McWilliams congratulates Rebecca, plus sibling update.. Olddoc & Maria: Why Y?.. Bernice on achievements (?) of 4½ hour Council meeting..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Council: "Council set to mull packed agenda" -- It certainly was; expect much more to follow.
Anti-Violence Rally: "Shootings lead to rally, cancellation of basketball tournament"
Burglary: "Plainfield man charged with stealing $2,000 in jewelry from Edison home"
Drugs: "Plainfield man busted hauling $2.4M in cocaine in Indiana"
Evergreen School: Ledger has photos of NBA's Earl Clark at refurbished basketball court, print edition only.
Small Business Centers: "Centers a job creation program worth funding" -- Editorial, Courier. Plainfield would be among programs cut.
Green Brook: "Township reaches $35K settlement over racial discrimination"
North Plainfield: "Borough alarm firm settles suit by hotel worker for $2.5M" -- Ledger | CBS | -- Clerk sexually assaulted after silent alarm failed to work.
Summit: "Opponents of Habitat for Humanity project mull lawsuit" -- Attitudes on display.
Union County: "State should take over Prosecutor's office" -- From CountyWatchers.
Gov. Christie: "Christie: 2.5% tax cap will push towns toward efficiency"
Animal Hospitals: "Bill would require notification of lack of 24-hour watch"
Birth Records: "Assembly committee approves bill unsealing adoptee birth records"
Corruption --
- Hoboken: "Developer pleads guilty to bribing former Hoboken mayor"
- Jersey City: "Judge: Beldini could have walked away from bribes"
Oil Spill: "Menendez pushes bill to eliminate liability caps on oil spills"
School Funding: "Court: Christie has authority to demand use of surpluses for current budgets" -- NJ Spotlight | Ledger | Gannett | NJNewsrm |
School Construction: "Audit raises new questions about $12B school construction program" -- From NJ Spotlight.
State Police: "Troopers search fewer vehicles after court requires stricter rules"
Urban Enterprise Zones: "Assembly considers expanding UEZ business eligibility"
Wind Power: "Wind power bill breezes through NJ Senate committee" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice posts on marathon Council meeting: CFO resolution goes forward, July 4th Parade update (won't be on the 4th), baseball league contentions, more. Olddoc lobbies (sensibly) against overlong, overfew Council meetings, catches Bernice on a technicality, and asks Why the Y? Maria update on District lawyers waits for BOE meeting; asks why the Y?. Councilor Mapp and Councilor Storch congratulate Rebecca, comment on Primary. Councilor McWilliams blog has a new look, congrats to Rebecca Williams, and an update on the McWiliams kids. Plainfield Sports News finds Stampede routs Revolution.
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; 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, points out curricula need not be Board approved; and Eye on Plainfield Schools.
| 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 - June 15. 8 PM. Board of Ed Business Meeting. Action may be taken on hiring attorneys. At the PHS Auditorium, Park and Stelle Avenues. Public welcome.
- Thursday - June 17. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Saturday - 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.
- Saturday - 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.
- Saturday - June 19. 8 PM. Concert: Symphony in C: The Earth Whispers - A Song of Native North American Peoples. World premier of composer Tim Keyes' Native-American inspired piece. Tim, who lives in North Plainfield is leader of the Plainfield-based Tim Keyes Consort, which will give the piece its first performance. At Richardson Auditorium, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. Tickets: $30/person, $10/students. Info: (609) 258-5000 or www.princeton.edu/utickets.
- 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.
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