Renata, Olddoc and Maria (with links) on new BOE attorneys.. Bernice on special Council meeting.. Rebecca on a leadership exemplar..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Shootings --
- Mayor: "Plainfield mayor calls state of emergency in wake of shootings"
- Tuesday Shooting: "Brother of slain man arrested in Tuesday shooting"
- Obituary: "Tyrell Brighton" -- Victim of last week's Plainfield Avenue shooting.
Connolly Properties: "Six apartment complexes of bankrupt landlord up for auction today"
Earthquake: "Canadian earthquake felt in NJ" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Including, evidently, Plainfield -- according to reports.
Graphix One: "Plainfield business moves to Middlesex" -- Move due to 'unpleasant experiences with Paramount Assets', which owns many downtown buildings.
Bulk Pickups: "Garwood gives bulk pickups old heave-ho"
Homestead Bar: "Controversial bar may face charges" -- On West 4th, just over Piscataway line.
Prostitution Sting: "Police arrest 16 in prostitution sting" -- It's the solicitation that is the offense.
Somerville: "Planning board weighs new redevelopment plan" -- Politically juiced developer proposes scratching offices, revises residential numbers.
Springfield: "Union County prosecutor's office assumes control of police department"
State Budget --
- "Christie gets the budget he wanted" -- From NJSpotlight.
- "Christie's budget now two GOP votes short of passage" -- Ledger | Gannett |
NJ Chamber of Commerce: "Longtime head Verplanck stepping down after feud with Christie"
Schools: "Inter-district School Choice may soon be an option for any school district" -- NJSpotlight | NJNewsrm |
Tax Cap --
- Christie: "Christie dismisses Sen. Sweeney's alternate property tax plan"
- Editorial, Courier: "Let's hear all the facts about property-tax caps"
Wind Turbines: "Does wind power mean pricier power?" -- NJSpotlight | Ledger |
E.J. Dionne on Gen. McChrystal: "McChrystal forced Obama's hand" -- Is Obama's 'Goldilocks' strategy workable?
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice on issues said to be on Monday's special Council meeting agenda, plus a new garden fave. Olddoc on the Council's CFO vote, and wondering about new BOE attorneys' ties. Maria puts up links on new BOE attorneys, discusses proposed cuts of school librarians and question of how BOE money is spent. Piv on the CFO problem. Jerry, our latter-day Pepys, is now heading his entries with dates -- check out 6/22 and 6/23. Councilor Storch responds to Asm Green. Councilor McWilliams weighs in on the need for financial leadership. Plainfield Sports News finds QCBL Pony League team getting first win, notes Justice on the move.
Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, remembers Octavia E. Butler and her leadership lessons, notes she will be walking the neighborhoods over the summer; BOE member Renata Hernandez blogs anew at new blog Standing In The Gap, notes the aggravation of the marathon BOE meeting, and that a new Community/School Council needs volunteers; her daughter Milani Hernandez is at PEPTalk: A PPS pupil's perspective; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, is cited in today's Ledger story on Connolly, though they get her whereabouts wrong; 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
- Camp Discovery Day Camp. Monday - Friday, June 28 - July 23. 9 AM - 3 PM. For children 8 - 11 (entering grades 3, 4 and 5). Arts, swimming, field trips, drama, community gardening, plus learning experiences in reading, science and math. Cost: $25-$150/week (sliding scale - scholarships available). Registration: $35, includes first week and camp T-shirt. Sponsored by United Plainfield CDC and UCC-Congregational. At United Church of Christ, Congregational. West 7th Street and Madison Avenue. Camp director: Eric Halpern. Info: (908) 755-8658.
- Saturday - June 26. Register before 9 AM entrance. Take It To The Hoop: Harvest Radio Community Basketball Tournament. Ages 8-12, 13-16, 17-Adult. Registration: $10/player. Entrance to game: $5/adults, $2/children. Fun for the whole family: Food, music, give-aways and more. Sponsored by Harvest Radio, 1070AM. Info: (908) 822-1515. At Plainfield High School Gymnasium, 950 Park Avenue (parking in Kenyon Avenue lot).
- Saturday - June 26. 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Youth Program: Put A Ring On It. Hyacinth AIDS Foundation joins with the youth group of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in sponsoring a youth-only conversation about abstinence. (Parents may drop kids off.) Lunch will be served at 12:30. Info: (908) 754-9483. Free and open to all youth.
- Saturday - June 26 (Rain date: July 10). 11 AM - 6 PM. Downtown Plainfield Block Party. The second annual downtown celebration, featuring Latino dancers and music, live bands, a car and bike show, and more than twenty vendors. Sponsored by the Plainfield SID, which represents more than 800 businesses downtown and on South Avenue. Info: (908) 756-1088. FREE.
- Sunday - June 27. 10:30 AM. Special Gay Pride Worship Service. At United Church of Christ, Congregational. West 7th Street and Madison Avenue (parking in Madison Avenue lot and on the street).
- Wednesday - June 30. 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Republican Council Candidates Meet-and-Greet. Meet candidates Jim Pivnichny (Wards 2/3 at-large) and Sean Alfred (Ward 1). At the Pivnichnys, 1776 Sleepy Hollow Lane.
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