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 --
- "Pollster to test Christie's claim that voters want him to stay"
- "Christie reverses his immigration position on 'path to citizenship'"
- "Christie schedules sit-down breakfast meeting with GOP legislators"
Bridgegate --
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.