Bernice: Mayor calls a special Council meeting.. Reflections on the Primary Election: Olddoc, Storch, Rucker, Jerry.. Maria details an example of personnel dysfunction in the District..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Incidents shake up Primary Election day"

Abbott Funding:  "OLS trims $52M from Abbott funding estimate" -- From NJ Spotlight.
AKAs:  "Plainfield's Theta Phi Omega chapter holds annual scholarship tea"
Drake House:  "Drake House to host historical gallery talk this weekend"
Jefferson Avenue:  "Plainfield, Dunellen join in paving boundary street"
Medications Safety:  "'Stop-and-Think Sam' helps BUF students brush up on medication safety"
Salvation Army:  "Plainfield Salvation Army re-establishes board of directors"

Cory Booker:  "Newark mayor rules out 2012 Senate run, keeps 2014 open"
Immigration Scam:  "NJ sues 3 companies over immigration services scam"
North Plainfield:  "Pianist fights back against two forms of cancer by recording her compositions"
Trenton:  "Law Director pressured by mayor to resign"  -- One thing after another.
Union County:  "County gets pristine 'AAA' credit rating" -- Remember those subprime mortgages that also got 'AAA'?
United Way of Greater Union County:  "Golf classic set for Shackamaxon" -- June 20.

Benefits Reforms --

• Legislation:  "Sweeney to introduce bill without Assembly support" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
• Impact:  "Retired state workers ask: Now what?"

Driver's Test:  "NJ drivers score low on knowledge of test material"
Lottery:  "NJ among states proposing online lottery sales"
NJN:  "Deal to let WNET take over NJN scrutinized during 5-hour hearing"
Schools:  "Christie proposes for-profit firms manage five failing NJ schools"

Politifax Truth-o-Meter: True, False, or other...? (The national factfinding service debuts in the Ledger)

• Family Planning Services:  "Do Christie budget cuts hurt family planning services?"
• Panasonic Move to Newark:  "Guadagno touts bragging rights for relocation"
• Teacher Tenure: "Christie: Only 17 of 150,000 tenured teachers dismissed"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice finds the Mayor calls a special Council meeting Tuesday, before the regular agenda-setting session. Olddoc on Tuesday's Council meeting, Green's 'congratulations' to winners, state pension reform. Maria details an example of Board supervision and HR execution having broken down over one job title. Councilor Storch reflects on the Primary Day outcomes. Tony Rucker, at Queen City Progressive, reflects on the Primary campaign and proposes his line of action for the future. Jerry gets around to congratulating the winners (scroll down to 'Post Campaign Congrats...').

| 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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