Olddoc: Guest blogger Tom Kaercher ponders Mapp compromises.. Bernice urges Latinos to apply to boards and commissions.. Jackie recalls the days before double-deckers.. Plainfield Latino notes college fair for undocumented students tomorrow; Owner seeks lost dog..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

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CLIPS is a daily roundup of links to news and blog posts about Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was Plainfield's public information officer; it was later offered to the general public by email and has been available in blog form since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips, you can email me at plaindan@gmail.com.

NEWS --

'Junkyard' Dog:  "Dog kept outside has Plainfield residents concerned"
Housing:  "Multi-family construction in NJ is on the rise"
Obituary:  "Mary J. Anderson, 104, Plainfield resident since 1930"

Bell Labs:  "Charlie Townes, Inventor of laser dies" -- NYTimes | Ledger |
Doctors Without Borders:  "Plane above NJ protests threat to generic drugs"
Edgewater Fire --

• "Workers who sparked fire weren't licensed plumbers, police chief says"
• "Second lawsuit to be filed against Avalon Bay in fire"

Edison:  "Fourth fire in three years at Edison DPW building"
Newark --

• "City unveils new mobile app to report crime, find information"
• "Baraka: City to explore ID program for undocumented"

Perth Amboy:  "Middlesex prosecutor part of Dem tug-of-war?"
Politics:  "Fulop and Baraka: Odd couple or power couple?"
William Paterson U.:  "Five students cleared in campus rape case" -- Grand jury deciined to indict.

Christie for President --

• "Twitterverse mocks Christie's unintentionally profane PAC name" -- PolNJ | Ledger |

Asssembly --

• "Assembly fails to override Christie veto of food stamps bill"
• "Assembly passes bill for voluntary registration of private security cams"
• "Panel acts to let teens seek mental health help without adult consent"

Auto Safety:  "Nine models notch perfect scores in preventing auto deaths"
NJ Pensions:  "Investment tied to Mass. governor not pay-to-play, audit says" -- Ledger | NJSpot | -- Can you say casuistry?
Property Taxes:  "Rebate 'shell game' makes it hard to track NJ property tax facts"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] urges Latinos to apply to boards and commissions.

[OLDDOC] Guest blogger Tom Kaercher ponders Mapp compromises.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] recalls the days before double-deckers.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] notes college fair for undocumented students tomorrow; Owner seeks lost dog.

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