Certificate of Compliance and Turk supporting it. Olddoc posts a pix potpourri, wonderful compositions each. Maria posts documents on the Paul Graves case, with his order of reinstatement which the District has (so far) ignored. Jerry posts a pasticcio on affordable housing, with slurs on Storch and other misinformation.

Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger; BOE member Renata Hernandez blogs anew at new blog Standing In The Gap, on PHS commencement; her daughter Milani Hernandez is at PEPTalk: A PPS pupil's perspective; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez. There are two personal blogs concerned with the Plainfield public schools: Dr. E=MC², finds PHS principal forbidding a district administrator from parking or attending PHS graduation; and Eye on Plainfield Schools.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING


  • Tomorrow - June 19. 9 AM - 2 PM. H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccination Clinic. Vaccinations offered under the auspices of the Plainfield Health Division. Info: (908) 753-3092. At City Hall Annex, 510 Watchung Avenue.

  • Tomorrow - June 19. 11 AM - 4 PM. Fathers Who Cook. A food-tasting family celebration in honor of Father's Day, featuring local dads volunteering their best dishes in honor of the day and to raise funds for HERITAGE arts education programs for youngsters aged 7-18. Sponsor: HERITAGE Inc. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). Tickets: $20/adult, $10/12 and under; $25 at the door for all. More at www.heritageprograms.org/ or (908) 222-1722.

  • Tomorrow - June 19. 3 - 4:30 PM. POP Anti-Violence Rally. Rally against violence and gunplay, sponsored by Plainfield chapter of People's Organization for Progress. At Park Avenue and East Front Street. Info: Steven Hatcher, (908) 731-1518.

  • Tomorrow - June 19. 5 - 8 PM. JuneTeenth 2010: The African/American Journey. An original production of a concept by Mazie Wormley, directed by Toneta West and Angela Oxley, with production coordination by Yvette Lynch-Miller. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at www.shilohplainfield.org/.

  • Monday - June 21. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak at beginning and end of meeting.

  • Wednesday - June 23. 5 - 8 PM. H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccination Clinic. Vaccinations offered under the auspices of the Plainfield Health Division. Info: (908) 753-3092. At City Hall Annex, 510 Watchung Avenue.
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