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Monday, August 9, 2010

Bernice: Reports, discussion occupy Council tonight.. Maria: Digs up more on solar panel scheme.. Olddoc: Brownie points to BOE..

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Editorial, Courier:  "National Night Out promotes public, police cooperation" -- Plainfield cited.
Kids Fun Festival:  "PBA hosts Kids Fun Festival at Library Park"
HERITAGE Show Choir:  "Renowned Plainfield choir silenced by lack of funds"
Green Brook Flood Control Commission:  "Regional panel recalls victims of 1973 flood"

Budgets:  "South Brunswick police give up overtime to save costs"
Edison:  "Thousands cheer biggest ever India Day Parade"
Newark:  "Seton Hall Report: Day laborers regularly cheated by employers"
North Plainfield:  "Delayed municipal complex renovations nearing completion"

Congress:  "$67M aid bill may be too late to put teachers back in classrooms" -- NJ Spotlight | Courier |
Congressional Elections:  "Gulf spill sparks debate in NJ campaigns"

The Cordoba Project --
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice finds reports, discussions will dominate tonight's Council meeting. Olddoc wonders if honest attempts are being made on finance slots, gives BOE brownie points for opening some gyms to community. Maria digs a little more into the UCIA solar panel initiative. Piv asks if the Gang Forum was hoopla or serious business. Councilor Mapp wonders why Administration 'disses' Council when need for collaboration is so clear. Jerry  put in an appearance at last Sunday's town hall meeting, but fresh posts have not resumed. Councilor McWilliams outlines her 'FAIR' (Fiscal Accountability, Integrity and Responsibility) package, with box scores. Plainfield Sports News finds Vikings holding off Mariners and posts links to 'catch-up' coverage of Sky Blue and Thunder.

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, notes open gym Thursdays in August at Washington, Emerson schools;  her daughter Milani Hernandez is at PEPTalk: A PPS pupil's perspective; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts some great pix for the week, including an encounter (and poem) with a Jesus Lady and is now back on the case with Big Brother 12 and live feeds; 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.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - August 9. 6:30 PM. POP/Restore Muhlenberg Coalition. Finalizing plans for Wednesday's commemoration of the 2nd anniversary of Muhlenberg's closure. At duCret School of Art, 1030 Central Avenue. Parking and entrance to Hall off parking lot at rear of complex.

  • Today - August 9. 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.

  • Tomorrow - August 10. 11 AM - 4 PM. Neighborhood Health Center Pediatrics Health Fair. Health and nutrition information. Low-cost immunizations. Educational demonstrations. Refreshments, games, Moonwalk, face painting, door prizes. Info: Paulette Hussey (908) 454-4600 x4002 or Robin Simmons, RN (908) 753-4601 x1902. At Neighborhood Health Center, 1700 Myrtle Avenue (at Rock Avenue). FREE.

  • Tomorrow - August 10. 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.

  • Tomorrow - August 10. 8 PM. Board of Ed Work/Study Meeting. At the PHS Conference Room, 950 Park Avenue. Agendas are online at www.plainfieldnjk12.org/. Public welcome.

  • Wednesday - August 11. 6:30 PM. Commemoration of Muhlenberg's Closing. Second annual commemoration of the closing of Muhlenberg Hospital. Sponsored by the POP/Restore Muhlenberg Coalition. At the parking lot, corner of Randolph Road and Park Avenue.

  • Wednesday - August 11. 7 - 9 PM. Family Movie Night: A Bug's Life. Presented by the Plainfield Public Schools. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) FREE.

  • Thursday - August 12. 6 PM (rain date: September 29). Plainwood Square Summer Concert. Featuring Ray, Goodman & Brown (formerly The Moments), this world-class group has a true 'Love on a Two-Way Street' relationship with Plainfield audiences; and the exciting soul, disco and R&B sounds of Change. Sponsored by the Plainfield SID, Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Plainfield Cultural & Heritage Commission, and local businesses: Burger King, Dairy Queen, Investor's Savings Bank, KFC, McDonald's, PNC Bank and Wendy's. At Plainwood Square Park. FREE.
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