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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Have an appointment, you're on your own with the blogs this morning -- Dan


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Green Card Scam:  "Ex-Salvation Army pastor gets 18 years for defrauding parishioners" -- Courier | Ledger |
Stabbing:  "Bloody brawl, stabbing leads to arrest"

Perth Amboy:  "Council wants convicted official to divulge abuses by other employees"
Woodbridge:  "Asphalt company gets 80% tax break to remain in township"

Christie at Harvard:  "Christie calls NJEA a 'political thuggery operation' in Harvard speech"
FamilyCare:  "NJ asks feds to approve reduced parent eligibility for insurance plan"
Hudson Rail Tunnel:  "Feds demand NJ repay $271M" -- Ledger | Gannett | PolNJ |
Turnpike Tolls:  "Toll collectors' contract extended, but all jobs will be gone in 2 years"

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Bernice: Clerk AJ has put detailed BOE results online.. Olddoc: Most voters failed to speak at all.. Maria: Will there be principal evaluations?.. PSN covers two QCBL games at Rock Avenue fields..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Anti-Violence Radiothon:  "Plainfield internet radio station holding weekend radiothon" -- Station is here.
duCret Exhibit:  "School to showcase students' best art this Sunday"
TogetherAsOne:  "Plainfield man bikes cross country to promote scholarship fund" -- Follow along here.
R&B Festival:  "Plainfield gearing up for annual Rhythm and Blues by the Brook festival"
Drug Bust:  "Plainfielders among 50 arrested in East Orange on drugs, weapons charges"

Edison:  "Vandals apparently cause public access channel blackout"
Watchung Reservation:  "Spring Garden Fair set for May 15, rain or shine"

Christie Appointments:  "Senate unanimously confirms O'Dowd as health commissioner"
Legislation:  "Sweeney will withdraw moratorium from insurance bill" -- After Norcross connection was highlighted.
Medicaid:  "NJ alerts Medicaid recipients of need to enroll in HMOs"
Parkway/Turnpike:  "Toll collectors agree to pay cut to save jobs" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Tax Cuts:  "Christie signs tax cut bills after Dems pass tweaks"
Xanadu:  "Developer gets up to $200M in tax breaks to finish project" -- Xanadu no more.

'Bath Salts':  "Bath Salts banned in NJ; store supplies seized"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice finds AJ has put BOE results online; plus gets new comments on months-old posts. Olddoc finds most voters failed to speak at all on BOE election, plus notes on 'harebrained' medical bonuses. Maria asks again whether principals' evaluations are on the way. Plainfield Sports News covers two QCBL games at Rock Avenue fields.


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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Bernice, Olddoc, Maria, Renata, Dr. E=MC² wish BOE winners well, outline challenges.. Jerry posts two more Dem press releases..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Board of Ed:  "Newcomer slate sweeps in; Cathcart out after three terms"
West 3rd Street Shooting:  "Victim on life support" | "Neighborhood on edge"
Police Blotter:  "Blotter, April 27"
2010 Murder:  "Plainfield man pleads not guilty to shooting woman found dead in Piscataway"

Edison:  "Council limits mayor's power to reorganize workforce"

Energy:  "State vows to take fight for new power plants to US Supreme Court"
NJ Bonds:  "Moody's cuts NJ bond rating one notch"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice congratulates BOE winners Edache, Surgeon and Hurtt. Olddoc congratulates BOE winners. Maria wishes BOE winners good luck, lists challenges they face. BOE member Renata Hernandez reports at Standing In The Gap, congratulates the BOE winners. Dr. E=MC², congratulates the winners, welcomes a new day for District. Jerry posts twp new legislative Dem press releases.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Bernice, Maria, Renata and Dr. E=MC² urge all to vote today.. Williams on the Council and 'politics' (it's about ethics and responsibility).. Olddoc explains his radio reference.. Rucker finds inspiration in Westfield.. PSN notes QCBL Reds win opener.. Jerry posts slew of Dem press releases..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Charter School:  "Obama Green HS to return to West 7th, nixing Armory proposal"
Drive-By Shootings:  "Two shootings within minutes stoke concerns about renewed violence"
Earth Day:  "Barack Obama Green Charter HS students plant perennials" -- Photo gallery here.
Fire:  "East 9th Street house fire under investigation"
Prescription Drug Disposal:  "Plainfield, Union County team up in Operation Take Back"

Cranford:  "Township gets $700K in impact fees for 18 additional units at project"
Manville:  "Corner bar joins craft-beer trend"

Employment:  "NJ won't reach pre-recession job levels until 2016"
School Board Elections:  "Christie urges NJ voters to act decisively"

Spivey on Beer: "Trappist Terrible is a perfect 10"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice urges voting in BOE election today, plus pix of spring flowers...and a stinkbug. Olddoc explains his radio reference, apologizing to any inadvertently offended, plus some drug factoids. Maria urges your vote today; notes suggestion to combine Cook and Woodland at the Maxson building. Councilor Williams weighs in on the Council and 'politics': it's about ethics and responsibility. BOE member Renata Hernandez, at Standing In The Gap, urges voters to elect Edache, Hurtt and Surgeon, links to Cooke's column again Cathcart. Dr. E=MC², urges all to vote today, links to Cooke column; outlines keys to Board success. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, finds Westfield a model of collaboration. Jerry posts a s-l-e-w of Dem press releases. Plainfield Sports News finds the QCBL Reds win their opener.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Olddoc's thoughts on BOE candidates.. Bernice on renaming PHS.. Maria: District missing a required evaluation policy.. 'Dee' Dameron launches her campaign blog.. Rucker indicts Storch; explains his visit to Dameron's office..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Armed Robbery:  "Armed robbery of two at Twin City bus stop" -- One a resident of the Park Hotel.
Board of Ed Election:  "Plainfield must vote for change" -- Courier's Jay Jefferson Cooke
Drug Raid:  "Site of Wednesday home invasion becomes target of police raid" -- Just as I thought.
Gov. McGreevey:  "Former governor McGreevey denied bid for priesthood"
Stabbing:  "Three charged in wake of Easter Sunday stabbing"
Volunteerism:  "Plainfield students share in countywide day of volunteerism"
YMCA:  "Plainfield YMCA gearing up for summer camp"
Obituary:  "Sally Evans Beckwith, community activist, Act IV member" -- Courier obituary.
 
J&J:  "J&J takes heat from Doctors Without Borders for not sharing HIV patents"
Morristown:  "Council hopeful sues town after nominating petition is rejected"
Police Layoffs:  "Hillsborough police union to protest proposed layoffs"
Seton Hall U.:  "SHU's focus on marketing helps local businesses"

Legislature --

State Pensions:  "Report: NJ/s pensions among most underfunded"
School Budgets:  "Don't be quick to punish schools for tax burden" -- Editorial, Courier.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice floats the name being floated to rename PHS. Olddoc gives measured thought to the BOE candidates. Maria finds District missing a policy on evaluation of staff. 'Dee' Dameron, candidate for Wards 1/4 at-large, launches her blog, Speaking My Mind. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, indicts Councilor Storch; explains his visit to Dameron's workplace.


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Monday, April 25, 2011

Maria: District fails to evaluate PHS principal for tenure; plus, move afoot to rename PHS?.. Mapp: No politics over North Avenue project.. Storch: Planning Board on bumpouts.. Williams on Freeholder Linda Carter.. Bernice: Alrick in Seattle.. Olddoc notes evolution of medical records.. Renata posts lineup for Youth Summit..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Board of Ed Race:  "Plainfield school board race a one-on-three battle"
Earth Day:  "Barack Obama Green Charter HS students plant perennials" -- Can you guess where the lot is?
Golden Gloves:  "Leroy Davila, out of Plainfield's 5 Star Gym, to Golden Gloves National Tournament"
Norton Bonaparte:  Former Plainfield city administrator Norton Bonaparte, currently City Manager of Topeka, KS, will be leaving that job effective July 1. News reports are here and here, and Norton speaks out in a news video here. It hasn't been entirely a stroll in the park.
Obituary:  "Sally Evans Beckwith, community activist, Act IV member" -- Memorial service Saturday.

Edison:  "Suspended police chief accused of threatening business administrator"
Fanwood:  "Holocaust to be remembered at Temple Sholom" -- This is Plainfield's Temple Sholom.
Police Budgets:  "Cutbacks hitting North Jersey cops"
Somerset County:  "Traffic control boxes in county to become canvasses for local artists"

DYFS:  "NJ paid $7M to settle lawsuits from three abused foster children"
Energy:  "Consumer efficiency makes it difficult for utilities to upgrade" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Pensions:  "Expert with ties to NJ says if pensions aren't protected, nation will suffer" -- Bob Braun.
Public Employees:  "Retirements soar as Christie tries to alter rules"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice finds Alrick Brown in Seattle and Shakespeare Garden daffodils in bloom. Olddoc recalls medical record keeping's evolution and cites physician who can't GIVE his practice away (I saw same story). Maria asks what's up with failure of District to evaluate PHS principal Brian Bilal, and with moves afoot to change name of PHS. Councilor Mapp urges not playing politics with North Avenue road project. Councilor Storch: the Planning Board's recommendations on South Avenue bumpouts. Councilor Williams on Freeholder Linda Carter. BOE member Renata Hernandez reports at Standing In The Gap, posts the lineup for this weekend's Youth Summit.


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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Olddoc responds to Nat and Dottie.. Bernice & Rucker wish all Happy Easter.. Maria checks Plainfield school costs against some yardsticks.. Williams on Freeholder Carter.. Jackie finds more signs of spring.. PSN: Justice over Binghamton..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
The Green Brook:  "Trash pollutes brook along Plainfield-North Plainfield boundary" -- Photo gallery here.
Shooting Victim:  "Cops: Victim may lose part of arm from gunshot wound"
Obituary:  "Sally Evans Beckwith, community activist, Act IV member"

Mercer County:  "County's community ID program deemed a success"

Gov. Christie:  "Why men love Christie, women not so much" -- Kathleen O'Brien.
The Auditor:  "Guadagno dragging her feet?; getting serious about Snooki"
School Elections:  "Rhetoric less heated in NJ school elections this year"

Product Prices:  "Smaller packeges equal price increases"
Unitarians:  "For Unitarians, Easter is a day of renewal" -- What about FUSP?

RECENT POSTS: Bernice wishes all a Happy Easter. Olddoc answers commenters Nat and Dottie. Maria uses Asbury Park's school audit to probe Plainfield costs. Councilor Williams on Freeholder Linda Carter, notable woman in policits. Dr. E=MC², continues his criticism of BOE member Lenny Cathcart. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, wishes Happy Easter and Passover to all. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, this week's pix find more hints of spring (yay!). Plainfield Sports News finds Justice race past Binghamton.


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