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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Bernice on budget hearings; Mi Buenaventura reopening.. Olddoc has visiting family.. Jackie: Survivor/Worlds Apart blog party.. Rebecca notes youth fishing derby Saturday..


[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 --

Bank Robber:  "Plainfield man, suspected serial bank robber, nabbed in Linden" -- Courier | Ledger |
Municipal IDs:  "Newark's ID program for undocumenteds survives first hurdle"
NJ Transit:  "Will NJT board's earlier meeting time shut out fare hike commenters?"

Douglass College  --
Medicare:  "The most expensive,most prescribed Medicare-covered drugs in NJ"
Middlesex County:  "Sheriff's office settle sex harassment suit for $250K" -- Ledger | Courier |
Newark:  "Crump stays as Council prez, Amador gets VP"
Trenton:  "Rev. Al Sharpton: STEM education is a civil rights issue"

Christie for President --
Bridgegate --
2016 Races --
Environment:  "Brad Campbell, former DEP head who blasted Christie, to head conservation group"
Exxon Deal:  "Questions linger over 16 sites included in deal"
NJ Lottery:  "State treasurer defends Christie on lottery deal"
NJ Pensions --
Police Abuse:  "Chicago pays $5M to victims of police abuse"

Unaccompanied Minors:  "Judge tentatively rules against restrictive detention"
ISIS:  "From hip-hop to jihad, how ISIS became a magnet for converts"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  on budget hearings; Mi Buenaventura reopening.

[OLDDOC]  has visiting family.

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

[Councilor STORCH]  Dem team for Plainfield's future is in Column C.

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  on Green mailer (with not-to-miss video).

[DAVID]  on to Nimes, Marseille and Geneva.

[JACKIE]  Survivor/Worlds Apart blog party.

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  notes youth fishing derby Saturday.

[NOEL at PALS]  concludes with the 1st Team All-Efficiency for 2014-15.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]  North Plainfield Schools keeping community clean.

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