Bernice, Olddoc & Maria have budget questions.. Piv: Christie decision a missed opportunity for Plainfield?.. Storch on elected officials attending the League convention.. Renata: Spicer for superintendent?..
Budget: "Plainfield poised to introduce bare-bones budget"
Elmwood Gardens: "Housing Authority pushing ahead on plans to demolish complex"
Library: "Plainfield Library fundraiser set for this weekend"
Obituary: "Reginald L. Warren, active in service to Plainfield community"
Theater: "Act IV Theater gears up for 'The Cemetery Club'"
6th Congressional District: "Pallone-Little contest still doesn't resemble war zone"
Hillside: "Council sues mayor to stop layoffs" -- Charlotte's turf wars continue.
Montclair: "Pipe bomb that caused home evacuations is safely detonated"
North Plainfield: "Pastor removed from St. Luke's amid sexual misconduct allegations"
Union County: "Fallen officers remembered at new Union County memorial"
Gov. Christie: "Compromise on turnnel or quick fix for bankrupt transportation fund?" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Elmwood Gardens: "Housing Authority pushing ahead on plans to demolish complex"
Library: "Plainfield Library fundraiser set for this weekend"
Obituary: "Reginald L. Warren, active in service to Plainfield community"
Theater: "Act IV Theater gears up for 'The Cemetery Club'"
6th Congressional District: "Pallone-Little contest still doesn't resemble war zone"
Hillside: "Council sues mayor to stop layoffs" -- Charlotte's turf wars continue.
Montclair: "Pipe bomb that caused home evacuations is safely detonated"
North Plainfield: "Pastor removed from St. Luke's amid sexual misconduct allegations"
Union County: "Fallen officers remembered at new Union County memorial"
Gov. Christie: "Compromise on turnnel or quick fix for bankrupt transportation fund?" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Charter Schools: "Will outsider school firms turn charters into competing systems?" -- From NJ Spotlight.
New Jersey Transit: "Cash-strapped NJT proposes commercial development at historic Hoboken Terminal"
Teacher Tenure: "End to tenure supported by NJ School Boards Association"
Utility Tax Revenues: "NJ mayors seek bigger share of utility tax revenues"
'Green' Burials: "Eco-friendly options offered in NJ"
Head Lice: "Flemington-Raritan schools adopt new protocols for head lice" -- Upending decades of standard practice.
Politics --
New Jersey Transit: "Cash-strapped NJT proposes commercial development at historic Hoboken Terminal"
Teacher Tenure: "End to tenure supported by NJ School Boards Association"
Utility Tax Revenues: "NJ mayors seek bigger share of utility tax revenues"
'Green' Burials: "Eco-friendly options offered in NJ"
Head Lice: "Flemington-Raritan schools adopt new protocols for head lice" -- Upending decades of standard practice.
Politics --
- GOP: "If they win, GOP wants to reshape reforms"
- Independents: "Independents: Middle-of-the-road radicals"
- Obama: "White House firing away at GOP"
Obituaries --
RECENT POSTS: Bernice thanks Burney for putting the budget up, urges all to check it out; rounds out picture of Elmwood Garden proposal, notes today is last day to register to vote. Olddoc spots items in the budget, wonders what's up with the State looking into the CFO matter. Maria spotlights legal expenses in the budget, including $400,000 for Corporation Counsel and staff. Councilor Storch on elected officials attending the League convention in AC. Piv asks if Christie's tunnel decision is a missed opportunity for Plainfield. Is BOE member Renata Hernandez lobbying for Willa Spicer for permanent superintendent on her blog Standing In The Gap? For Dr. E=MC², a sense of urgency that city officials work with the schools to end youth violence.
| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
| COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR STORCH |
| COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
NAT: DUMBED DOWN AMERICA | REBECCA: BATHROBE BLOGGER | RENATA: STANDING IN THE GAP
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS | JACKIE: THE (TV) SHOW MUST GO ON | DOTTIE G SEZ |
| VASHON: A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE | MILANI: PEPTalk | DR. E=MC² | SCHOOL NEWS |
| CABLE TV ADVISORY BOARD | CITIZEN'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
| COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR STORCH |
| COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
NAT: DUMBED DOWN AMERICA | REBECCA: BATHROBE BLOGGER | RENATA: STANDING IN THE GAP
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS | JACKIE: THE (TV) SHOW MUST GO ON | DOTTIE G SEZ |
| VASHON: A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE | MILANI: PEPTalk | DR. E=MC² | SCHOOL NEWS |
| CABLE TV ADVISORY BOARD | CITIZEN'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - October 12. 4 PM. Bobby Flay Book Signing. On you mark, Food Channel addicts! Bobby Flay will sign copies of his new book 'Bobby Flay's Throwdown!' at the Bridgewater Costco, 325 Promenade Blvd., Bridgewater. (Sorry, you must be a Costco member.)
- Today - October 12. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak on agenda items at beginning of meeting, on any item at end of meeting.
- Saturday - October 16. Noon - 3 PM. Community Leaders Awards Luncheon. The United Plainfield CDC will honor Rev. LaVerne Ball, Garri Daniels, Christian Estevez, Donald Van Blake, Betty Willey and Daphne Willard. Proceeds will be designated to United Church of Christ's Camp Discovery summer day camp, after school programs and community development. Tickets: $60. At Spain Inn, West 7th & Rock Avenue. Info: Rev. Jim Colvin, (908) 755-8658 or Ruth Sykes, (908) 822-1147.
- Saturday - October 16. Noon (rain or shine). 10th Annual Bridgeway Walk for Independence. The annual 2.5 mile walk helps people with mental illness to achieve self-sufficiency. Bridgeway, serving clients in seven counties in central and northern NJ. Through its recovery-centered support services, its mission is enabling individuals to live as independently as possible, to work and learn in the community and to improve their quality of life. At TD Bank Ballpark (home of the Bridgewater Patriots), Bridgewater. Info: (908) 355-7886 or visit the website at www.bridgewayrehab.org/.
- Tuesday - Thursday, October 19-21. Workshops at 6:45 PM, Worship at 8 PM. Shiloh Baptist Church's Annual Community Empowerment Conference. Conference Preacher: Dr. Theron D. Williams, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Indianapolis. Workshops include: Social Justice (Rev. Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor, Shiloh Baptist), Community Empowerment (Adrian Council, publisher, The Positive Community), Re-entry Programs (Rev. Rufus McClendon, First-Park Baptist), Preventing Prison (Rev. Larry Atkins, Chaplain, East Jersey State Prison), Listening to Youth (Rev. Robert DeVeux, Humunity Baptist Church, Newark), Family (Rev. John R. Bowden, Calvary Baptist Church), Domestic Violence/Women in Ministry (Rev. Tracy Brown, Ruth Fellowship), and Education (Anna Belin-Pyles, Interim Superintendent, Plainfield Public Schools). Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs will host a community forum on Thursday. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. Info (908) 754-3353 or visit the church website at www.shilohplainfield.org/.
- Thursday - October 21. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
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