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Garcia Gets Festival Approval Despite Objections 27 Aug 2013 | 10:56 am
Fairness was an elusive goal Monday as the City Council tried to balance festival approvals with merchants' needs. In a special meeting, the governing body granted approval to Edison Garcia for use o...
Layoff Plan Approved 27 Aug 2013 | 10:50 am
The City Council approved a layoff plan Monday that will eliminate the Office of Economic Development staff that was formerly paid with Urban Enterprise Zone funds. The 5-1 vote at a special meeting ...
Special Meeting Tonight 26 Aug 2013 | 11:46 am
Calendula Don't forget, there is a special City Council meeting tonight, 7 p.m. in City Hall Library, with just two items: Submission of a layoff plan to the state Civil Service Commission and granti...
Flocked 25 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
Dan's post today reminds me that I mentioned flamingo-flocking in a post on fiscal controls. I know, I know, it's a stretch, but take a look here.
Ottmann Marking 20 Years in District 25 Aug 2013 | 10:24 am
For his twentieth year in the district, School Business Administrator Gary Ottmann will be receiving $181,825, according to the Aug. 20 Board of Education agenda. Ottmann served 13 years in Plainfiel...
Peach Festival at Grace Church 24 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm
Peach Festival and Carillon Concert Noon Sunday Grace Episcopal Church Bring your own lawn chair to Cleveland Avenue off East Seventh Street to enjoy this special event. See more details here.
Council Inconsistency Mars Its Power 24 Aug 2013 | 03:14 pm
The current hassle over festivals has its origins in new rules passed last year for carnivals and other events. As noted in this blog post, the council took measures to tighten up on carnivals and ot...
UCIA's Unfinished Projects 24 Aug 2013 | 01:22 pm
The city's proposed settlement agreement with the Union County Improvement Authority included a list of projects the authority was working on several years ago. Plaintalker wrote about most of them. T...
CIP Advice: Look for Grants, Not Bonds 23 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
There's a bit of a back story on the library closing from today through Sept. 3. Library Director Joe Da Rold met with the Planning Board on Aug. 1 to discuss the capital improvement plan for 2013 t...
Garden Images 22 Aug 2013 | 08:42 am
My garden is largely grown from saved seed or cuttings, partly for thrift and partly because I love to propagate plants. This year I still miss my double pink Impatiens that I grew for more than a de...
