Bernice: Unity needed for new budget process to work.. Maria posts link to study of Larry Leverett and Plainfield schools.. Jerry: Reflections on Christie's 'state of state'.. Renata on required professional development for BOE members..
NOTE: POP EVENT IS TONIGHT, NOT SATURDAY AS ORIGINALLY LISTED.
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
CFO & Purchasing: "Mapp: New finance chief made statements under duress"
Burglaries: "Plainfield woman among three charged in Central Jersey burglaries" -- Courier | Ledger |
Red Cross: "Local chapter launching up-tempo fundraiser to aid local disaster victims"
9/11 First Responders: "Pallone, responders hail Piscataway site funded by new bill"
Blood Drives: "Blood drives posted on new website" -- Ledger | Courier |
Cranford: "Firefighters in cook-off to benefit state organization, burn unit"
East Orange: "Split council decides against renewing police director's contract"
Elizabeth: "Lesniak, Bollwage allegedly behind politically motivated probe of schools"
Garwood: "Board of Ed shops for savings on solar panels"
Linden: "Reformers prevented from replacing politically connected city attorney"
Shared Services: "Mayors to weigh sharing in 2011 budgets, League survey shows" -- Ledger | NJNewsrm |
Gov. Christie --
- Appearances: "Christie says Arizona shooting won't deter him from public appearances"
- Concealed Weapons: "Christie won't share opinion on concealed weapons licenses" -- Can you sorta figger it out?
Bike Licenses: "After one day, legislator backs off on bike license idea" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Medical Marijuana: "NJ health department releases revised medical pot rules"
NJ Transit: "NJT allows website domain to expire, causing site to disappear"
School Funding: "NJ Supremes tap special master for Abbott funding challenge" -- Ledger | Gannett | NJSpotlight |
Superintendent Salary Caps: "Schools supers group sues to block salary cap"
Teacher Performance: "Christie wants every-five-year performance review"
Spivey on Beer: "A good beer is a work of art"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes unity is needed for new budget approach, including union willingness. Olddoc will have a new post up after noon, but offers an early 90s rumination on his career in medicine's 'golden age'. Maria finds an online study of the Plainfield schools in the Larry Leverett years. Jerry posts reflections on Christie's state of the state, I suspect they are someone else's. BOE member Renata Hernandez reports at Standing In The Gap, on required professional development for BOE members and profiles the NSBA 2011 conference. Plainfield Sports News finds Trenton Steel signing Newark resident Damon Harrison. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, notes the Celebrity Apprentice cast is announced.
| 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 - January 14. 7:30 AM - 1 PM. Interact Club Blood Drive. North Plainfield's Interact Club is sponsoring a blood drive to help a first-grader suffering from leukemia. At the gymnasium of the North Plainfield High School, 34 Wilson Avenue, North Plainfield.
- [MLK Event] Today - January 14. 7 PM. POP: Celebrating the Life and Work of Martin Luther King Jr. The Plainfield chapter of the People's Organization for Progress holds its annual program, featuring Larry Hamm as guest speaker. At the Society of Friends Meetinghouse, 225 Watchung Avenue. Info: Steven Hatcher, (908) 731-1518.
- [MLK Event] Today - January 14. 7 - 9 PM. NAACP: Engaging Today's Civil Rights Issues. Join members of the Plainfield Chapter of the NAACP and community residents in a discussion of two of today's important issues: 7-8 PM will focus on New Jersey's legislative redistricting in 2011; and 8-9 PM will take up community needs and the social service providers of Plainfield. At Mohawk Lodge, 1357 West 3rd Street. Info: George Gore, (908) 568-8834.
- [MLK Event] Tomorrow - January 15. Doors open 12:30 PM. Omega Psi Phi: 'The Dream: It's Up To Me'. Omega Psi Phi's Omicron Chi chapter presents the 'Omega Talent Hunt', showcasing the area's most talented student performers in Dance, Instrumental and Spoken Word/Drama. Awards will also be given for the annual Essay Contest. Refreshments. At Hubbard Middle School, 661 West 8th Street. Info: (201) 741-1415. FREE.
- [MLK Event] Tomorrow - January 15. 7 PM. New Dems: 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Potluck and Food Drive. Join the fight to end hunger! Donations of canned goods or non-perishable food items will benefit Plainfield's StarFish feeding program. The popular potluck supper will feature food and fun for all. At the home of Councilor Adrian and Amelia Mapp, 535 West 8th Street. (Food donations may be left at any time during the week or brought to the potluck. No RSVP necessary. Invited your friends to this popular event. FREE with donation of food.
- [MLK Event] Monday - January 17. 8:30 AM. Frontiers Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Memorial Breakfast. The Plainfield Area Club of Frontiers International hosts this most popular annual event. This year's guest speaker is Dr. Joy DeGruy, author of 'Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome'. At Plainfield High School Cafeteria, 950 Park Avenue (use Kenyon Avenue lot and entrance). Tickets: $16/person, $12/Students/Seniors. Info and reservations: (908) 756-4663 or (908) 822-2202, or visit the website at www.plainfieldnjfrontiers.org/.
- [MLK Event] Monday - January 17. 3 PM. Grace Church: Eyewitness Accounts of Civil Rights Marches. Join Plainfield education professionals Barbara Gadegbeku, PhD, and Willa Cofield, EdD, in a discussion of the Civil Rights era, including eyewitness accounts of Civil Rights marches. Share your thoughts about Dr. King's Dream in the America of 2011. At Grace Episcopal Church., East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue (use parish hall entrance at Cleveland Avenue and East 6th Street).
- [MLK Event] Monday - January 17. 4 PM. Shiloh Baptist Church: City-Wide Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration. Shiloh's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas hosts this annual service for the community, this year featuring keynote speaker the Rev. Samuel 'Billy' Kyles, pastor of Monumental Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, and the last person to see Dr. King alive. The Freedom Youth Choir will make a guest appearance, singing songs of the Civil Rights movement. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street.
- Tuesday - January 18. 7 PM. FOSH Board Meeting. The monthly meeting of this community organization plans its year-round activities. Mark your calendars for the annual Garage Sale on Saturday/Sunday, May 21/22 and the Maidens in May House Tour on May 22. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, 716 Watchung Avenue (parking available in the church lot or at Swain Galleries). Visitors welcome.
- [Note Date Change] Tuesday - January 18. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Date shifted owing to MLK holiday observance. 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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