Olddoc urges mayor to show leadership.. Bernice: PMUA board to act on executive director.. Maria: Read Ledger article on Elizabeth schools!.. ke'stans notes student engagement key to success.. PSN: Thunder roars, Sky Blue shuts out Atlanta..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Is Star-Ledger cat's paw in Lesniak race?"
• "Hidden Plainfield: May 22 home ID"
  

Boy Scouts:  "Camporee in Sea Girt draws 10,000" -- Including Plainfield boy scouts.
Charter Schools:  "Plenty of talk to overhaul charters, but little agreement" -- Bob Braun, Ledger.
Urban Farms:  "NJ farmers pioneer new spaces, new technologies"

Children's Specialized Hospital:  "1,500 walk for children's hospital" -- Online photo gallery here.
Delaware & Raritan Canal:  "Canal  is the gem of central New Jersey"

2012 Presidential Race:  "Obama quietly digging up dirt on Christie"
Lt. Gov. Guadagno:  "Says her role is more than 'a stand-in' for Christie"
Education Spending:  "State's DOE website calculates district expenditures in new way"
Legal Services:  "After budget cuts, agency struggles to find attorneys"
School Ads:  "School ads a $ign of the times" -- Editorial, Courier.
Teacher Tenure:  "Sen. Ruiz pushes new teacher tenure reform bill"
Wind Energy:  "Agency: Developer can charge consumers before delivering power" -- From NJ Spotlight.
Women's Health Care:  "Weinberg tries once again to fund family planning"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes PMUA commissioners will hold special afternoon meeting Tuesday to deal with replacing Director and more. Olddoc mulls recent 'gang truce', upcoming community meeting, urges Mayor to show leadership. Maria urges reading of Ledger report on Elizabeth school politics. ke' stans blogs on urban education at Through The Lens, noting today that student engagement is the key to academic success. Plainfield Sports News finds Thunder over Portland, then Reading; Sky Blue shuts out Atlanta.

| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER II | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
  COUNCILORS: | McWILLIAMS | MAPP | STORCH | WILLIAMS |
| JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | DAMERON: SPEAKING MY MIND | RUCKER: QC PROGRESSIVE |
| NAT: DUMBED DOWN AMERICA | REBECCA: BATHROBE BLOGGER |
| SCHUMAN: POLITICS OF PLAINFIELD |
KE' STANS: THROUGH THE LENS | 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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