Bernice: Budget process gears up; Disorder at Council meeting.. Jackie: Survivor/Worlds Apart blog party..

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[PLEAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Pat Turner Kvanaugh memorial Sunday"

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 --

Dem Primary:  "Judge rules on freeholder line; Green claims victory, Mapp to appeal"
Baseball:  "Roselle at Plainfield"

Election Fraud:  "County wants state to monitor Parsippany elections after mail-in irregularities"
Elizabeth:  "Bollwege slaps BOE over budget"
Hospitals --

• "St. Michael's says it must stay open and be sold or healthcare costs will rise" -- Fighting off St. Barnabas.
• "St. Michale's states case for its survival"
  
• "When it come to hospitals, is bigger better?" -- OpEd, PolitickerNJ.

Lincoln Burial Re-enactment:  "Flag the connections to NJ"
Linden:  "City shuts down illegal radio station" -- Courier | Ledger |
Media:  "Former Ledger reporter sues Newark businessman, claims he stole magazine idea"
Newark --

• "Groups urge federal officials to break silence on police reforms"
• "Activists call for $15 minimum wage"

PSEG:  "BPU gives nod to PSEG's $95M energy-efficiency initiative"
Port Authority:  "Eight properties the PA hopes to turn into billions in cash"
Rahway:  "Mayor triples own salary after cutting predecessor's"
Redevelopment:  "Vineland council takes over as redeveloper of project after mayor's veto"
Rutgers --

• "RU med schools merger may hike tuition"
• "Era ends as feds cease monitoring of former UMDNJ schools"

Somerville:  "Reward increased to $15,000 in hit-and-run death of firefighter"
South Plainfield:  "FBI looking for man who robbed Wells Fargo bank"

Christie for President --

• "Bridge scandal follows Christie to NH diner" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
• "Bridgegate made Christie 'less trusting' he says" -- Hah!
• "Christie begins town hall presidential redemption tour"
  
• "In NH, Christie insists he's not wealthy, despite income in top 1 percent"
• "Christie insists he hasn't decided on run" -- Yeah, yeah.
  

Hillary --

• "Hillary's low-risk listening tour"
• "Clinton's Wall Street backers: We get it"
• "GOP insiders applaud Clinton rollout"
• "Clinton on economy: We need to do more than just get by"

Sen. Menendez --

• "Poll: NJ voters want Menendez to resign"
  
• "Legal defense fund raises $430K in last three months"

Pres. Obama:  "Poll: Jerseyans approve of Obama on Cuba, Iran"
Exxon Settlement --

• "AG says attorney's fees likely to be $40-45M"
• "Acting AG defends settlement"
  
• "5 NJ Congressmen oppose Christie's settlement"
• "Exxon lawyers: $9B claim 'came out of nowhere'" -- They're busy spinning because their good luck looks too good.

Israel:  "How Israel hid its secret nuclear weapons program"
NJ Pensions --

• "Pension fund heads to investigate fees, bonuses to private companies"
• "Court swats pensions chief for trying to scotch police contract change"

PARCC Tests:  "NJ releases figures on opt-out rates" -- NJSpot | Record |
Politics:  "In New Brunswick, Sweeney says Christie has failed on economy" -- NJSpot | PolNJ |

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Budget process gears up; Disorder at Council meeting.

[OLDDOC]   on the Sick Leave ordinance.

[Mayor MAPP]  Green taking advantage and creating a distraction.

[Councilor STORCH] on what good government should look like.

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Dem LGBT Caucus needs to call out homophobic comments by pols.

[DAVID] notes Hub Stine sports complex discussion tonight.

[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 3rd Team All-Efficiency for 2014-15.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] has moved to a new Web address.

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

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