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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Author: "Plainfielder Marquise Watson hopes to help others 'break the cycle' of violence, crime"
CFO: "Plainfield hires new CFO after 3-year search" -- Headline misleads; 'vacancy' a better term, we don't know how long there was any search.
College Basketball: "Plainfielder Mike Price helps Montclair State to 2-1 start"
Department Stores: "Before big box stores and the Internet" -- Remembering NJ's -- and Plainfield's -- stores of yore.
Women in Office: "Women hold reins of power in Plainfield" -- This came online after CLIPS was published yesterday...
Linden: "Recount upholds result of votes for mayor, council president"
Newark: "Police layoffs finalized after union refuses to return to negotiating table" -- Ledger | Bloomberg |
North Plainfield: "Man dragged down street by car, passenger charged with assault"
Operation Blue Angel: "Lockbox lets cops get help to woman in medical emergency"
Shared Services: "Watchung, Warren, Green Brook continue talks on merging police"
Charter Schools --
Federal Employees: "Obama's wage freeze hits 80,000 NJ workers"
Hudson Rail Tunnel: "US seeks tunnel refund from NJ"
Medical Marijuana: "Pot law restrictions will ruin benefits without changes" -- Editorial, Courier.
Taxes: "Think tank challenges idea that NJ has abnormally high taxes"
Weatherization Program: "Buono to hold hearings into mismanaged Stimulus-funded program"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes the extended back-and-forth Council meeting resulting in a new layoff plan. Olddoc finds Council was considerate of the public last night, if nothing else. Maria finds NJ gets a D+ on teacher quality. Both Councilor Mapp and Councilor Storch have posted lessons learned at the recent League of Municipalities convention. Dr. E=MC², wants to connect the dots between district communications and student success.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- HOLIDAY GIVING OPPORTUNITIES --
- CHILDREN'S BOOKS: The Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority is collecting new or gently used children's books. The books will given out at a holiday party hosted by Daybreak Community Development Corporation. Your gift will make a child's holiday a little brighter -- and help support the PMUA's mission to recycle. Books may be left in the lobby of the PMUA offices at 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street) between 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday until December 17th.
- CLOTHING: Clean, gently used clothing for children, teens and young adults is needed. You might check with your dry cleaner to see if they have unclaimed garments they are disposing of. Articles may be dropped off at the Dairy Queen, 1367 South Avenue during regular store hours through Friday, December 17th.
- BIKES: The Albanese family is collecting and refurbishing bikes to be given to children during the holidays. You can help make a child's holidays thrilling with the gift of an old or no longer needed bike. Bikes may be dropped off at the Dairy Queen, 1367 South Avenue during regular store hours through Friday, December 17th.
- Tomorrow - December 1. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
- Thursday - December 2. 8 PM. Planning Board. The Muhlenberg developer will NOT BE PRESENT at this meeting. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
- Friday - December 3. 6 PM. (Inclement weather date: December 10.) Holiday Tree Lighting. Musical entertainment, visit by Santa (with picture opportunity) and cocoa courtesy of the Salvation Army. City Hall steps.
- Saturday - December 4. 9 AM - 4 PM. FUSP: Annual Holiday Craft Fair. Local crafters offering homemade foods, jewelry, pottery, knit goods, ornaments. Also available will be a variety of Fair Trade products, including coffee and chocolate. Desserts, coffee and mulled cider will be available in the Stevens Café. There will be craft demonstrations and kids' craft workshop where youngsters can make items to take home. Several craft items will also be raffled. Info at (908) 756-0750 or visit the website, www.fusp.org/. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across from church.) Proceeds will benefit the Society's community outreach programs and its congregational work.
- Saturday - December 4. 10 AM - 3 PM. Senior Center Holiday Bazaar. Members and friends of the Plainfield Senior Center host their annual holiday bazaar, featuring handmade gift items, special crafts, hand-knitted accessories, afghans and more, one-of-a-kind jewelry, bric-a-brac, clothing and ethnic memorabilia. At the Plainfield Senior Center, 400 East Front Street. Info: (908) 753-3506.
- Saturday - December 4. 11 AM - 1 PM. Latino Action Network Holiday Brunch. Members and friends of the Latino Action Network will gather for a delicious holiday brunch. At Panico's, 103 Church Street, New Brunswick. Tickets: $50/person. Reservations: Claribel Azcona-Barber at (908) 812-8037 or email azconabarber@aol.com.
- Saturday - December 4. 5 - 7 PM. Opening Reception: Annual Small Paintings Exhibit. Celebrating 142 years of service to Plainfield art lovers, Swain Gallery opens this year's exhibit of small paintings by thirty artists. Also available during regular shop hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10 AM - 5 PM; Saturdays, 9:30 AM - 4 PM; Sundays, Noon - 4 PM. At Swain Galleries, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. Info: (908) 756-1707 or visit the website at www.swaingalleries.com/.
- Saturday - December 4. 7:30 PM. Concert: Psalms and Carols of Mystery and Majesty. Join with the Cantabile Chamber Chorale in a celebration of the season. Program includes: Bernstein Chichester Psalms; J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 140; de Victoria O Magnun Mysterium; Baumel This is the Day; Fielding Behold The Dark and Bitter Night; and Schubert Psalm 23. At Christ United Methodist Church, 485 Hoes Lane, Piscataway. Tickets: $20/at the door, $15/Seniors/Students.
- Sunday - December 5. 11 AM - 4 PM. FUSP: Annual Holiday Craft Fair. Local crafters offering homemade foods, jewelry, pottery, knit goods, ornaments. Also available will be a variety of Fair Trade products, including coffee and chocolate. Desserts, coffee and mulled cider will be available in the Stevens Café. There will be craft demonstrations and kids' craft workshop where youngsters can make items to take home. Several craft items will also be raffled. Info at (908) 756-0750 or visit the website, www.fusp.org/. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across from church.) Proceeds will benefit the Society's community outreach programs and its congregational work.
- Sunday - December 5. 2 - 4 PM. duCret: Annual Miniature Art Show. This annual show of original art pieces by the school's students and Open House of the school is a Plainfield tradition. The duCret School, which has been preparing students for careers as fine and commercial artists for more than 80 years, is housed in an 1890s mansion that was the former site of the all-boys Wardlaw Country Day School. At duCret School of the Arts, 1038 Central Avenue. Park in rear parking lot, entrance to hall directly from lot. Info: (908) 757-7171 or visit the website at www.duCret.edu/.
- Saturday - December 11. 10 AM - 3 PM. Gifted: A Holiday Bazaar. Featuring holiday crafts, small gifts, jewelry and homemade baked goods. Sponsored by the New Covenant Christian Academy (proceeds will benefit the Academy). At First-Park Baptist Church Hall, Central Avenue at West 7th Street. Entry off the parking lot on Central Avenue.
- Sunday - December 12. 3:30 PM. Go Change The World: A Holiday Celebration in Dance, Song and Theatre. Shiloh Baptist Church Liturgical Dance Ministries presents an unforgettable Christmas celebration, with a guest appearance by Work of Art Dance Theatre. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. Reservations are strongly suggested. Call Sharon (732) 247-6201, Cynthia (609) 529-3778 or the church office at (908) 754-3353. No charge, but a free will offering will be taken.
- Sunday - December 12. 5:30 PM. Concert: Yuletide By Candlelight. The Crescent Singers present their annual gift of holiday music of all ages to the community. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. (Parking in church lot, on street, or in Swain Galleries lot). FREE.
- Monday - December 13. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. Public may speak at end of meeting. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry at rear of building.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
WBLS Probe: "Plainfield makes wrong choice for probe of radio show" -- Editorial, Courier.
Plainfield: "Women hold reins of power in Plainfield" -- Online at last...
Church Dedication: "Mt. Zion AME dedicates new church home" -- Former Messiah Lutheran Church building on East Front Street.
Charter Schools --
Government Transparency: "Website details finances of independent authorities" -- The website is here.
State Pensions: "State digs deeper pension hole"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice tells the tale of a banned word, and pictures a wavy world through her window pane. Olddoc reviews the concerns with tonight's special Council meeting agenda, notes we are a community in transition. Maria touches on the role of teacher-parent communications in teach evaluations. Councilor Mapp's takeaway from the League convention? Municipalities must be attuned to today's economic realities. Councilor Storch writes about last week's anti-violence rally, as well as what he learned at the League convention. It may take you several days to digest Jerry 's four recent posts. From the trenches, Dr. E=MC² reports signs the schools have emerged from a troubled period, but says more could be done to communicate with stakeholders. If you missed it, the Citizen's Budget Advisory Committee's FY2011 recommendations are up, see the CBAC blog. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, has the 11/28 TAR blog party post up.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- HOLIDAY GIVING OPPORTUNITIES --
- CHILDREN'S BOOKS: The Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority is collecting new or gently used children's books. The books will given out at a holiday party hosted by Daybreak Community Development Corporation. Your gift will make a child's holiday a little brighter -- and help support the PMUA's mission to recycle. Books may be left in the lobby of the PMUA offices at 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street) between 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday until December 17th.
- CLOTHING: Clean, gently used clothing for children, teens and young adults is needed. You might check with your dry cleaner to see if they have unclaimed garments they are disposing of. Articles may be dropped off at the Dairy Queen, 1367 South Avenue during regular store hours through Friday, December 17th.
- BIKES: The Albanese family is collecting and refurbishing bikes to be given to children during the holidays. You can help make a child's holidays thrilling with the gift of an old or no longer needed bike. Bikes may be dropped off at the Dairy Queen, 1367 South Avenue during regular store hours through Friday, December 17th.
- Today - November 29. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. City Council will hold a hearing on a revised layoff plan for FY2011 and other matters. 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.
- Wednesday - December 1. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
- Thursday - December 2. 8 PM. Planning Board. The Muhlenberg developer will NOT BE PRESENT at this meeting. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
- Friday - December 3. 6 PM. (Inclement weather date: December 10.) Holiday Tree Lighting. City Hall steps.
- Saturday - December 4. 9 AM - 4 PM. FUSP: Annual Holiday Craft Fair. Local crafters offering homemade foods, jewelry, pottery, knit goods, ornaments. Also available will be a variety of Fair Trade products, including coffee and chocolate. Desserts, coffee and mulled cider will be available in the Stevens Café. There will be craft demonstrations and kids' craft workshop where youngsters can make items to take home. Several craft items will also be raffled. Info at (908) 756-0750 or visit the website, www.fusp.org/. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across from church.) Proceeds will benefit the Society's community outreach programs and its congregational work.
- Saturday - December 4. 10 AM - 3 PM. Senior Center Holiday Bazaar. Members and friends of the Plainfield Senior Center host their annual holiday bazaar, featuring handmade gift items, special crafts, hand-knitted accessories, afghans and more, one-of-a-kind jewelry, bric-a-brac, clothing and ethnic memorabilia. At the Plainfield Senior Center, 400 East Front Street. Info: (908) 753-3506.
- Saturday - December 4. 11 AM - 1 PM. Latino Action Network Holiday Brunch. Members and friends of the Latino Action Network will gather for a delicious holiday brunch. At Panico's, 103 Church Street, New Brunswick. Tickets: $50/person. Reservations: Claribel Azcona-Barber at (908) 812-8037 or email azconabarber@aol.com.
- Saturday - December 4. 11 AM - 1 PM. Concert: Psalms and Carols of Mystery and Majesty. Join with the Cantabile Chamber Chorale in a celebration of the season. Program includes: Bernstein Chichester Psalms; J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 140; de Victoria O Magnun Mysterium; Baumel This is the Day; Fielding Behold The Dark and Bitter Night; and Schubert Psalm 23. At Christ United Methodist Church, 485 Hoes Lane, Piscataway. Tickets: $20/at the door, $15/Seniors/Students.
- Sunday - December 5. 11 AM - 4 PM. FUSP: Annual Holiday Craft Fair. Local crafters offering homemade foods, jewelry, pottery, knit goods, ornaments. Also available will be a variety of Fair Trade products, including coffee and chocolate. Desserts, coffee and mulled cider will be available in the Stevens Café. There will be craft demonstrations and kids' craft workshop where youngsters can make items to take home. Several craft items will also be raffled. Info at (908) 756-0750 or visit the website, www.fusp.org/. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across from church.) Proceeds will benefit the Society's community outreach programs and its congregational work.
- Sunday - December 5. 2 - 4 PM. duCret: Annual Miniature Art Show. This annual show of original art pieces by the school's students and Open House of the school is a Plainfield tradition. The duCret School, which has been preparing students for careers as fine and commercial artists for more than 80 years, is housed in an 1890s mansion that was the former site of the all-boys Wardlaw Country Day School. At duCret School of the Arts, 1038 Central Avenue. Park in rear parking lot, entrance to hall directly from lot. Info: (908) 757-7171 or visit the website at www.duCret.edu/.
- Saturday - December 11. 10 AM - 3 PM. Gifted: A Holiday Bazaar. Featuring holiday crafts, small gifts, jewelry and homemade baked goods. Sponsored by the New Covenant Christian Academy (proceeds will benefit the Academy). At First-Park Baptist Church Hall, Central Avenue at West 7th Street. Entry off the parking lot on Central Avenue.
- Sunday - December 12. 3:30 PM. Go Change The World: A Holiday Celebration in Dance, Song and Theatre. Shiloh Baptist Church Liturgical Dance Ministries presents an unforgettable Christmas celebration, with a guest appearance by Work of Art Dance Theatre. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. Reservations are strongly suggested. Call Sharon (732) 247-6201, Cynthia (609) 529-3778 or the church office at (908) 754-3353. No charge, but a free will offering will be taken.
- Sunday - December 12. 5:30 PM. Concert: Yuletide By Candlelight. The Crescent Singers present their annual gift of holiday music of all ages to the community. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. (Parking in church lot, on street, or in Swain Galleries lot). FREE.
- Monday - December 13. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. Public may speak at end of meeting. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry at rear of building.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
2010 Wishbook: "
Plainfield groups, residents part of 2010 Courier Wishbook"
PHS Cardinals: "Cardinals v. Westfield Pix"
Traffic Alerts: "NJ debuts free iPhone app that announces traffic updates"
Edison: "Construction official files whistleblower suit"
Elizabeth: "Nonprofit helps teens learn construction trade and life skills"
Newark: "POP demonstrates in support of ACLU probe into police misconduct"
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority: "Authority balks at rising cost of forensic auditors"
Scotch Plains: "AKAs, Scotch Plains church team up to preserve freed slave's headstone"
The Auditor: "Carla Katz' new career; Gary Taffet's new insurance business; NJN on NJN"
Paul Mulshine: "National GOP may find Christie's a one-trick RINO"
Gov. Christie: "Don't underestimate Christie's plain talk" -- Editorial, Courier.
Energy: "Blind rush to a sweetheart deal" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Municipal Consolidation: "NJ's tiniest towns fight efforts to merge"
Open Public Records Act --
Rescue Squads: "Are days numbered for volunteer rescue squads?"
Weatherization Program: "State mismanagement of federal program worse than previously thought"
Xanadu: "New push to rescue stalled Xanadu mall project"
Atheist Ad Blitz: "Atheist billboard at Holland Tunnel will stay up"
Charities: "'Tis the season to be alert for charity scams"
Church Signs: "Churches hope to stir attention, spread message through signs"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice offers reconsidering 'terminal leaves' for retiring employees. Olddoc outlines issues he is squaring off with Assemblyman Green over. Maria posts others' reactions to the '7 Keys for College'. Councilor McWilliams introduces her Youth Master Plan. Councilor Storch reports on what he learned at the League convention. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts her weekly photo roundup, including some snazzy snaps of a foggy day in Plainfield-town.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - November 28. 11:30 AM - 1 PM. Hajj Food Distribution. The 877-Why-Islam Food Bank will distribute food as part of the celebration of Hajj, the time of pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. Distribution will take place in Plainfield, New Brunswick, East Orange and Jersey City. In Plainfield, at the Center for Islamic Enlightenment, 151 North Avenue.
- Tomorrow - November 29. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. City Council will hold a hearing on a revised layoff plan for FY2011 and other matters. 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.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Pit Bull bite: Cast of characters catches readers' attention"
PHS Cardinals: "Westfield swamps Plainfield, 36-6"
School Funding: "NJ districts turn to local foundations to support imperiled programs"
Small Business Saturday: "Governor promotes 'Small Business Saturday'" -- Swain Galleries among local participants.
Hospitals: "Concerns expressed as Hoboken UMC (formerly St. Mary's) moves toward privatization"
Insider Trading: "Franklin Twp. man arrested in growing insider trading investigation" -- Bloomberg | NJNewsrm |
North Plainfield: "Two Thanksgiving Day fires keep department busy" -- Plainfield responded to one of them.
Union County Utilities Authority: "Garwood considers contract change as UCUA promises cost cuts"
Legislature: "Legislature passes bill banning discrimination against unemployed in hiring"
Medical Marijuana: "Christie: Pot rules are a must"
State Pension System: "State's pension gap loom large"
Subway to Secaucus: "Subway plan a better deal for NJ" -- Letter, Jeff Tittel, Courier.
Teen Volunteerism: "Teens repair bikes at Asbury Park shop, earn free bikes"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes only two items on Monday's special Council meeting, DPWUD director Dave Brown's departure. Olddoc puts up the text of the bill aimed at school board candidates.. Maria finds much to praise about the Montgomery (MD) schools, including '7 Keys to College Readiness'. Councilor McWilliams makes an initial post on the Youth Master Plan she is proposing the Council take up. Owen Fletcher, at Plainfield Tomorrow, posts ground rules for his blog. Plainfield Sports News covers Trenton Steel tryouts.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - November 28. 11:30 AM - 1 PM. Hajj Food Distribution. The 877-Why-Islam Food Bank will distribute food as part of the celebration of Hajj, the time of pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. Distribution will take place in Plainfield, New Brunswick, East Orange and Jersey City. In Plainfield, at the Center for Islamic Enlightenment, 151 North Avenue.
- Monday - November 29. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. City Council will hold a hearing on a revised layoff plan for FY2011 and other matters. 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.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Business: "Plainfield's Hoffman Tires boasts 80 years of service"
Hajj Food Distribution: "Islamic group to give out food to 800 families in Plainfield, New Brunswick Sunday"
Red Cross: "Tri-County Red Cross offering free blood drive training"
Redevelopment: "Council grants PILOT, opening door to Second Street Commons"
Veterans: "Plainfield vets seeking access to senior center"
Letter: "Firewood crackdown a sign of incompetence" -- Plainfield resident Kenneth Grenci gets a summons.
Irvington: "Anti-violence activists arrested at Irvington demonstration"
Homestead Rebate: "NJ extends deadline for filing for homestead tax rebate"
Lawsuit: "Former Hunterdon prosecutor sues state over sheriff probe"
Legislature: "Republicans push their own proposals in response to Dems' jobs package"
Unemployment Insurance: "NJ's unemployment insurance to get tougher rules"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice on WBAI regular Habte Selassie's philosophy. Olddoc replies to Jerry's post and puts up the text of the bill aimed at school board candidates. Maria has plenty of questions about Genesis, the district's online system for communication with parents, and why it isn't used more considering the price paid for it. Dr. E=MC², says it's time for lackluster-at-best mayor to submit her plan to stymie lawlessness. Plainfield Sports News covers Westfield's Murray's 3 touchdowns against the Cardinals yesterday, and combat sports fighter Rustam Chsiev. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, wishes all a happy Thanksgiving holiday (you gotta see the pic!).
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Sunday - November 28. 11:30 AM - 1 PM. Hajj Food Distribution. The 877-Why-Islam Food Bank will distribute food as part of the celebration of Hajj, the time of pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. Distribution will take place in Plainfield, New Brunswick, East Orange and Jersey City. In Plainfield, at the Center for Islamic Enlightenment, 151 North Avenue.
- Monday - November 29. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. City Council will hold a hearing on a revised layoff plan for FY2011 and other matters. Location to be announced.. Public may speak on agenda items at beginning of meeting, on any item at end of meeting.
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