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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Olddoc: More on the sick days ordinance.. Bernice: CBAC nominees named; Demolition investigation to be launched.. Jackie: The Amazing Race blog party..


[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 --

Dem Primary:  "Judge stops drawing for places in dispute over Green, Mapp candidates"
HIV Case:  "Ex-Plainfield cop who didn't reveal his HIV status sentenced to 364 days"
Paid Sick Leave:  "Plainfield may become latest town to require paid sick leave"

Asbury Park:  "Documentary on Lakewood Tent City gets new premiere at film festival"
Contested Primary Elections:  "Saddle River GOP braces for contested primary" -- So they're not unheard of.
Council Pay:  "Ewing may have to revisit plan to phase in raises, after citizen complaint"
Dunellen:  "Search under way for man involved in boro bank robbery" -- Courier | Ledger |
Immaculata HS:  "Teacher suspended after anti-gay Facebook post returns to job" -- Courier | Ledger |
Jersey City --
Newark:  "Wells Fargo gives $25K grant to fund youth jobs program"
Policing:  "Cops wnt to bar chief from looking at their cellphone bills"
Roselle:  "Ex-mayor sentenced to 90 days in hit-and-run crash"
Trenton:  "Street art goes mainstream with community-supported project"

Christie for President --
Sen. Booker --
Hillary --
Bridgegate --
Charter Schools:  "OpEd: Moratorium on expansion holds kids hostage to mediocrity"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  CBAC nominees named; Demolition investigation to be launched.

[OLDDOC]  More on Sick Days ordinance.

[Mayor MAPP] posts his weekly email newsletter.

[Councilor STORCH] on the North Avenue demoliition.

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

[DAVID] Plainfield, Piscal and school self-governance on Black Agenda Radio.

[JACKIE]  The Amazing Race blog party.

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] notes the Rotary Club's Wine Tasting which will honor Mayor Mapp.

[NOEL at PALS] offers 2014-15 Plainfield sports all-efficiency review.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] suggests Latino business owners are at risk of being demolished.

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