Jerry: Flurry of posts on affordable housing and Christie veto.. Maria: Larry Leverett on importance of community involvement in educational reform.. Olddoc: Bloggers are today's (interactive) pamphleteers.. Rucker: Can mayor and council work together on budget?.. PSN finds Cardinals put Cranford away..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Muhlenberg: McGee's sudden departure from Solaris raises eyebrows"

Armed Robbery:  "Plainfield attempted armed robbery foiled by passing police"
Bloods Arrests::  "Another man charged in Plainfield gang arrests"
Council:  "PMUA shakeup pending, Council denies two appointments"
Recycling:  "Union County awards Plainfield money to upgrade recycling"
Schools Computer System Breach --

• Public Meeting:  "Plainfield BOE calls special meeting on student database hacking"
• Further Media Coverage: "NJ Newsroom" | "IT Business Edge" | "Ledger" |

Wrestling:  "Wrestler to Watch: Dawud Hicks, Plainfield High"
Youth Violence:  "Don't blame teachers for youth violence" -- Letter sparked by Shawane Lovely homicide.

Edison:  "Mayor focuses on finances in 2nd annual speech"
New Brunswick:  "City cop charged with working off-duty jobs while on city clock"
North Plainfield:  "Enforcement would catch overcrowding, illegal rooming houses" -- Letter, Courier. It's a Plainfield issue, too.
Rahway:  "Kennedy, former mayor, becomes head of Union County Performing Arts Center"
Roselle:  "Smith projects confidence to supporters in Roselle"
South Plainfield:  "Energy firm Petra Solar sees robust growth fueled by solar program"

Christie Nominations:  "Senate confirms 32 Christie nominations"
Consolidation of Services:  "Sweeney backs consolidating Camden County police, fire"
Hudson Rail Tunnel:  "Christie is appealing $271M bill from US for tunnel"
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission:  "Christie moves to fire all but one commissioner" -- Ledger | PolNJ | NJNewsrm |
School Budgets:  "Doubts about state aid as budget decisions loom" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Sens. Lautenberg, Menendez:  "NJ senators introduce federal gun-control bills"
Teacher Tenure:  "Christie escalates war by proposing end of teacher tenure"

Obama State of the Union Speech Coverage:  "NY Times" | "WashPost" | "Text and video"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice remembers the heyday of Bell Labs, just up the hill. Olddoc on bloggers as today's (interactive) pamphleteers, will post on Obama speech later. Maria shares Larry Leverett's thoughts on the  importance of community input in educational reform, notes National Science Assessment results released. Jerry posts a flurry of releases, letter of support and a full newspaper article (despite warning on copyright issues) on the affordable housing veto by Christie. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, wonders if mayor and Council can work together on budget process (is he missing something?). Plainfield Sports News finds Sears and Tharpe putting Cranford away, and returning boxer Charles Hayward is challenging history.

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• Tomorrow - January 27. 8 PM. Special Board of Ed Meeting. Is this to inform the public about the recent breach of the District's 'Genesis' Parent/Teacher portal? The website notice doesn't say. At PHS Auditorium, 950 Park Avenue (parking in Stelle and Kenyon Avenue lots). Info: Check the District website here.
  

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