Olddoc notes it is pothole time.. Bernice: PACHA discusses IDs; Sights on a stroll.. Plainfield Latino reports on PACHA meeting about ID cards..
[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 --
Basketball: "Plainfield Yalie Justin Sears named Ivy League Player of the Year" -- Thanks for the tip, Noel!
Shooting: "Plainfield police ID man killed Thursday afternoon"
Politics: "Top 10 County Dem chairs, and why Jerry Green doesn't make the list"
Union County: "Sentencing of former official in kickbacks delayed again" -- Is the canary singing, or not singing?
Asbury Park: "Judge upholds mayoral election after challenge" -- Main issue was faulty mail-in ballots.
Corruption: "Under immunity, DeCotiis tells of Ferreiro 'threat' to undermine Xanadu project"
East Orange; "PolitickerNJ interview with Mayor Lester Taylor" -- Bibi's husband.
Elizabeth: "FBI takedown involves plot to kill unnamed man in Elizabeth"
Hospitals: "Which NJ hospiials are best for risky surgery?"
Immaculata HS: "Swift reaction to teacher's anti-gay rant on Facebook" -- Courier | Ledger | "Some supportive"
Linden: "Scutari mollifying Armstead by replacing Hudak as Dem chair?"
Newark --
- "Watershed agency fights to keep class action suit in limbo"
- "City's kids getting poorer, study finds"
Obituary: "Michael Graves, Princeton postmodernist architect" -- Important NJ projects are here.
Roselle: "Borough's first woman mayor started as activist"
Rutgers: "RU profs will get raises, added financial protections under new contract"
Tech: "Student-organized hackathon focuses on girls, underprivileged in its second year"
Trenton: "Wyndham Garden employee union calls for boycott in labor dispute" -- The former Lafayette Yard.
Bridgegate --
- "Bridgegate fall guy was inside man" -- Related PolNJ story here.
- "When it comes to closure mastermind, Christie has selective memory" -- Ledger editorial.
Beer: "Lagers enjoy a renaissance"
Happiness: "Who's happier -- Conservatives or Liberals?" -- That's 'poring', Kathleen.
Sandy Aftermath: "Guarded optimism over decision to review Sandy claims"
Tourism: "NJ tourism spending climbs to $40B despite casino collapse"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] PACHA discusses IDs; Sights on a stroll.
[OLDDOC] notes it is pothole time.
[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] on the 50th anniversary of Selma.
[DAVID] offers a Throwback Thursday vid: Lt. Ken Reid on Sally Jesse Raphael.
[JACKIE] Survivor/Worlds Apart blog party.
[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] notes a special treat for Plainfield Seniors at ECC Humanities Conference.
[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield overcomes Christ the King.
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] reports on PACHA meeting about ID cards.
