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Friday, October 15, 2010

Burney calls for 'shared sacrifice'.. Nat on 'N-word' use by middle school teacher.. Bernice: North Avenue demolition settling issue, more.. Maria posts city's 'corrective action plan' on audit findings.. Olddoc offers Norman Ortega a stump.. Renata outlines criteria for free tutoring..

Community Service Awards:  "Plainfield nonprofit hosts awards luncheon Saturday"
Four Centuries in a Weekend:  "Union County historic tour this weekend" -- Drake House among sites open.
Motel Murder:  "Plainfield man arrested in August motel murder" -- Courier | Ledger |
Schools:  "Districts face deadline of today for posting teacher 'grades' to websites" -- Plainfield schools website here.

Budgets --
Fanwood/Scotch Plains:  "Combining police forces could save $1.75M"
Montclair:  "Mental health group sues zoners over rejected independent-living project"
South Plainfield:  "Board of Ed names acting superintendent, interim high school principal" -- Courier | Ledger |
Westfield:  "Police release sketches of men wanted in sexual assault"

Christie 'Tool Kit':  "Mayors press for police, fire salary caps" -- NJNewsrm | Gannett |
Foreclosures:  "NJ joins other states in 'robo-signing' investigation"
Hudson River Tunnel --
Legislature --
Medical Marijuana:  "Scutari plans to repeal Christie rules"
NJN:  "Facing demise, NJN may take unusual steps to stay afloat"
Schools Development Authority:  "Agency grilled on long-overdue construction" -- Including Plainfield projects.
Waterfront Commission:  "Under threat of dissolution, commission holds first hearing on mob influence"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice spots settlement issues at North Avenue demolition site, notes 'nightclubs' have become 'banquet halls' in PNC property proposal, is taking a vacation for a few days. Olddoc offers Norman Ortega a guest turn on the stump, plus pic from recent famly visit. Maria posts the city's 'corrective action plan' in response to audit findings (courtesy of Councilor McWilliams). Councilor Burney shares his personal view on handling the budget crisis: shared sacrifice. Nat's Dumbed Down America, reports on a teacher's use of the 'N-word' in a middle school. BOE member Renata Hernandez at Standing In The Gap, outlines criteria for free tutoring. Vashon of the Leadership Project reports at A Student's Perspective, on ongoing recognition of Plainfield principals this month. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts the Survivor: Nicaragua blog party for the 13th.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Tomorrow /Sunday - October 16 and 17. 10 AM - 5PM Saturday, Noon 5 PM Sunday. Four Centuries in a Weekend.  Plainfield's Drake House Museum and 24 other sites across Union County will be open to the public for extended hours as part of the County's annual celebration of community-based historic houses and museums. The Drake House currently is showing an exhibition on the history of Plainfield's fire division and has fre-related historic information in each of the museum's period rooms. See more here. At the Drake House, 602 West Front Street (foot of Plainfield Avenue).

  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tomorrow - 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/.

  • Tomorrow , October 16. 7 PM. SOX 'n SUBS: A 1950s Dance Party Benefiting the Library. Dig out that poodle skirt and those blue suede shoes and come out for a rockin' night of food, fun and dancing in support of the Plainfield Public  Library. Read more here. Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library. At the Library, Park Avenue at West 8th Street (Parking in both Library lots). $25 Contribution at the door. Info:  (908) 756-0310

  • 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. Tracey 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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