Olddoc: Time for two things to happen; plus Council notes.. Bernice on Monday's Council; Budget process nearing start..

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• "Boards mull making Plainfield 'more business friendly'"
  

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 --

YMCA:  "Plainfield YMCA offers weekly business marketing series"
Union County Politics:  "Two vie for Holley's vacant Roselle post; former Hillside councilor wants Assembly seat"
Union County Improvement Authority:  "Boiler Room Politics: The resume that bagged a job for Stender" -- From CountyWatchers.

7-Eleven:  "Company tried to take back franchises owned by Asian Indians"
Asbury Park:  "Mayoral election court case close to being decided"
Corruption:  "Developer testifies $1.7M payment to Ferreiro was not a bribe"
East Orange:  "Ex-director of nonprofit get jail for theft of $380K" -- There is a Plainfield connection.
Edison:  "Police chief says political contributions led to promotions for decades"
Jersey City --

• "Councilwoman caught using city hall office to fundraise" -- And she's a minister, to boot.
• "First black man promoted to lieutenant in over a decade"

Newark:  "$30M 'vertical farm' to bring jobs, greens to city"
NJIT:  "New ovulation testing product birthed by woman's company"
North Bergen:  "AG's office raids city hall, takes records" -- The Recreation Department.
North Plainfield:  "Man arrested for stabbing neighbor"
Somervillle:  "Landlord punished for bedbugs"
South Plainfield:  "Pallone, Diegnan warn of dangers of plastic microbeads"
Trenton:  "PD promotes 14 officers, reversing some 2011 demotions"

Christie for President --

• "Christie far behind Bush, Walker in latest GOP poll"
• "Christie says 'I am dismantling environmental protections'"
• "Christie rarely pays full rate for helicopter time on personal, political trips"
  

Sen. Menendez:  "Menendez wants investigation into DOJ leak"
Affordable Housing --

• "NJ Supremes put courts in charge once again" -- PolNJ | Courier | Record |
• "Ruling a rebuke to Christie, who vowed to abolish agency"

Exxon Settlement --

• "Lawyers could get 20% of Exxon settlement"
• "Defending deal, Christie says enivronmental harm will be repaired"
• "Lesniak launches petition for rejection of settlement"

Hillary Emails:  "Clinton tries to quell controversy over private emails"
Legislature --

• "Senate committee approves restrictions on religious exemption for vaccines"
• "Senate committee takes aim at Exxon settlement"
• "Assembly votes 75-0 to pull out of bi-state Waterfront Commission"

Medical Marijuana:  "Booker bill would exempt NJ doctors prescribing pot"
Sandy --

• "Sweeney targets NJ distribution of FEMA aid"
• "FEMA takes more action to bolster oversihght of insurers"

Ferguson, MO:  "Cited in Justice Department report, city manager resigns"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] on Monday's Council; Budget process nearing start.

[OLDDOC]  Time for two things to happen; plus Council notes.

[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] week in review plus snowy treats.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches a damselfly.

[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] promotes Rutgers Latinas & Politics conference.

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