Bernice and Plainfield Latino: John Campbell Sr. joins school board.. Councilor Williams: Essex County College offers studrents free, confidential immigration consults.. Jackie: Survivor-Worlds Apart blog party..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Playing hooky 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 --

Bank Robbery --

• "Plainfield man sought in connection with 2 bank robberies"
• "Plainfield bank robber still at large"
• "Bank robber who caused Plainfield schools lockdown may have struck in Springfield"

Boys Baseball:  "Plainfield at Dayton"
FCECorps:  "FACECorps seeks to change Plainfield with new classes"

County-run Senior Buses:  "Decline in casino revenues could impact longstanding bus program"
Dunellen:  "Boro's top cop stirs community over coffee"
Elizabeth:  "New advocacy center to help immigrants become citizens"
Jersey City --

• "JC rated tenth grreenest city in US"
• "Rally against free trade agreement set for Journal Square Thursday"

Newark --

• "Baraka: Failure to sell St. James would mean further inequality"
  
• "School board race a chance to cement Baraka-Fulop alliance"
• "Baraka praises newly-elected BOE members"

Somerville:  "Mayor to landlords: Shape up or get out after rotting corpse found"
Union:  "Man shot by trooper was driving Jeep carjacked from carwash"

Christie for President --

• "Christie's baffling rich guy/common man paradox"
• "Christie's 5 most memorable late-night TV moments"
• "Christie PAC uses Hillary Clinton to raise money"
• "No fortuneteller foresaw Christie's bad run of luck"

Hillary --

• "Dems to Hillary: Get off the fence on free trade"

Sen. Menendez --

• "Menendez lawyers want indictment dismissed"
• "Menendez may ask case to be moved to Florida"
• "Menendez challenges Obama again, this time on trade"

Gun Permit:  "Appeals court rules NJ man accused of domestic violence can be denied permit"
Medicaid:  "NJ spends more,but rate of growth among nation's lowest"
NFL:  "Deal on head trauma could cost $1 billion"
NJ Pensions:  "Assembly GOP accuses NJEA of 'pandering' to members over pension pullout"
Paperless Governance:  "NY Assembly pushes paper out, goes with tablets"
Policing:  "Rules on deadly force in NJ hinge on perceived threat to police"
PARCC Tests:  "Schools with high opt-outs could have to make changes"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  John Campbell Sr. joins school board.

[OLDDOC]   look for a blog post after the medieval torturers leave.

[Mayor MAPP]  tells the tale of two demolition projects.

[Councilor STORCH]  thanks retiring police chief Ed Santiago.

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Essex County College offers studrents free, confidential immigration consults.

[DAVID]  Cavaliers fan David takes a weekend getaway.

[JACKIE]  Survivor-Worlds Apart blog party.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] notes Mayor to be honored tonight at Rotary dinner.

[NOEL at PALS]  continues with the 2nd Team All-Efficiency for 2014-15.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]  John Campbell Sr. joins school board.

[DOTTIE G SEZ] reposts a Blue Jersey story on Jerry Green's bizarre attack.

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