Williams' Council blog debuts.. Bernice: Council committees, liaisons set.. Olddoc thanks Renata.. Maria: More on hacking of District website.. Renata on being a 'giant emoticon'.. Rebecca on Frederick Douglass.. PSN finds Cardinals over Pocono Mountains West..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Plainfield Schools' website breach: Worse than being let on?"
• "Hidden Plainfield: January 23 home ID"
  

PMUA Rate Hike:  "PMUA's experts can't justify rate hike" -- Letter, resident Bill Kruse.
6th Congressional District:  "Tea Party wants input on redistricting process" -- Pallone's district, which includes Plainfield.
Obituary:  "Shawane Lovely" -- 2nd homicide victim of 2011, viewing and funeral today.

Jersey City Museum:  "Fiscal crisis forces museum to shut doors"
Roselle:  "Borough makes concerted effort to go 'paperless'"
Union County:  "Union County Forums for December; unauthorized use of County Seal" -- From CountyWatchers.

Budget:  "Christie, Dems set to battle over millionaires' tax in budget"
Death Penalty:  "Death penalty has no place in NJ, for any crime" -- Editorial, Courier.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Council committees, liaisons named; and experts urge support for transit-oriented development. Olddoc on tonight's special meeting (and executive session), and a nod to Renata for clarifying how BOE members are sent to conventions, etc. Maria continues examining the hacking of the District's website. Councilor Williams debuts her Council blog, noting it is time to 'stand and deliver'. BOE member Renata Hernandez has some fun at Standing In The Gap, with being characterized as a 'giant emoticon'. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, announces an upcoming interview and profiles the Plainfield Youth Council. Plainfield Sports News finds the Cardinals turning away Pocono Mountains West. In preparation for Black History Month, Rebecca Williams' Confessions assesses Frederick Douglass, 'man of the 19th century'.

| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER II | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
  COUNCILORS: | McWILLIAMS | MAPP | STORCH | WILLIAMS |
| JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | PLAINFIELD TOMORROW | QC PROGRESSIVE | BURNEY: AS I SEE IT |
  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 |

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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• Today - January 24. 10 AM Viewing, Noon Funeral. Viewing and Funeral for Shawane Lovely. 16-year-old PHS student is second homicide of 2011. At Destiny Worship Center, 635 East Third Street (corner of Berckman Street).
  
  
• Today - January 24. 7 PM. Special City Council Meeting. Two items of business: PMUA Commissioner appointments; adoption of final layoff plan. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.
  
  
• Tomorrow - January 25. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited. Parking and entry at rear of building.

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