Storch and Mapp on Primary.. Maria checking on BOE lawyers, lawsuits.. Bernice: CFO move; fireworks but no parade?..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Abbott Districts: "Abbotts have strong case, weak chance" -- Gordon MacInnes sums up situation.
School Funding: "Court ruling expected on Christie order to use surpluses to make up funding cuts"
Small Business Development Centers: "Budget cuts will hurt SBDCs, 'backfire on governor'"
Union County: "Judge hears Mirabella video case, Union County Citizens Forum, Summit TV interviews John Bury" -- From CountyWatchers.
Gov. Christie: "Christie staff tried to pick friendly audiences for town halls" -- I'm shocked, shocked!
Biotechs: "Proposed budget cuts could hurt cash-strapped biotechs" -- From NJSpotlight.
Congressional Race: "Pallone launches campaign" -- Will he visit Plainfield?
Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority: "Forrest in as executive director" -- Former Somerset County prosecutor.
Pension Funds: "NJ sold BP stock before oil spill"
Port Authority: "PA says investors have expressed interest in new Goethals Bridge"
Profile: "Derrell Bradford, school choice advocate, exec of E3" -- From NJSpotlight.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice on Council agenda: CFO, short sales, fireworks but no parade?. Olddoc captures a yearling lounging in his yard, cites woes of the river from the Garden of Eden to Persian Gulf. Maria checking on lawyers and lawsuits re: BOE, plus a rainy Sunday in Easton. Piv says campaign is just beginning. Councilor Mapp congratulates Rebecca, thanks Plainfielders. Councilor Storch mulls the Primary, importance of resolving differences and moving ahead. Plainfield Sports News posts the QCBL playoffs schedule.
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, thanking Tiffany Corbett and Paul Pannone for 40+ years of service in the District; 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, on curriculum and instruction; 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 14. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Agenda online at www.plainfield.com/Agendas.htm. Public may speak at end of meeting.
- Tomorrow - 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. 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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