Olddoc on the Sick Leave ordinance.. Bernice: Council honors Plainfielders; PMUA reschedules meeting.. Noel continues with the 3rd Team All-Efficiency for 2014-15.. Rebecca reminds all tonight's Rotary event honors Mayor Mapp..
[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 --
Paid Sick Leave: "Merchants help sink law, but fight not over"
Memorial Service: "Memorial for Pat Turner Kavanaugh Sunday at W-H"
Attention ex-Brooklynites: "Junior's cheesecakes to be baked in NJ" --Plainfielders who hail from Brooklyn will be glad to hear the news.
Cranford: "Redevelopment creates a downtown neighborhood"
Jersey City: "Teachers win skirmish with district over parent-teacher conferences"
Kenilworth: "500 marijuana plants found in large grow house"
Newark: "School board candidates trade barbs"
North Plainfield: "Boro man arrested, used box cutter in cellphone theft"
Piscataway: "Former youth minister accused of sex assault" -- Courier | Ledger |
Port Authority: "WTC contractor with mob ties defrauded PA of $1.5M"
Policing --
- "When cops cry wolf" -- Ex-cop Frank Serpico weighs in on changes cell videos bring.
- "Rowan U. becomes first NJ college to use police body cams"
- "Former chief municipal judge charged with extorting clients" -- NJLaw |
- "Justice marchers stop and rally in Trenton"
Christie for President --
- "NH locals size Christie up at tavern stop"
- "Christie in NH"
- "Christie targets Clinton, talks up swing-state appeal"
- "Christie to kick of maybe, sorta, kinda candidate talks to DC biz leaders"
- "Christie: Cut entitlements for the rich" -- Record | Ledger |
- "Five things you should know about Christie's Social Security plan"
- "'Reformer' Christie to headline Northeast GOP conference in June"
- "Christie: GWB investigation doesn't figure in his decision" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
Sen. Menendez --
- "Menendez friend indicted on 76 Medicare fraud charges" -- Record | Ledger | Politico |
- "Menendez pushes Iran sanctions bill despite ceding top post"
- "Menendez criticizes Obama for removing Cuba from terrorism list"
Gay Conversion Therapy: "After federal court upholds NJ ban, Congress calls for similar law"
Oil Trains: "Tanker cars: Retrofit or retire them to make tracks safer, Payne says"
SWATting: "NJ lawmaker who is combating SWATting gets SWATted himself"
Tax Breaks: "Organizations want NJ corporate tax breaks frozen"
Obituary: "Percy Sledge, sang 'When a man loves a woman'" -- NYTimes | Rolling Stone -- with ten must-hear tracks.
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Council honors Plainfielders; PMUA reschedules 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] sees signs of Spring, finally.
[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.
