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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Bernice: El Centro looking for board members; Cretella projects under way.. Maria: Proposed District budget online.. Olddoc on government cost-cutting options.. Jerry posts Dem press releases.. Rucker riffs on technology.. PSN posts Sky Blue FC schedule.. Jackie on Survivor: Redemption Island..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Howard Banks:  "Plainfield stylists hangs up the scissors after 56 years" -- Photo gallery here.
Police Blotter:  "Blotter: March 2"
Schools Construction:  "SDA reveals approval process for 10 projects" -- Ledger | NJ Spotlight | -- Plainfield passed over.
Obituary:  "John E. Eklund, Historical Society board member" -- Service Sunday, 3 PM, Grace Episcopal Church.

Edison:  "Council launches investigation into mayor at contentious meeting"
New Providence:  "Borough Council replaces paper agendas with laptops"
School Board Contention:  "Members censured for compromising student ID" -- Issue sparked by allegations of board member pursuing 'personal policy objectives'.

Gov. Christie:  "Let's get rid of civil service and let everything be collective bargaining"
Budget:  "Public hearings slated to discuss Christie's budget"
Business Tax Waiver:  "Treasury backtracks on waiver for financially strapped businesses"
Hudson Rail Tunnel:  "Christie: NJ ready to invest in rail tunnel" -- Ledger | Wall Street Journal |
Legislature:  "Dems unlikely to override Christie veto of jobs bills"
Prisons:  "Report finds repeat offenders draining state budget"
Redistricting:  "Today is D-Day" -- Either announce compromise or impasse.
Schools Funding:  "Braun: Administration will lose funding cuts case" | "All over but final report"
Seniors:  "AARP: NJ seniors face financial, health care hardships"
State Benefits:  "Sweeney: Cost of benefits breaking local government budgets"
Teacher Evaluation:  "NJEA: Student test scores not practical basis for evaluation"
Work-at-home Scam:  "State files fraud suit against NJ work-at-home company" -- You've seen those phone pole signs.

Spivey on Beer:  "Ramstein's Double Platinum Blonde: Evolution of a distinctive brew"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes El Centro is looking for board members, reviews Cretella projects under way on Park Avenue. Olddoc reviews government cost-cutting options, Christie's and others. Maria notes the proposed budget is posted online. Jerry posts five Dem legislative press releases. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, finds iPad2 inspiring a post on leveraging technology in community and education. Plainfield Sports News finds Sky Blue FC's schedule posted. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, posts the Survivor: Redemption Island blog post party for 3/2.


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