Bernice: Eye-popping budget shortfall; Red Cross leaving Plainfield.. Olddoc surprised Council meeting ended day it began.. Maria on Grantmakers and fiscal situation.. Rucker on Council and PMUA.. Cable TV Commission on Sundance interns' lessons.. Jerry posts old Nia Gill letter..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Dirty little secret about the PMUA and why nothing is ever resolved"
- "Mark Spivey gets his new assignments"
Fire: "Arson suspected in John Street fire" -- House outside which Shawane Lovely was fatally shot will have to be demolished.
Maxson School: "School facing unique set of challenges" -- After 5 years missing AYP, school must restructure.
Shooting: "Plainfield man charged in shooting of Hazlet woman"
Bridgewater: "Would-be robber kills jewelry store owner, then self" -- Courier | Ledger |
Pay-to-Play: "Jersey City set to award no-bid contract to firm that donated to mayor's campaign"
Somerset County: "Committees to begin studying police consolidation" | "Editorial, Courier"
Affordable Housing: "Lesniak vows new housing bill after Christie's veto"
Cable TV Subsidy: "Christie calls law to help poor, seniors pay for cable 'dumb'"
Hudson Rail Tunnel: "Christie says 'Gateway' tunnel plan addresses his cost concerms"
Legislature: "GOP proposes pension reform bills"
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission: "Christie fires 71 PVCS employees" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
Police Layoffs: "Statewide, police are affected by cutbacks" -- Gannett | Ledger |
Redistricting: "Cohen refuses to attend public meetings until he has an official role"
School Report Card: "Per-pupil spending dropped in urban districts" -- NJ Spotlight | Ledger | -- Report is here.
School Vouchers: "A dozen questions to see what's really going on" -- Gordon McInnes, former commissioner.
State Pensions: "Report: NJ pension situation will only get worse"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice reports an eye-popping budget shortfall expected for 2012; Red Cross moving to Westfield. Olddoc reports with surprise that Council meeting ended the same day it began. Maria reports on the Council of NJ Grantmakers on fiscal issues facing NJ. Tony Rucker reports on the PMUA discussion last night, at Queen City Progressive. Jerry posts Sen. Nia Gill's (somewhat dated) opinion on the Justice Rivera-Soto matter. Cable TV Advisory Board reports on the valuable life lessons learned by Sundance Film Festival interns. Plainfield Sports News notes Isaiah Gill makes his decision, boxer Michael Perez wins in Puerto Rico.
| 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 |
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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