Bernice: Budget deliberations end, hearing set for Monday.. Olddoc: On IT, tolerance and Veterans Day.. Maria on the importance of consistent presentation of schools information.. Jackie's blog party on Survivor: Nicaragua..

---

BREAKING: "Fatal shooting mid-afternoon Thursday"


Attention AOL readers: Am getting a number of CLIPS emails bounced by AOL. If you have not been receiving CLIPS as expected, you may need to check your spam settings and make sure you have Dan Damon on your approved email list. Thanks!

PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Plainfield honors Veterans today"
• "Council has concerns on oversight, plans for Information Technology" -- This was posted late yesterday.
  

PMUA:  "Plainfield utilities director tops 15 years on job"
Schools:  "Nearly all Plainfield schools fail state progress benchmarks"
Shooting:  "Two Plainfield women shot in West End" -- Courier | Ledger |
Flight Paths:  "NJ senator enlists support against FAA rerouting plan" -- Would send JFK flights over central Jersey.
Traffic Alert:  "Ramp to GSP from 78 East will be closed tonight"

Dunellen:  "Community mourns death of council president Bienek"
Liberty Science Center:  "Student inventors bring environmentally friendly product ideas to LSC"
Newark:  "Court allows police union suit against layoffs to proceed"
North Plainfield:  "Students get medieval with falconry exhibit"

Gov. Christie --

• Governing:  "Christie backs off layoffs, talks reform at Clifton town hall" -- Ledger | Courier |
• Global Warming:  "Christie 'skeptical' on human role in global warming"
• Hudson Rail Tunnel:  "Christie: Lawyers reviewing $271M bill from feds"

NJEA:  "Teacher suspended, denied raise after being filmed at NJEA conference"
NJT:  "Director touts $2.5B in projects after scrapped rail tunnel"
Schools --

• Funding:  "Poll: Education not funded adequately in NJ"
• Poll:  "Majority oppose Christie education cuts, teacher merit pay"
• Super's Salaries:  "Christie slams Parsippany for giving salary above planned cap"

State Workers --

• Black Friday:  "NJ commission sides with public employees againt guv in holiday dispute"
• Layoffs:  "Poll: Jerseyans support layoffs, furloughs and wage freezes"

Clothing Donation Bins:  "Slam the lid on misleading donation bins" -- Editorial, Courier.
Veterans:  "Bridgewater vet treated hundreds as WWII combat medic at Normandy"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice reports the budget talks end, hearing set for Monday. Olddoc on the budget hearings, including IT, further on his post on tolerance, and on Veterans Day. Maria on need for consistent data on school conditions. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts the 11/10 Survivor: Nicaragua blog party.

| 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 |

« Email Dan your tip or question. » | « Follow Dan on Twitter. »

WHAT'S HAPPENING

---

• Today - November 11. 11 AM. Veterans Day Ceremony. This year's ceremony will be preceded by a parade of the colors along East Front Street from Roosevelt Avenue to Richmond Street. Sponsored by the Veterans Alliance, composed of American Legion Post 219, VFW Memorial Post 7474, Retired Veterans Local No. 51, the Womens Auxiliary of Post 219, and the Military Order of the Cooties. The ceremony itself will be held at the Plainfield Senior Center, 400 East Front Street. Info: (908) 753-3310.
  
  
• Tomorrow - November 12. 6:30 PM. Alpha Phi Alpha Wine & Cheese/Art Show & Silent Auction. The brothers of Zeta Nu Lambda chapter, Plainfield, are hosting a wine tasting, art show and silent auction. Featured visual artist is B. Curtis Grayson  III. Wine tasting starts promptly at 8:06 PM. Advance tickets: $25/person. Reserve online here.
  
  
• Tomorrow - November 12. 7:30 PM. Musical: Bye Bye Birdie. Presented by Rainbow Experience, a Plalinfield multicultural, intergenerational community theater group. Tickets: $15/Adults, $12/Seniors and under 12. Tickets and info: (908) 755-8658 or visit rainbowexpress.wordpress.com/. At United Church of Christ-Congregational, 220 West 7th Street.
  
  
• Tomorrow thru Sunday, November 12 - 14. Hours vary. Act IV Productions: The Cemetery Club. Ivan Menchell's 1990 comedy about three Jewish widows in NYC whose husbands died in quick succession. Produced by Barbara Van Savage. Tickets: $15. Info, ticket orders: (908) 756-0750. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across from church.)
  
  
• Saturday - November 13. 8 AM - 3 PM. Statewide Parent Leader Conference. A day of workshops and networking in support of parents and children. Includes remarks by several members of Gov. Christie's leadership team. Sponsors:  NJ Alliance of Family Support Organizations, Parents Anonymous, and the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network. Pre-registration: $90/person. More information and complete conference schedule online here.
  
  
• Saturday - November 13. 7:30 PM. Musical: Bye Bye Birdie. Presented by Rainbow Experience, a Plalinfield multicultural, intergenerational community theater group. Tickets: $15/Adults, $12/Seniors and under 12. Tickets and info: (908) 755-8658 or visit rainbowexpress.wordpress.com/. At United Church of Christ-Congregational, 220 West 7th Street.
  
  
• Sunday - November 14. 3 PM. Plainfield Music Club Benefit Concert. This year's benefit is in support of Plainfield's Good News Community Choir, under the leadership of musical director Mark Miller. The benefit will include performances by Paul DiDario (piano), Fred Fischer (piano), Susan Graham (flute), Lorne Graham (trumpet), Carolle Ann Mochernuk and Paul Kueter (piano, four hands) and Robert Romano (clarinet). Tickets: $10 at the door. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. (Parking in church lot, on street, or in Swain Galleries lot).
  
  
• Monday - November 15. 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. (Date changed owing to General Election.)
  
  
• Tuesday - November 16. 5 - 8 PM. Pemberton Area Block Association: Cedarbrook School Fundraiser. The block association is  hosting a Family Fun Night at  Friendly's in support of the Cedarbook K-8 center. At Friendly's Restaurant, 1060 Stelton Road, Piscataway.
  
  
• Tuesday - November 16. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
  
  
• Wednesday - November 17. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
  
  
• Thursday - November 18. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
  
  
• Friday - November 19. 6 - 9 PM. Volunteer Appreciation Night. Sponsored by the Division of Recreation. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking in Spooner Avenue lot).
  
  
• Friday - November 19. 6:30 PM. Muhlenberg Foundation Gala: Corks & Forks Wine Tasting. Join friends and supporters of the Muhlenberg Hospital Foundation in a fundraiser for the Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) on the Muhlenberg Campus. Fine wines, savory cheeses, exquisite hors d'oeuvres, delectable desserts. $125/person. At Shackamaxon Country Club, 1607 Shackamaxon Drive, Scotch Plains. Info: (908) 668-2025. Business casual.
  
  
• Friday thru Sunday, November 19 - 21. Hours vary. Act IV Productions: The Cemetery Club. Ivan Menchell's 1990 comedy about three Jewish widows in NYC whose husbands died in quick succession. Produced by Barbara Van Savage. Tickets: $15. Info, ticket orders: (908) 756-0750. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across from church.)
  
  
• Saturday - November 20. 11:45 AM - 4 PM. Annual NJ Peace Action Soup Luncheon. Join with peace activists from around the Garden State for the 53rd annual statewide luncheon, featuring fresh homemade soups, fresh-baked breads, cheeses and desserts. There will be a silent auction featuring theater tickets, jewelry, subscriptions and theater gift certificates. The program will be a Tribute to Historian Howard Zinn, with readings by Larry Hamm of POP, Anthony Johnson of WABC News, Jose Santiago of WBAI and others. Tickets: $25/person, $20 each, groups of 4 or more. Full details and tickets available online here. At Bloomfield High School, 160 Broad Street, Bloomfield.
  
  
• Sunday - November 21. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Magnificent Magnificats. The Crescent Choral Society will present the Magnificats of J. S. Bach and Alan Hovhaness, the American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. Tickets: $20/General admission, $15/Seniors, $5/Students. Info: (908) 756-2468. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. (Parking in church lot, on street, or in Swain Galleries lot).

Got an event to publicize? Click here and send me the details.

Not getting your own CLIPS email daily? Click here to get started.

---