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Friday, February 18, 2011

Renata: Chamber of Commerce event rates a D-.. Olddoc on repaving asphalt roads.. Maria notes District budget, minutes online.. Jerry touts passage of his anti-Abdul-Haqq bill.. Rucker: Focus on 'abandoned underclass'..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
City Clerk:  "Jalloh becomes Plainfield City Clerk" -- Sierra Express Media.
Connolly Properties:  "New owners have made improvements"
Fire:  "Chief: Lawrence Gardens fire 'appears to be arson'"
Girls Basketball:  "Plainfield 45, Westfield 44"
Plainfield Public Library:  "Discovered manuscripts tap into Plainfield history" -- Daily Targum, Rutgers.
Schools:  "Plainfield schools looking at more cuts"
Preschool:  "Parents, teachers and officials rally to defend all-day preschools"

Cranford:  "Closed door talks bring bad budget news"
Layoffs:  "Middlesex County expects to lay off 50 employees"
Morris County College:  "Board votes to allow illegal immigrants to enroll"
Newark:  "Immigration advocates gather to protest proposed Essex County detention center"
PATH:  "Rise in PATH ridership seen as improvement in economy"
South Plainfield:  "Fire destroys wooden home" -- Enough with the bad puns, already.
South Plainfield:  "Glopak's 1.2MW solar installation will provide half site's power needs"
UC Vo-Tech:  "County vo-tech enters 'Parallel Universe' in Global Robotics C"

Gov. Christie:  "Christie pushes tax waiver for businesses in financial hardship"
Affordable Housing:  "NJ towns in limbo on affordable housing rules"
Authorities:  "NJ Senate OKs bill capping authority salaries"
Health Benefits:  "State benefits for federal, retired pols come under scrutiny"
Lincoln Visit:  "Lincoln's historic visit to Legislature re-enacted on 150th anniversary"
Public Worker Pensions:  "Employees not to blame for pension problems" -- Editorial, American City & County magazine.
Redistricting:  "Advocates push for drawing more competitive districts"
NJ Supremes:  "Senate asks Justice Rivera-Soto to resign"
Schools:  "Start with this: NJ public schools are getting the job done" -- Editorial, Courier.
Schools Development Authority:  "Room for cuts remains at streamlined SDA" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Syringes:  "NJ Senate passes bill allowing over-the-counter syringes sales"
Toll Hikes:  "NJ Senate approves cancelling proposed toll hikes"

Black History Month:  "Funeral directors as community leaders"
Collective Bargaining:  "30,000 pack Wisconsin capitol, protest Guv's union-busting" -- Truthout | TPM | PRWatch |
Social Security:  "Christie call to raise retirement age is 'baloney'-- Robert Reich, former SS trustee, on fixing it.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes BOE candidate packets are ready for pickup. Olddoc: further notes on repaving asphalt roads. Maria notes the proposed District budget and latest minutes have been posted online, cites Norcross on why schools are failing. BOE member Renata Hernandez reports at Standing In The Gap, cast her meeting-organizer eye on the Chamber event and grades it D-. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, argues (I think) that a focus on 'the abandoned underclass' would have economic benefits for the entire community. Jerry posts a legislative press release on the passage of his anti-Abdul-Haqq bill.

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