Bernice notes sick leave ordinance postponed to April.. Olddoc finds icy conditions unconducive to Council attendance.. David witnesses another accident near Watchung & Kensington..
[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: "The question of who succeeds Stender remains murky"
Union County: "2015 budget has lowest tax hike in years"
Gas Prices: "Why prices are rising, despite ample supply"
Hospitals: "Consultant: Newark area has too many beds to be economically feasible" -- Ledger | NJSpot |
PSEG: "Company proposes $1.6B gas main modernization" -- NJSpot | Ledger | -- Mainly in urban areas.
Weather: "Snow, freezing rain, more snow after that"
East Brunswick: "Mayor is against fluoride in tap water"
Elizabeth: "Schools wrangle with mom over PARCC opt-out signs"
Girl Scouts: "Scouts banking on merchandising deals"
NJ Transit: "NJT receives $147M grant to fix Sandy damage"
North Brunswick: "Rug merchant guilty in fencing stolen gold, jewelry" -- Much taken in South Asian home invasions.
North Plainfield: "Vintage photo: Steer Inn, ca. 1960"
Orange: "Top cop files suit saying sex harassment charges 'patently false'"
Paterson: "Schools to cut $62M to resolve budget crisis"
South Plainfield: "SPHS teacher charged with sexual assault of student, 15" -- Ledger | CBS News | Courier |
Trenton: "City's paid sick leave law challenged by NJ biz groups"
Warren: "Pizza shop owner gets prison for hiding $500K in profits from IRS"
Christie for President --
- "Christie PAC to hold first fundraiser in two weeks" -- WSJ | Ledger |
- "Illinois guv who Christie helped elect says NJ is 'going down the drain'"
- "Christie job approval hits new low" -- Politico | Ledger | PolNJ |
- "Menendez to escort Netanyahu to speech Watson Coleman, Payne will skip"
- "Senator tells AIPAC he'll oppose deal that does not roll back Iran nuke program"
NJ Budget --
- "Christie pushes ahead with biz tax cuts, racking up $660M in lost revenue"
- "Under law, Christie could use Exxon settlement to balance budget"
NJ Pensions: "League: Christie pension changes could trigger 'mass exodus' of workers"
PARCC Tests: "First day of wide scale testing sees few problems, state says"
Policing: "Obama calls for changes after task force report" -- Citing Ferguson, Staten Island deaths.
Port Authority: "NY sponsor of PA reform bill rejects NJ compromise" -- NYTimes | NJSpot |
Public Records: "Journalist goes to court seeking $800K in Christie travel records"
Sandy Aftermath: "Booker, Menendez seek hearings into possible Sandy fraud"
Wealth: "Three in NJ among world's 500 wealthiest" -- Guess which one has Plainfield connections.
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] notes sick leave ordinance postponed to April.
[OLDDOC] finds icy conditions unconducive to Council attendance.
[Mayor MAPP] advocates for the Fleet Manager position up tonight.
[Councilor STORCH] on the Grand Opening of Farmers Insurance.
[Councilor WILLIAMS] Earned sick days ordinance up tonight.
[DAVID] witnesses another accident near Watchung & Kensington.
[JACKIE] week in review, with ships passing in the night.
[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] reprints Ledger editorial: Latinos face new form of voter bias.
