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Friday, February 27, 2015

Olddoc offers advice for ACA late enrollees.. Bernice notes Muslim event draws large crowd; reprints lists of significant Plainfield Muslims.. Noel: Plainfield overcomes Christ the King.. David notes YMCA $25 deal ends soon; still having issues with vid of the Decarcerate forum..S Jackie: Plainfield building 'tagged' with permission?..


[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 --

Stendergate --
Assemblyman Bramnick:  "Bramnick booked for Stress Factory in March"
State Aid:  "State aid to towns virtually frozen -- again" -- Interactive map.

Edison:  "Yet another lawsuit against Edison police department"
Hillside:  "Closed since 2013, library to open its doors Saturday"
Kean U.:  "Kean mistakenly mails acceptance letters to 3,000 students"
Newark --
Trenton --
Christie for President --
Demographics:  "Minorities will be majority in NJ by end of next decade"
Legislature:  "Override vote postponed on Port Authority reform bill" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
NJ Credit:  "Pension ruling bad news for NJ's credit, Moody's says"
NJ Energy:  "Ambitious goal set: 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2050"
NJ Finances:  "State tax collections off $60M"
Poll: "Most Jerseyans support 'aid in dying' bill"
'Second Chance' Law:  "Christie dragging feet on convict employment law, advocates say"
Suicides:  "Money worries fueled uptick in Baby Boomer suicides during recession"
Transportation Trust Fund:  "NJ Chamber exec 'discouraged' by Christie's lack of fixes"

Biography:  "Woodrow Wilson's life recounted as religious epic"
Media:  "Who's watching all that Christian programming?"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] notes Muslim event draws large crowd; reprints lists of significant Plainfield Muslims.

[OLDDOC]  offers advice for ACA late enrollees.

[Mayor MAPP] posts his weekly newsletter.

[Councilor STORCH] on the Grand Opening of Farmers Insurance.

[Councilor WILLIAMS] A historical perspective on mass incarceration.

[DAVID] notes YMCA $25 deal ends soon; still having issues with vid of the Decarcerate forum.

[JACKIE] TAR's Season 26 blog pool opens.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] Plainfield building 'tagged' with permission?.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] celebrates Mattiwilda Dobbs.

[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield overcomes Christ the King.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] College Achieve Charter open house Wednesday.