Editor's Notebook: Week in Review

This week was a whirlwind, to say the least.

It started last weekend with the heavy rain storm that flooded many local streets and home basements, then continued with Gov. Chris Christie's budget proposal, which announced state aid cuts that put the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education and the two towns in a bit of a crunch.

Here's a look back at our coverage of those issues and more.

On Monday, we brought you a full report of how the rain storm impacted our area and gave you one family's story of their basement flooding. We also gave you answers to some of the questions circulating about the joint library project.

On Tuesday, we interviewed local cops about how they plan to enforce the new teen driving law that requires decals on teens' cars. We also gave a report from firefighters reminding you to maintain your sump pump regularly, brought you photos of the new electronic message board at the high school, and reported the Scotch Plains police reports from the past weekend.

On Wednesday, we gave you the latest on the Scotch Plains Management Corp., which approved its budget last week, but then had half of its board of directors resign. We brought you the news that the school district would lose $3.8 million in state aid for the 2010-2011 school year. High school columnist Mike Demmel also gave his thoughts on the new teen driving laws.

On Thursday, we reported Education Commissioner Bret Schundler's defense of Gov. Christie's cuts and gave you the numbers of how much Scotch Plains and Fanwood will lose in state aid this year.

On Friday, we let you know that the Board of Education delayed the vote on its budget until Monday, gave you Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr's perspective on the borough's cuts, and informed you of the ongoing debate between parents, baseball players and the district about the condition of the high school baseball field.