Maria: What happens if preschool funding is cut?.. Renata on Maxson restructuring, parental involvement policy, PAAAS scores.. Jackie reminds us in words and pix we are having WEATHER.. PSN on boxer Denis 'Da Momma's Boy' Douglin..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Exuberant brickwork sets house apart"
  
• "JFK hospital pats self on back in full-page ad. Should it?"

Cable TV Tax: "State tax to help low-income people pay cable bills used to plug budget hole instead"
Vacant Housing:  "Downturn spikes housing vacancies" -- Of Plainfield's 16,621 units, 1,441 (9%) are vacant, up 38% since 2000.

Bridgewater Mosque:  "For some it's about traffic; for others, about hate" -- Jay Jefferson Cooke, Courier.
Fire Hydrants:  "Somerville mayor asks residents to help clear snow from hydrants"
Irvington:  "Middle school students pelt fireighters responding to alarm with snowballs, ice"
Newark:  "Education chief Cerf, Mayor Booker present findings on Newark school reform"
Pay-to-Play:  "Trenton mayor Mack could face more woes over $250K engineering bid"
PEG Channel:  "Cranford public access channel returns to air with new studio"
Pru Center:  "Paternership behind 'the Rock' coming apart"
Police Consolidation:  "Somerset police skeptical about single countywide force" | "Editorial, Ledger"
Police Layoffs:  "Asbury Park, union close to agreement averting 35 layoffs"
Rahway:  "Ex-mayor leads city's efforts to cultivate the arts"
Redevelopment:  "Central Jersey projects will remain on back burner"

Real Estate --

• Long View:  "Housing bubbles are few and far between"
• Mortgages:  "Online mortgage shopping made easier"
• New Jersey:  "Brokers face challenges in this snowy winter"

The Auditor:  "Opponent for Menendez?; Booker at Brick City premiere; Googling Christie's hidden contributors"
Business:  "NJ madly competes to seduce companies, but lower taxes only part of answer"
College:  "With student debt rising, is college still worth it?"
Hospitals:  "State data on hospitals needs better organization"
Legislature:  "Bill would ban lame-duck pols from approving promotions, pay raises"
NJEA:  "At NJEA conference, Menendez says it's time to stop blaming teachers"
State Workers:  "State jobs thinned by retirements"

Exhibit:  "The Teapot: An object of practical beauty"  -- Dr. Unjeria Jackson's collection showcased at Morris Museum.
Smoking:  "Are NJ's anti-smoking efforts going up in smoke?"
Weather:  "Blizzard of 1888 makes our winter look like tempests in a teapot"

RECENT POSTS: Maria looks at what happens to Plainfield's preschool if the state cuts funding. BOE member Renata Hernandez reports on the Maxson restructuring meeting, the 'parental involvement' policy meeting and the PAAS tests scores at Standing In The Gap. Plainfield Sports News on boxer Denis 'Da Momma's Boy' Douglin. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts her weekly words and pix, reminding us that this year we're having WEATHER.

| 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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• Tomorrow - February 7. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. Public may speak at end of meeting. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry at rear of building. Agendas are posted online here.
  

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