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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Olddoc on the Council's demolition 'investigation'.. Bernice: Mayor's, CA's cars come up at budget hearing..


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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 --

Cedar Brook Park:  "Rhythm & Blues Festival, car show return to Plainfield"
Health Centers:  "State auditor raises concerns about payments to centers" -- Including Plainfield's NHC.
Airbag Recall:  "One in seven chance this recall affects you"
Verizon:  "Board unanimously approves deregulating Verizon landlines" -- Ledger | NJSpot |

Charity Fraud:  "US, state officials accuse four NJ cancer charities of being shams"
Irvington:  "$200M development plan for former hospital bodes well for town"
Liberty State Park:  "Park supporters protest privatization at picnic"
Municipal Debt:  "Newark debt downgraded to 'junk' status, outlook on 6 NJ cities dims"
Perth Amboy:  "Cardinal McCrrick HS will close at end of school year"
Renters:  "NJ one of the most expensive place to rent in the country"
South Plainfield: "Ex-TSS exec gets prison for tax evasion"
Woodbridge:  "New conflict over India Day Parade as Pakistanis want one of their own"

Christie for President --
Guv Race --
Bridgegate --
  • "Trial for Baroni, Kelly moved to November" -- PolNJ  Ledger |
Hypersegregation:  "Which cities in US have become most 'hypersegregated'?"
Minimum Wage:  "Los Angeles votes to raise minimum wage to $15/hour"
NJ Finances:  "Budget chief predicts $400M boost in tax collections"
NJ Pensions:  "Full funding pension this year not possible, budget chief says"
NJ Supremes:  "NJ police must get warrant to search private homes, top court rules"

Black Nuns:  "Forthcoming book documents history of Black sisters in US"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Mayor's, CA's cars come up at budget hearing.

[OLDDOC]  on the Council's demolition 'investigation'.

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

[Councilor STORCH]  on what the Dem primary election is all about.

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  on Jerry Green, trashmonger.

[DAVID]  posts photos of 2nd Ward Family Fun Day.

[JACKIE]  Week in review catches customers outside new shop.

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts pix of Family Fun Day.

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

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]   criticizes the Mapp administration.

[DOTTIE G SEZ]  on the hidden hand behind recent trashy political mailings --  see here.