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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Rebecca and Rashid have posts.. Olddoc & Bernice react to Jerry's mailer.. Maria: Vote! and take your neighbor along.. Renata dialogs with a reader..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Bribery: "Manager of Plainfield trash facility sentenced for accepting bribes"
GPS Theft: "Plainfield man charged after scuffle with cops"
Wardlaw-Hartridge: "John O'Connell of Plainfield inducted into Chinese National Honor Society"
YMCA: "Plainfield sports legend returns to help YMCA" -- Milt Campbell.

Middlesex County: "Feds to monitor Middlesex County polls" -- Ensuring rights of Hispanic voters.

Gov. Christie: "Christie backs off plan to push teachers to early retirement"
Board of Public Utilities: "BPU dismisses petition against PSE&G" -- Ratepayers walloped. What's new?

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice comments on a scurrilous mailer and finds a pea-patch at the station. Olddoc on the Jerry mailer, plus a comment by Rebecca and an urging to vote. Maria urges readers to vote, and take their neighbor along to the polls. Piv on the Project Hope forum. Jerry on the Primary (post comments on Jerry's blog here). Plainfield Sports News finds the Dunellen Dodgers rally over the QCBL Yankees.

 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--
  • DEMOCRATS
  • REPUBLICAN
    • JIM PIVNICHNY: (BLOG)
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.
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, posts a longish piece from a reader, interspersed with her observations; her daughter Milani Hernandez is at PEPTalk: A PPS pupil's perspective, asking 'what about us?', the students; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posNotes; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez. There are two personal blogs concerned with the Plainfield public schools: Dr. E=MC², posts a 'pedagogical diatribe'; and Eye on Plainfield Schools, on a 'scholastic time capsule'.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - June 8. 6 AM - 8 PM. Primary Election Voting Day. Democratic and Republican primaries for Ward 1 and Wards 2/3 at-large. At you regular polling location.

  • Today - June 8. 8 PM. Board of Ed Work/Study Meeting. At the PHS Conference Room, 950 Park Avenue. Public welcome.

  • Thursday - June 10. 6:30 PM. 'Relay For Life' Wrapup Meeting. Those participating in 2010's 4th Plainfield Relay for Life will gather to review this year's effort and begin planning for the future. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 629-0386 x240 or email Farrah Stephenson.

  • (RESCHEDULED) Thursday - June 10. 6:30 PM. IUC Convention Banquet Honoring Bennet D. Zurofsky, Esq. Celebrating 75 years of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the IUC will honor the note labor and civil rights attorney who represents POP/Restore Muhlenberg in the case over Muhlenberg's closure. More info: (732) 248-6850.

  • Saturday - June 12. 10:30 AM Departure. UniverSoul Circus. Cedric Walker's famous 'Hip-Hop Under the Big Top' show of shows makes its Newark appearance. Sponsored by the Rec Division. Tickets: $20/person (ages 2 and up). Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone must travel on the bus. Bus departs City Hall at 10:30 AM sharp and returns at 3:00 PM. Info: (908) 753-3097.

  • Saturday - June 12. 11:30 AM Departure. PHS Class of 1970 Atlantic City Bus/Shopping Trip. The Class of 1970 will host a bus trip to Atlantic City's Hilton Casino and outlet shopping. $35/ticket ($30 vouchers). Bus departs from Stelle Avenue parking lot of PHS. Info/reservations: Viola Eaddy, (732) 208-7167.

  • Sunday - June 13. 1 - 6 PM. African Fashion Show & Brunch. Fabulous brunch and fashion show. Music by DJ Troy of Cherished Moments. Sponsor: Covenant United Methodist Church. At Pantagis (Snuffy's), 250 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains. Tickets: $50/adult, $25/4-12 years. Info/reservations: (908) 756-2684, (908) 922-0143.

  • Monday - June 14. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Agenda should be found online at www.plainfield.com/Agendas.htm. Public may speak at end of meeting.
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