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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Olddoc's PSEG adventure; plus his teen years.. Bernice takes a mental health day.. Mayor Mapp posts his weekly newsletter.. Jackie: TAR's Season 26 blog pool opens; plus Chess in Washington Square Park.. Rebecca celebrates Mattiwilda Dobbs..


[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:  "Source: Stender won't seek re-election"
NJ Transit:  "NJT warns of fare hikes, service cuts"
Weather:  "More cold on tap before it turns warmer"

Asbury Park:  "Daycare owner allegedly scammed schools out of $40K"
Edison:  "Dueling portraits of troubled police department emerge in suit"
Elizabeth:  "Warehouse workers say fight to unionize led to firings"
Hillside:  "Man arrested for creating fake tax bill saying town owed him $13K"
Jersey City:  "Agency seeks to award contracts to four firms with ties to Dems"
Newark:  "New Ironbound soccer field to go before Council"
Racketeering:  "Jury selected in Ferreiro trial"
Ridgewood:  "Mayor to lobby AG's office for investigation into meter money theft"
Rutgers --
Solar Project:  "Bailout of 3-county $88M project will cost counties $21M each"
Woodbury:  "Former city hall employee charged in $50K theft released on bail"

Christie for President --
Ebola:  "Doctor who survived says he was unfairly cast as hazard and hero"
NJ Revenues:  "Federal share of NJ revenues shrinking, report says"
Obamacare:  "Refunds for half of enrollees reduced, tax prep firm says"
Pensions --
School Aid:  "School aid will be squeezed in new budget" -- Ledger | NJSpot |

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] takes a mental health day.

[OLDDOC]  a PSEG adventure; plus his teen years.

[Mayor MAPP] posts his weekly newsletter.

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS] A historical perspective on mass incarceration.

[DAVID] posts vid of the Decarcerate forum.

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

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] Chess in Washington Square Park.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] celebrates Mattiwilda Dobbs.

[NOEL at PALS] Gov. Livingston makes UCIAC semi-finals.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] College Achieve Charter open house Wednesday.