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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Olddoc on Monday's Council meeting.. Bernice wonders if the third time will be the charm for the fleet manager proposal.. Councilor Williams on Linda Stender: An investigation is warranted.. Jackie's week in review, with ships passing in the night.. Plainfield Latino reprints Ledger editorial: Latinos face new form of voter bias..


[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 --

Coyotes:  "Coyotes right at home in NJ suburbs"
Weather:  "Sleet and snow expected overnight Sunday"

Bridgeton:  "Tense moments at rally over police shooting"
'Dreamers':  "St. Peter's aims to ease way with Center for Undocumented Students"
Duke Farms:  "Second annual Sugar Maple Celebration" -- Brings back childhood memories.
Edison:  "Cause of last month's massive DPW building fire still unknown"
Newark:  "City faces $50M shortfall, working to meet state introduction deadline"
South Plainfield:  "Five from SPHS wrestling advance to Region 3"
Women's History Month:  "Women take the mike throughout NJ"

Christie for President --
Sen. Menendez:  "Aides attempt to avoid testifying in grand jury probe of senator" -- NJ Law Journal | Ledger |
ID Cards:  "Undocumented Indians seek advice on emerging from the shadows"
Medicare:  "Rules frustrate patients, leave ambulance companies hanging by a thread"
NJ Budget:  "Christie's budget lowers revenue expectations"
Obamacare:  "SCOTUS decision could affect thousands in  NJ"
Politics:  "2014 in NJ: The year of Fulop"
Prisoner Re-Entry:  "New Brunswick event reviews strategies to ease re-entry after prison"

Federal Loan Programs:  "The federal program with a 116% default rate"
Mortgages:  "One-stop borrowing on the Web"
Obituary:  "Fr. Ted Hesburgh, Notre Dame president, transformed small football college"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] wonders if the third time will be the charm for the fleet manager proposal.

[OLDDOC]  on Monday's Council meeting.

[Mayor MAPP] posts his weekly newsletter.

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS] On Stender: An investigation is warranted.

[DAVID] notes YMCA $25 deal ends today; still having issues with vid of the Decarcerate forum.

[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.