Rebecca on Mayor's reluctance to have AIDS stats videotaped.. Bernice asks if PMUA's mission has failed; notes State of City address on for reorg.. Maria on a sharp difference between charters and public schools.. Olddoc has a special holiday table guest.. Renata posts link to Ledger forums.. PSN finds Thunder on the road -- to China!..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Drive-by shooting Tuesday night caps weekend of gunplay"
- "PMUA: Weather and hearing messy, but Commissioners vote on rates" -- Just in case you missed it yesterday; got it up late -- Dan.
Linda Carter: "Former Plainfield councilor to be showcased at Union County reorg"
PMUA: "PMUA votes for 61% rate hike despite public furor"
Benefits for Elected Officials: "County ends benefits for elected, appointed officials"
Cory Booker: "Blizzard tweets get glowing press, some residents not impressed" - Ledger | Wall Street Journal
Hospitals: "State's largest insurer campaigns against Bayonne Medical Center"
Newark: "Snow plow drivers robbed while cleaning housing project lot"
Newark Charter School Fund: "Fund spends more on itself than it's giving out"
Newark School Reform: "Academics say $1M survey was inconclusive"
Police Concessions: "Police unions give concessions in Bridgewater"
Wardlaw-Hartridge: "W-H takes on S.Plainfield in Ernie Vajda Tournament"
Bayonne Bridge: "Bridge roadway to be raised 64 feet to accommodate larger ships"
Redistricting: "RU's Rosenthal likely 11th member of redistricting committee"
Reform Jersey Now: "Fundraising group that skirted campaign finance laws raises $624K for Christie" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- Donor list here.
School Board Elections: "Cuts in school aid may lead to 'hotly contested' BOE elections"
School Super Contracts: "State nixes Hoboken super's contract"
Senate Pres. Sweeney: "Sweeney steps down as Gloucester County freeholder"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice asks if the PMUA's mission has failed, notes Mayor will give State of City address at reorg, adds to post-blizzard update. Olddoc posts some holiday pix, including a special guest at table. Maria notices a sharp difference between charter and public schools. Rebecca Williams' Confessions, puzzled by Mayor's request not to tape her remarks on AIDS in Plainfield, offers resources, notes that Silence=Death is as true as ever. BOE member Renata Hernandez has put a link at Standing In The Gap, to the Ledger forums, which aren't effective communications devices. Plainfield Sports News reports Jersey Express take their show on the road -- to China.
| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
| COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR STORCH |
| COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | PLAINFIELD TOMORROW | 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 | PLAINFIELD TOMORROW | 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 - December 30. 3 - 7 PM. Kwanzaa Celebration. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking in Spooner Avenue lot).
- Monday - January 3. 8 PM. City Council Reorganization Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Newly elected Ward 2/3 councilor Rebecca Williams will be sworn in. Council reorganizes, make appointments. Public may speak on agenda items at beginning of meeting, on any item at end of meeting.
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