McWilliams outlines fiscal legislation program.. Olddoc: Council's 'big money' resolutions.. Maria spots QSAC goof.. QCBL in summer tournament..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "As Council, job candidates eye each other" --What can be done?
Schools Supers' Pay: "Proposed cap on pay overly simplistic" -- Editorial, Courier.
Traffic Alert: "Rt 78 closures near Parkway likely to get worse"
Congressional District 7: "North Plainfield Dem Potosnak launches campaign against Lance"
Budgets --
- Irvington: "Residents form committee to pore through Irvington's spending"
- Linden: "Residents angry over proposed 14 percent tax increase"
- New Brunswick: "Despite cuts, New Brunswick taxes still go up $100 on average" -- Seven months into year.
- Orange: "Residents protest passage of temporary budget without adequate public comment"
License Fees: "Middlesex Boro looks to updating outdated license fees" -- Many not reviewed in over ten years.
Murder in Summit: "Teens filmed unprovoked Saturday beating of immigrant who later died" -- Sharing the video among Summit teens.
Newark --
- Budget: "Booker announces 4-day work week for nonuniformed employees"
- Preservation: "Landmarks commission wants to preserve historic Essex County Jail"
- Sheriff's Officer Shooting: "Groups call for independent investigation of shooting of Atlanta CEO in Branch Brook Park"
Atlantic City Proposal --
- Christie: "Christie: Make AC 'Las Vegas East'" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- Recommendations outlined here.
- Analysis, Ledger: "AC's future lies in its 'venerable' resort roots, not casino district" -- Mark DiIonno.
- Analysis, NYTimes: "Christie makes bold and risky moves on 2 fronts"
- Editorial, Ledger: "A bold and sensible plan for a fresh start in AC, Meadowlands"
- Paul Mulshine: "Saving AC from the two-armed bandits"
- Horse Industry: "Horse industry feels betrayed over loss of Meadowlands support"
- Legislature: "Proposal divides North, South Jersey legislators"
- Racetracks: "State officials had oppotunity to sell tracks, declined it"
- Xanadu: "Christie urges rescue for stalled Meadowlands project"
Insurance Scam: "Broker admits cheating Perth Amboy schools out of $2.6M"
NJ Arts Council: "Council postpones annual meeting, grants distribution for ethics training"
Public Records: "Christie, Booker text messages 'not public records'"
Schools: "Review find Stimulus money put to good use" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice points to Councilor McWilliams 'FAIR' post, the Senior 'Freeze' program and the canine census under way. Olddoc goes over Council's 'big money' resolutions from Monday. Maria catches the media in a QSAC error. Councilor McWilliams outlines her 'FAIR' (Fiscal Accountability, Integrity and Responsibility) package, with box scores. Plainfield Sports News finds QCBL's 11U team entering a summer 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, live feeds of Big Brother 12 into Thursday AM; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez. There are two personal blogs concerned with the Plainfield public schools: Dr. E=MC², weighs in on the upcoming closing of the Barack Obama Academy; and Eye on Plainfield Schools.
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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..
- Today - July 22. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry in lot behind behind building. Public welcome.
- Monday - July 26. 6:30 PM. POP/Restore Muhlenberg Coalition. Planning commemoration of the anniversary of Muhlenberg's closing (set for Aug. 11) and discussing next steps in light of Supreme Court's refusal to hear appeal of closure. At duCret School of Art, 1030 Central Avenue. Parking and entrance to Hall off parking lot at rear of complex.
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