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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Olddoc: Straighten out financial tangle first... Bernice on issues of taping public meetings.. Maria: Plainfield case study online.. Dr. E=MC² strenuously objects to sending BOE member to San Francisco meeting.. Jerry attacks Chris Estevez; notes Union County homelessness.. PSN finds Plainfield in win over Gov. Livingston..

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Fraud:  "Former Salvation Army pastor faces 90 years for fraud scheme" -- Courier | Ledger |
MLK Event:  "Plainfield's Shiloh Baptist Church hosting colleague of King"
Redistricting:  "Legislative redistricting committee schedules first meeting"

Hospitals:  "NJ hospitals exceed national standards in avoiding infections"
Illegal Guns:  "Jersey City, Hoboken mayors stand with Bloomberg against illegal guns"
Lakewood:  "Cop 'executed' while questioning pedestrian" -- Ledger | Courier | NYTimes |
Layoffs:  "Edison lays off 10 DPW workers, managers"
Linden:  "Firefighters may take smaller pay hike to save jobs"
Sacred Heart School:  "Sacred Heart renamed Holy Savior as site of merged schools"
South Plainfield:  "Emergency sewer repair costs boro $14,000"
Union County:  "CountyWatchers: Fueling the Gravy Train"
Zimmerli Art Museum:  "Rutgers museum to return art stolen by Nazis"

Daylaborers:  "Seton Hall study finds abuse of NJ daylaborers"
NJN:  "Broadcast authority approves $2.1M budget for NJN"
School Super Contracts:  "Suit challenges DOE role in review of super contracts"
State Revenues:  "Revenues meet expectations, state treasurer says"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice examines issues around taping of public meetings. Olddoc opines financial tangle should be straightened out before CFO gets purchasing assignment; thoughts on gun issues. Maria finds 'Brokering external policies to raise student achievement', a case study of Plainfield's schools. Dr. E=MC², strenuously objects to sending a BOE member to San Francisco for a workshop available here online; also link to a video of Ken Robinson on need for a changed educational paradigm. Jerry attacks Chris Estevez; comments on homelessness in Union County and Plainfield. Plainfield Sports News finds PHS boys back on track with a win over Gov. Livingston.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • [MLK Event] Today - 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] Today - 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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