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Sunday, June 20, 2010

You're on your own with the blogs today, off to Susan Ironside's first Eucharist..


BREAKING: Man shot in 400-block West 4th Street, 2:30 AM, Medevac cancelled, apparently fatal, make that homicide No. 4.


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
DeLeeuw Scholarships: "$40,000 in scholarships given by bequest of Plainfield author"
Fathers Who Cook: "HERITAGE fundraiser a success" -- Online photo gallery of Saturday's event.
Graduation: "Timothy Christian School"
Obituary: "Charles 'Chuck' LeFever, former Councilman" -- Also President of Board of Ed and Neighborhood House, was VP with Macy's.

Municipal Banking: "Chase withdraws from municipal banking in NJ" -- Affects 200 towns.
Summer Programs: "Somerville will open only two of four pools" -- Budget constraints.

The Auditor: "Less flying, more driving for this Guv; Trenton won't be ghost town this summer"
Courts: "Eyewitness testimony on the hot seat"
Legislature --
Pensions: "Police the pensions: Lax disability rules cost NJ millions" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Real Estate: "$15,000 tax credit proposed to revive market in swoon"
School Boards Ass'n: "Millions spent on renovations of HQ" -- Despite the lede, it's really a profile.
Sewerage Authorities: "Assemblywoman wants BPU to oversee budgets" -- Putting the fox in charge of the henhouse?
Trans-Hudson Tunnels: "Two plus two makes for billions in waste" -- Paul Mulshine.

Baseball: "1873-style baseball is safe at home in Hoboken" -- Vintage teams duke it out with original rules, equipment.

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN WITH THE BLOGS TODAY, AM OFF TO SUSAN IRONSIDE'S FIRST EUCHARIST. Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice. Olddoc. Maria. Piv. Jerry. Bo on the 22nd. Councilor Mapp. Councilor Storch. Councilor Burney. Councilor McWilliams. Plainfield Sports News.

Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger; BOE member Renata Hernandez blogs anew at new blog Standing In The Gap; her daughter Milani Hernandez is at PEPTalk: A PPS pupil's perspective; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez. There are two personal blogs concerned with the Plainfield public schools: Dr. E=MC²; and Eye on Plainfield Schools.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING


  • Tomorrow - June 21. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak at beginning and end of meeting.

  • Wednesday - June 23. 5 - 8 PM. H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccination Clinic. Vaccinations offered under the auspices of the Plainfield Health Division. Info: (908) 753-3092. At City Hall Annex, 510 Watchung Avenue.
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