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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Bernice notes new plans for East 3rd/Richmond; FiOS troubles.. Olddoc entertains the Richmond cohort this weekend.. Jackie: week in review plus a 'ONENANYAY' sign


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
CLIPS is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news 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 as a blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips, email me at plaindan@gmail.com.

NEWS --

Boys Basketball:  "Plainfield at Neptune"
Urban Enterprise Zones:  "Christie vetoes bill restarting UEZ program"
Most Dangerous Towns:  "Courier: Plainfield Central Jersey's most dangerous town"
Scrap Metal Thefts:  "Stopping thefts takes Assembly, police, purchaser policies"
Gas Prices:  "NJ gas prices up sharply as oil rebounds"

George Street Playhouse:  "A Civil War story with a twist"
Newark:  "Brookings Institution ranks city high on school choice"
Scotch Plains:  "Civil rights film and talk at library"
South Plainfield:  "Sodexo redesigns middle school cafe"
Westfield:  "Tracing Italian ancestry to be discussed at library"

Bridgegate --
Christie for President --
Campaign Finance:  "Why NJ lawmakers are owed money from their own campaigns"
Mortgage-backed Securities:  "Judge strikes down most of Prus suit against Bank of America"
Port Authority:  "Only Republican committed to veto override will be out of town during vote"

Bobbi Kristina Brown:  "Cops suspect foul play in case"
Catholic Church:  "Vatican sex abuse commission to recommend sanctions for non-reporting bishops"
Gay-to-Straight Trial:  "Judge bars proponents of therapy from testifying at fraud trial"
Real Estate:  "Low-income and minority households far behind in home ownership"
Vaccinations --
RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] notes new plans for East 3rd/Richmond; FiOS troubles.

[OLDDOC] entertains the Richmond cohort this weekend.

[Mayor MAPP] posts his weekly email newsletter.

[Councilor STORCH] announces his re-election run.

[Councilor WILLIAMS] on Decarcerate NJ forum.

[DAVID] on Feb. 24 Decarcerate NJ forum.

[JACKIE] week in review plus a 'ONENANYAY' sign.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] offers skullz windshimes.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] notes Black AIDS Awareness Day.

[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield vs. Union.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] notes College Achieve Charter School deadline is near.