McWilliams apologizes over Council minutes.. Mapp: Christie tunnel move brilliant?.. Burney: City should find $$$ for ambulance.. Jerry: I'm 'not involved' in day-to-day Plainfield affairs.. Bernice on Council-Administration tensions.. Olddoc on Council: Parliamentary matters, plea on overlong meetings..
Budget: "Plainfield faces staffing cuts, furloughs, tax hike as budget is introduced"
Council: "Marathon meetings spur thoughts of calendar shuffle"
Bid Threshold: "Plainfield council again targets bid threshold" -- May be veto-proof this time.
Bulletproof Vests: "Plainfield among agencies sharing $5M for bullet-proof vests" -- List of grants here.
Drake House: "Four Centuries in a weekend this weekend" -- 25 sites across Union County will be open.
Elmwood Gardens: "Housing Authority mulling relocation plans for complex's residents"
Obama Green Charter HS: "George Clinton returns with donation to charter school"
PMUA: "Mayor's push for PMUA appointees stalls amid disagreements"
6th Congressional District: "Pallone, tea party-backed Little agree to debate in Aberdeen"
Obituary: "George James Colucci, former Plainfield postmaster"
Spivey Blog: "That time of year [elections]"
[Marc Dashield]: "Montclair passes budget on third try" -- 9.2% increase.
Absentee Ballots: "Union County clerk's office will be open Saturday before election"
Linden: "Linden mayoral campaign wakes up"
Newark: "Barringer HS gets a principal"
Red Light Cams: "Morristown moves ahead with red-light cams" -- Can they be used for illegal left turns, like at Park & Front?
Rutgers: "Hundreds gather for fundraising gala at NJPAC"
Senior Center: "Federal grant helps East Orange open long-awaited senior center" -- Grant covers nearly fourth of cost.
South Plainfield: "Borough is one of 2 districts receiving $1M for projects"
Westfield: "Town Council opposes cell tower for armory" -- T-Mobile, again (Hillside Cemetery denied last week, another Scotch Plains application pending".
Gov. Christie: "Christie replaces Sen. Buono on red tape panel"
Charter Schools: "Acting NJ education chief announces $30M low interest bonds for charters"
Hudson River Tunnel: "Sen. Lautenberg approches NY firm on funding endangered tunnel"
Infrastructure: "NJ's aging water infrastructure needs more than a patch" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Political Ads: "$198M spend on ads in 5 weeks" -- Up 75% over last year.
Spivey on Beer: "Sam Adams Oktoberfest still a classic"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice has a number of interesting short posts and a longer one on Council-Administration tensions. Olddoc has two posts on the Council meeting, covering some parliamentary points and pleading (once again) for deliverance from over-long meetings. Maria is pleased with Councilor McWilliams reponse on Council minutes. Councilor McWilliams takes responsibility for Council minutes being months behind. Councilor Mapp wonders if Christie's tunnel maneuver was a 'stroke of genius'. Councilor Burney wants the City to find money for an ambulance. Jerry on affordable housing and his non-involvement in day-to-day Plainfield affairs, except for getting out the vote.
Council: "Marathon meetings spur thoughts of calendar shuffle"
Bid Threshold: "Plainfield council again targets bid threshold" -- May be veto-proof this time.
Bulletproof Vests: "Plainfield among agencies sharing $5M for bullet-proof vests" -- List of grants here.
Drake House: "Four Centuries in a weekend this weekend" -- 25 sites across Union County will be open.
Elmwood Gardens: "Housing Authority mulling relocation plans for complex's residents"
Obama Green Charter HS: "George Clinton returns with donation to charter school"
PMUA: "Mayor's push for PMUA appointees stalls amid disagreements"
6th Congressional District: "Pallone, tea party-backed Little agree to debate in Aberdeen"
Obituary: "George James Colucci, former Plainfield postmaster"
Spivey Blog: "That time of year [elections]"
[Marc Dashield]: "Montclair passes budget on third try" -- 9.2% increase.
Absentee Ballots: "Union County clerk's office will be open Saturday before election"
Linden: "Linden mayoral campaign wakes up"
Newark: "Barringer HS gets a principal"
Red Light Cams: "Morristown moves ahead with red-light cams" -- Can they be used for illegal left turns, like at Park & Front?
Rutgers: "Hundreds gather for fundraising gala at NJPAC"
Senior Center: "Federal grant helps East Orange open long-awaited senior center" -- Grant covers nearly fourth of cost.
South Plainfield: "Borough is one of 2 districts receiving $1M for projects"
Westfield: "Town Council opposes cell tower for armory" -- T-Mobile, again (Hillside Cemetery denied last week, another Scotch Plains application pending".
Gov. Christie: "Christie replaces Sen. Buono on red tape panel"
Charter Schools: "Acting NJ education chief announces $30M low interest bonds for charters"
Hudson River Tunnel: "Sen. Lautenberg approches NY firm on funding endangered tunnel"
Infrastructure: "NJ's aging water infrastructure needs more than a patch" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Political Ads: "$198M spend on ads in 5 weeks" -- Up 75% over last year.
Spivey on Beer: "Sam Adams Oktoberfest still a classic"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice has a number of interesting short posts and a longer one on Council-Administration tensions. Olddoc has two posts on the Council meeting, covering some parliamentary points and pleading (once again) for deliverance from over-long meetings. Maria is pleased with Councilor McWilliams reponse on Council minutes. Councilor McWilliams takes responsibility for Council minutes being months behind. Councilor Mapp wonders if Christie's tunnel maneuver was a 'stroke of genius'. Councilor Burney wants the City to find money for an ambulance. Jerry on affordable housing and his non-involvement in day-to-day Plainfield affairs, except for getting out the vote.
| 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
- Saturday/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).
- 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/.
- Saturday, 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. 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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