I am serving my first year as a member of the Plainfield Board of Education. The following article is my opinion, and is in no way reflective of the views of the entire board. What do advocates for the privatization of public education do when they take from tens of thousands of public school students? They…

It’s no secret that some people don’t like “the blogs”. Assemblyman Jerry Green is one of them. Council President Bridget Rivers and Councilwoman Gloria Taylor are two more. Bernice Paglia reported that at last week’s City Council meeting, Rivers suggested that something be done with the blogs or, as Councilwoman Gloria Taylor put it, “the…

Last night, the Plainfield City Council again rejected an ordinance that would have made it possible for Plainfield workers to earn one hour of paid sick time for every thirty hours worked. Only a week ago, the Council voted 6-1 in favor of bringing the long-discussed ordinance – first rejected in March – to a…

I enjoy hanging out in Montreal, so I decided to do so from Thursday until Sunday last week to ring in my twenty-ninth birthday – or at least that was my excuse. Some of you may remember my Montreal pictures from last August. This time I decided to drive. Better to be boxed in a car for under…

Last night, the Planning Board voted in favor of non-condemnation of the Muhlenberg site. As usual, Bernice Paglia has done a great job explaining what that means – please consult her story here. If you’d like to see how it all went down, the video is below. It begins with testimony by Jessica L. Giorgianni of H2M, the…

On Saturday, August 29th, the City of Plainfield and the City Council sponsored the Fourth Ward Family Fun Day through the Division of Parks and Recreation. The event, at Hannah Atkins Playground, was hosted by Fourth Ward Councilwoman Bridget Rivers and First and Fourth Ward Councilwoman Vera Greaves. I was out of town for the weekend,…

Before the South Avenue Gateway PILOT agreement was rejected by the City Council at last night’s special meeting, Director of Economic Development Carlos Sanchez addressed concerns about the proposed ordinance before comments by Mayor Adrian Mapp and members of the governing body. The ordinance authorizing the thirty year PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) would have…