Olddoc: 'AJ' on agenda for clerk appointment.. Bernice: UEZ rebuilding trucks?.. Maria: Help understanding school budgets.. Jerry notes redistricting meeting today in JC.. Rebecca reflects on Lincoln.. Rucker takes up Armory proposal.. Jackie puts UCC on Wall of Shame.. PSN on Cardinals' loss at buzzer..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Snug as a bungalow"
  
• "'CLIPS' calendar moves to Google, and sidebar"

Historic Documents Discovered:  "'Housecleaning' at Library turns up treasure trove" -- Including handwritten draft of original city charter.
Daylaborers:  "Plainfield daylaborers take  on challenges, hardships hundreds of miles from home"
Tyrone Johnson:  "Johnson scores in NBE's 'Primetime Shootout'" -- Courier | Ledger | NBE Basketball |
Gun Charges:  "Trio arrested on gun charges following vehicle search"
Obituary:  "Robert Nelson" -- Viewing Monday, funeral Tuesday.

Asbury Park:  "Asbury's Boardwalk commercial revival moves inland"
Edison:  "In Edison, sparks fly between mayor, council"
Lakewood:  "Study: Daylaborers vulnerable to a variety of abuses"
Newark:  "Police departments across US snatch up recently laid-off Newark cops"
New Brunswick:  "In New Brunswick, a mixed-use project is bustling"
North Plainfield:  "Art teacher at duCret donates painting to St. Joseph's church"
Union County Freeholders:  "Nancy Ward to retired from Freeholder Board" -- 'Retired' by Charlotte, most likely.

Budgets --

• Camden County:  "County lays off 260 workers, furloughs those remaining" -- 22-day furloughs, every other Friday for balance of year.
• Trenton:  "City's budget gap forces furloughs for 600, with more layoffs pending" -- 13 furlough day between now and June 30.

The Auditor:  "Is Carmen Southward running? Christie appointments; Codey as author?"
Gov. Christie --

• Tom Moran:  "Christie, as Oprah, wows them in Dem stronghold, Union City"
• Kevin Manahan:   "The Gov who lives in a mansion says I'm an elitist. Isn't that rich?"

Gun Control:  Tighter gun control needed in NJ? -- "Yes: Bryan Miller" | "No: Evan F. Nappen"
Minimum Wage:  "Commission: Keep NJ's minimum wage at $7.25"
Redistricting:  "Jersey City likely to lose a seat in reapportionment"
School Costs:  "Get a better fix on public school spending" -- Editorial, Courier.
State Pensions:  "On pensions, Christie's plan is stronger" -- Editorial, Ledger.

National Black Museum --

• Lonnie Bunch:  "Museum's director is a Belleville native"
• Mark DiIonno:  "African-American museum to be built among nation's treasures"
• Museum's Importance:  "Q&A with Nelson Johnson, Boardwalk Empire author"

Real Estate --

• Markets:  "Five myths of the mortgage market"
• Mortgages:  "Calculating the Annual Percentage Rate" -- And what gets left out.
• Square Footage:  "Dispute sheds light on how homes are measured"

Pets:  "NJ's sour economy forcing many to give up their pets" -- Stressing the whole pet welfare system.
Feral Cats:  "Groups work to save feral cats, but critics fault method"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice finds truck repairs tucked away in a UEZ request. Olddoc notes several items on the agenda, including appointing AJ as clerk. Maria posts the District's budget slideshow and the SBA's 'Budget 101' on understanding school budgets. Jerry posts notice of today's redistricting meeting in J.C. On Lincoln's birth date, Rebecca Williams' Confessions, reflects. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, will take up the Armory proposal later today. Plainfield Sports News reports on the late bucket that sank the Cardinals. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts some icy pix and puts Union County College on her personal Wall of Shame.

| 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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