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Monday, April 20, 2015

Olddoc makes the mistake of watching a Council meeting on PCTV.. Bernice reminds all Primary Day is June 2; Hillside Historic District reorganizes.. Mayor Mapp tells the tale of two demolition projects..


[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 --

Boys Baseball:  "North Brunswick at Piainfield"
Shooting:  "Man hurt in weekend Plainfield shooting"
YMCA:  "Plainfield YMCA celebrates Healthy Kids Day"
Comcast:  "Feds set to oppose Comcast-Time Warner deal"

Coyotes:  "Man is victim of 2nd coyote attack in Bergen County in month"
Newark:  "Hundreds turn out for annual Bloomfest in Branch Brook Park"
Oil Trains:  "Fixing oil tankers alone won't help keep NJ safe" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Port Elizabeth/Newark:  "Creating jobs very much a matter of infrastructure"
Public Records:  "Do municipal Facebook pages and comments count as public records?"
Raritan River:  "Raritan River Week celebrates central Jersey's natural treasure"
Summit:  "30,000 flowers bloom on Daffodil Day"
Technology:  "NJ high school tech club uses 3-D printer to build prosthetic hand"
Union County:  "Union is fourth fastest growing county in state"

Christie for President --
Bridgegate --
Presidential Candidates:  "The presidential religion parade (so far)"
Gov. Corzine:  "Corzine discussing plans to start hedge fund"
Gov. Kean:  "At 80, Kean is still a force to reckon with"
NJ Credit:  "Dems blame  Christie's broken pension promises for latest Moody's downgrade"
Teacher Evaluations:  "Arbitrator slams Newark and state over 'arbitrary and capricious' evaluations"
Wages:  "Adjunct faculty join wage protests across country"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  reminds all Primary Day is June 2; Hillside Historic District reorganizes.

[OLDDOC]   makes the mistake of watching a Council meeting on PCTV.

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

[Councilor STORCH]  thanks retiring police chief Ed Santiago.

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Obama honors paid sick leave advocates.

[DAVID] notes Hub Stine sports complex discussion tonight.

[JACKIE]  Week in review finds forsythia blooming.

[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] has moved to a new Web address.

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