Bernice is surprised by a theme song on the City's website.. Olddoc catches a break.. Councilor Storch notes Council became a blame-free zone on Monday (for a while).. David offers a Throwback Thursday vid: Lt. Ken Reid on Sally Jesse Raphael.. Jackie: Survivor-World Apart blog party..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Quotations from Chairman Jerry Green"

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 --

Delayed Openings/Closings Thursday: Plainfield Public Schools, CLOSED. State offices, CLOSED. City offices, 90-minute delayed opening. Plainfield Public Library, 11 AM opening. County offices and courts, 10 AM opening.

Stendergate --

• "Kennedy gets nod of LD22 Dem chairs" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
• "Stender still in Assembly, but drops Twitter account"

Amtrak:  "House of Representatives votes to increase Northeast Corridor service"
Newark --

• "Council approves Baraka's business administrator, corporation counsel"
• "Ten candidates sign up for school board race"

Christie for President --

• "Christie pivots" -- Matt Katz of WNYC.

Congress:  "GOP fear: Two more years of gridlock"
ELEC --

• "Former state senator settles corruption charges for $100,000"
• "Lobbyists my soon have to pay more to lobby"

Exxon Settlement --

• "Ex-official: Christie's office drove settlement"
• "OpEd: Shortchanging NJ by billions"
• "Sweeney pledges to stop Exxon settlement"
  
• "Assembly panel will hold hearing on Exxon settlement" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
• "Pallone: Settlement is unacceptable"

Hillary --

• "Clinton breaks silence on email controversy"
• "Clinton's email domain was a sign of status for inner circle"
  
• "Awkward silence from GOP candidates on email flap"

Incarceration:  "Rowan U. to host panel on nation's incarceration rate"
Minimum Wages:  "Towns would be able to set higher rates than the state under proposal"
Paid Sick Leave:  "Christie prognosis for paid sick leave: Job losses"
Teaching:  "Are two semesters of student teaching too much? NJ colleges say yes"

Ferguson, MO:  "Holder slams police force as a 'collection agency'" -- Politico | NYTimes |

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] is surprised by a theme song on the City's website.

[OLDDOC]  catches a break.

[Mayor MAPP] advocates for the Fleet Manager position up tonight.

[Councilor STORCH] notes Council became a blame-free zone on Monday (for a while).

[Councilor WILLIAMS] Earned sick days ordinance up tonight.

[DAVID] offers a Throwback Thursday vid: Lt. Ken Reid on Sally Jesse Raphael.

[JACKIE] Survivor-World Apart blog party.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] watching for subway rats?.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] celebrates Mattiwilda Dobbs.

[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield overcomes Christ the King.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] promotes Rutgers Latinas & Politics conference.

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