Olddoc questions Sunday's town hall meeting.. Bernice on paucity of press releases.. Maria: Schools may yet get construction $$$..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Gangs: "Plainfield panel discussion with Rev. Al Sharpton scheduled for Sunday"
Finance Jobs: "Plainfield's push to fill long-vacant financial posts stalls"
[Marc Dashield]: "Finance committee raises concerns on Montclair's debt"
Dunellen: "Towne Pharmacy to repay $730,000 for bilking insurers" -- Billing full price for generics.
East Orange: "Australian businesses eye East Orange"
Shared Services: "Lambertville, Frenchtown merge construction offices"
'Sewer Use Fee': "Cranford creates fee based on tax bill to offset loss in state aid"
UCIA Solar Program: "Berkeley Heights says 'no thanks'" -- See how the program works here.
Un-Governmentalization: "Hopewell Borough explores becoming a nonprofit, giving up government statues"
Budgets: "Camden mayor warns of 24 percent budget cut"
Bergen County Improvement Authority: "Audit assails lax controls" -- When is UCIA going to be audited?
County Prosecutor Offices: "State panel begins look at taking over prosecutor offices"
Hudson Tunnel: "Study: Tunnel connecting NJ, NY will increase property values"
Immigration: "NJ advocates rally for repeal of Arizona law"
NJ Economy: "NJ lags Northeast neighbors in job growth" -- From NJ Spotlight.
NJN, NJ Public Radio: "Report: Use crisis to reshape public media"
Schools: "Tenure reform, merit pay, charter schools fast becoming policy mainstays" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Shirley Sherrod: "Sherrod to sue Andrew Breitbart over edited video" -- Video purposely misrepresented her, led to firing.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice rakes the city's lack of 'press releases' over the coals, justifiably. Olddoc has questions about Sunday's town hall, gunshot monitoring and other administration moves. Maria finds Plainfield may yet get its schools construction money and a pleasant LOL moment. Piv on the Administrations unfilled financial slots: No Way To Run A City. Jerry posts an apparent Christie administration release on new HIV/AIDS drug benefit program. Bo on the 22nd posts the RNC statement on Obama's NJ visit. Councilor McWilliams outlines her 'FAIR' (Fiscal Accountability, Integrity and Responsibility) package, with box scores. Plainfield Sports News notes Wolves come from behind in opener.
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, with episode 4 in the Dleifnialp Mirroring Academy (get it?); her daughter Milani Hernandez is at PEPTalk: A PPS pupil's perspective; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, with live feeds since the eviction; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez. There are two personal blogs concerned with the Plainfield public schools: Dr. E=MC², argues the District is moving expeditiously to evaluate and decide on the Obama Academy; 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/Tomorrow/Sunday - July 30/31, August 1. 10 AM - 4 PM. Estate Sale, 911 Woodland Avenue. Baby grand piano, grandfather clock, furniture, china, silver, crystal, tools, refrigerator, TVs, lamps, patio furniture, more. At 911 Woodland, just off Watchung Avenue. No early birds.
- Today - July 30. 5:30 PM sharp (return at Midnight). PHS Class of 1970 Cornucopia - Dinner Cruise. Tickets: $89/person. Cash bar. Free transportation departs from the Hyatt Regency-New Brunswick, 5:30 PM sharp. Info/Reservations: Mike Lipscomb (908) 322-6969 or Carolyn Jenkins (732) 940-5630.
- Sunday - August 1. 6 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM). Town Hall Meeting on Gangs: A Call To Action. Panel discussion on gangs, guns, education, employment and other issues. Rev. Al Sharpton is invited; event will be broadcast on WBLS and WLIB. Featuring city officials and members of the 'Taking Back Our Streets Task Force'. See Courier story here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) Info: Mayor's Office, (908) 753-3310.
- Tuesday - August 3. 6 PM. National Night Out Program. Per item on City website's calendar. No flyer posted.
- Tuesday - August 3. 6 PM. Mayor's Anti-Violence Program. Volunteers gather at City Hall to be bused to various neighborhoods to knock on doors, hand out fliers and speak with residents about their concerns. Info: (908) 753-3310 or see here.
- Tuesday - August 3. 6:30 PM. Board of Ed Policy Meeting. At the PHS Conference Room, 950 Park Avenue. Agendas are online at www.plainfieldnjk12.org/. Public welcome.
- Wednesday - August 4. 6:30 PM. Board of Ed: Informational Meeting on Barack Obama Academy. At PHS Auditorium, Park and Stelle Avenues. Parking in PHS lots or on the street.
- Wednesday - August 4. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Wednesday - August 4. 7 - 9 PM. Family Movie Night: Beauty and The Beast. Presented by the Plainfield Public Schools. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) FREE.
- Thursday - August 5. All Day. Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day. Buy a Blizzard today only and a donation will be made to the Children's Specialized Hospital. Take the kids, tell the neighbors! It's for a good cause. Plainfield Dairy Queen is at 1367 South Avenue.
- Thursday - August 5. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
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