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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Bernice notes surveillance cams are coming; more innings for baseball controversy.. Olddoc posts on a romance, nonsense and a potpourri, not necessarily in that order.. Plainfield Latino promotes Rutgers Latinas & Politics conference..


[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:  "Kennedy vs. Mahr gets decided tonight" -- Or, Lesniak vs. Cryan.
PHS Wrestling:  "Plainfield's Phillips state qualification good enough for two Cardinals"
Weather:  "Winter wallop will follow wet, warm Wednesday"

Blood Lab Scam:  "Berkeley Heights salesman pleads guilty in scheme that netted 24 doctors"
East Brunswick:  "Township nixes fluoride in water" -- The loonies are coming?
Linden:  "Sen. Lesniak, Linden say Exxon deal stinks" -- Courier | Ledger |
Newark:  "Rec centers to be revamped into 'centers of hope'"
North Plainfield;  "Man run down by truck after argument, police say"
Paid Sick Leave:  "Bloomfield becomes first town in 2015 to mandate paid sick leave"
Summit:  "Hispanic community benefits from school district's liaison"
Wall:  "Township becomes home to NJ's largest domestic violence shelter"

Christie for President --
Hillary Clinton:  "Emails draw Clinton into a quagmire" -- Politico | NYTimes |
Bears:  "Drastic expansion of bear hunt approved by council"
Ebola:  "ACLU sues Christie over withheld Ebola documents"
NJ Budget --
  • "Unions to sue Christie over shortchanged pension payments in 2015 budget" -- PolNJ | Ledger | NJSpot |
  • "Lawmakers say they'll go to court to block Exxon settlement" -- NJSpot | Ledger |
NJ Transit --
Obamacare:  "Prognosis bleak for many in NJ if SCOTUS rejects tax credits"
Sandy Recovery:  "Pallone says FEMA should notify victims of fraud allegations"
School Elections:  "Only 20 of more than 500 districts still hold April elections"

Netanyahu Speech --
Ferguson, MO:  "DOJ probe finds bias from cops, courts"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] notes surveillance cams are coming; more innings for baseball controversy.

[OLDDOC]  posts on a romance, nonsense and a potpourri, not necessarily in that order.

[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] promotes Rutgers Latinas & Politics conference.