Bernice on last night's Council.. Olddoc will post toward noon.. Maria on tonight's BOE meeting, with budget questions.. Renata celebrates the Cardinals' big win.. Jackie notes Big Brother is casting.. Rucker: Runaway Lab-Pit mix available for adoption..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Crybabies Cattle Call: PMUA Commissioners meet tonight"
  
• "Mayor succeeds in veto, fails in budget amendment, withdraws Constables"

PHS Cardinals:  "Plainfield boys, minus transferred star, end 28-year title drought"
Neighborhood  House:  "Neighborhood House receives United Way grant for afterschool program"
2010 Murder:  "Plainfield man pleads not guilty to 2010 murder"
Drugs:  "Plainfield man convicted on drug charge"
Police Blotter:  "Blotter: March 14"
School Budgets:  "NJEA is big player in local school budget elections" -- From NJ Spotlight.

Bridgewater:  "Bridgewater Dems announce monthly meeting" -- Plainfield Dems have long way to go to catch up.
Cranford:  "Rutgers junior arrested in death of Warren Township woman" -- Courier | Ledger |
Hillside:  "Judge rules mayor cannot lay off workers without council consent"
Newark:  "Councilman Rice backs anti-Adubato slate in Board of Ed race"
North Plainfield:  "Argument leads to son charged with assaulting father"
Red Light Cams:  "Newark cameras reduce violations, bring in $3M revenue"
Roselle:  "Mayor enters not guilty pleas in auto incident"
SLAP Programs:  "Cash-strapped towns use inmate labor to cut costs"
Spicuzzo Corruption Case:  "Middlesex sheriff's officer charged as 'bag man'" -- Ledger | Gannett |

Gov. Christie:  "Poll: Christie support dropped after anti-abortion speech"
Employment Discrimination:  "Legislature, EEOC question bias in job listings requiring current employment"
State Spending:  "State should give public online access to daily spending details" -- Editorial, Home News.
State Workers:  "Union's proposal promises state millions in savings on benefits"
NJ Supremes:  "Top court sets guidelines on video-recorded witness testimony"
'Sexting':  "Lawmakers approve education program for teens caught 'sexting'"
Telecom Deregulation:  "Will consumers be big losers in NJ telecom deregulation?" -- NJSpotlight | NJNewsroom |
Turnpike Tolls:  "State gets proposals for toll collections"
Vaccinations:  "Senate bill would have stricter rules on exemptions for religious reasons"

Tax Tip:  "10 things to know about child, dependent care credit"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice covers Council to the bitter post-midnight end. Olddoc also toughed it out and will post later about noon. Maria alerts to BOE meeting tonight, with budget questions; notes Plainfield's high administrative expenses, low investment in student resources. BOE member Renata Hernandez reports at Standing In The Gap, on the Cardinals' big win. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, notes her Amazing Race review is up on TV Squad and Big Brother is casting. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, posts info on a Lab-Pit mix found dragging his leash and is now available for adoption.

| 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 |
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