Piv: Dem's response to Christie tax cap.. Olddoc, Bernice on Council meeting.. Maria: New BOE lawsuit developing.. QCBL to regional tournament..
BREAKING: MALE SHOT AROUND 10 AM, FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTS HERE.
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Primary 2010: It's time to move on"
- "Council features Library, CFO discussions"
- "Father's Day weekend crime update"
Dan Davis: "Will defensive tackle Davis, Plainfield native, play professionally?"
Stabbing: "Plainfield man found stabbed in Easton early Monday"
Cathedral International: "Cathedral International announces Holy Convocation 2010 event"s
Conflicts of Interest: "Majority of Toms River BOE has conflicts" -- District is subject of state and federal criminal probes.
Hillside: "Mayor opposes council's attempt to change budget schedule"
Scotch Plains: "Proposed budget includes 5.2 percent tax hike"
South Plainfield: "Petra Solar deal with Singapore firm means expansion to global markets"
Union County: "Freeholder Mirabella's brother allegedly shoplifts deodorant" -- Resigned from Garwood PD under a cloud; from CountyWatchers.
Woodbridge: "Assembly approves sale of 15 acres to Woodbridge for $1"
2.5% Tax Cap --
- Christie: "Christie presses for his tax cap"
- Booker: "Cory Booker backs Christie's tax cap"
- Mulshine: "Trenton crowd's constitutionally incapable of property-tax reform"
- Sweeney: "Senate President: Booker's cap choice a 'major mistake'" -- North vs. South Dem war?
- Compromise: "GOP, Dems reach a compromise" -- NJSpotlight | Gannett | Ledger |
- Items Restored: "List of items restored"
Legislature: "Assembly fails to override 'millionaire's tax' veto" -- Ledger | Gannett | NJNewsrm |
Mortgage Modification Program: "Borrowers exit troubled Obama mortgage program"
School Boards: "Background checks on BOE members approved by Assembly"
Teacher Retirements: "Number of retiring teachers nearly doubles after rule changes"
Wind Energy: "Offshore wind energy gets double-barreled boost" -- NJSpotlight.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes Library woes, CFO search dominated Council meeting, Hispanic Affairs commission approved. Olddoc on the Library's presentation to the Council. Maria notes a new BOE lawsuit will have to wait until discovery phase is over, unless the media picks it up. Piv takes up the Dems' response to Christie's proposed 2.5% tax cap. Councilor Storch answers Assemblyman Green's rant. Plainfield Sports News finds QCBL enters regional Cal Ripken tournament.
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; 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 22. 8 PM. Board of Ed Business Meeting. At PHS, 950 Park Avenue. Time and place per District website here. Public welcome.|
- Today - June 22. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Tomorrow - June 23. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Tomorrow - 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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