Bernice New PMUA director quits, interim will stay on.. Dottie G. Vietnamese restaurant to close..
[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 --
Asm Jerry Green: "Green wins another two years as county chair"
Plainfield Senior Center: "Senior Center Prom" | "Seniors do the Electric Slide" -- Videos from the prom.
Habitat: "Plainfield and Middlesex Habitats merge to form one affiliate"
Woodland, Stillman Schools: "Two Plainfield schools receive federal Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Gants"
Elizabeth: "Luxury waterfront condos latest glimpse of redevelopment in Elizabethport"
Medical Fraud Scheme--
- "WNY mayo indicted in medical fraud scheme" -- PolNJ | Record |
- "Man who allegedly bribed West New York mayor was working with authorities"
- "WNY mayor's indictment comes two years after shaking federal charges"
- "WNY mayor too busy seeing patients to discuss latest indictment"
Jersey City--
Middlesex County: "All is unity as county Dems reorganize"
Newark: "Officials laud new privately funded housing on former factory site"
Perth Amboy: "Video released of police fatally shooting man"
Seton Hall: "SHU seals deal to open new medical school in Nutley/Clifton"
Christie for President --
- "Christie blames Dems for delays in NJ gun laws"
- "Christie on pot: Blowing more smoke" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Business: "Campbell Soup Co. purchases salsa maker for $231M"
Charter Schools: "Bill calls for 3-year halt on charters, expansions"
Exxon Deal: "9,000 letters, emails protest Exxon settlement"
Fast-Track Trade Bill: "Aid for displaced workers is fiinal sticking point"
Financial Markets: "Bitcoin vs. the SEC"
NJ Pensions --
- "NJ Supremes reverse lower court ruling" -- Full decision here.
- "Christie, Dems face complex challenges after court ruling"
- "Top court rules Christie can skip pension payments"
- "NJ's top court sides with Christie on pensions" -- The headline is misleading.
- "Ruling could prove pivotal for Christie pension reforms"
- "Pension ruling a Christie victory, but for how long?"
- "Will NJ Supremes ruling cause more harm to ailing pension system?"
- "Sweeney, union leaders slam pension decision as a 'travesty'" -- Record | Ledger | PolNJ |
- "NJ police union calls for repeal of Christie's 2011 law"
Police/Fire Residency: "Bill requiring new hires to live in their jurisdiction for five years moves forward"
Policing: "Officer caught in video of shoving incident at Texas pool party resigns"
Social Media: "How do NJ employers handle employees and social media?"
Vaccinations: "AMA urges no vaccine exemption for religious or personal reasons"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] New PMUA director quits, interim will stay on.
[OLDDOC] finds Dems hugging and kissing, plus more.
[Mayor MAPP] says Thank You, Plainfield.
[Councilor STORCH] A victory for Plainfield.
[Councilor WILLIAMS] says the people of Plainfield run Plainfield.
[DAVID] offers Plainfield primary election maps.
[JACKIE] week in review plus gorgeous flowers.
[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] posts a pic of Column A at 8:01 PM.
[NOEL at PALS] concludes with the 1st Team All-Efficiency for 2014-15.
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] notes resident receives Latina Leadership Scholarship from Sen. Menendez.
[DOTTIE G SEZ] Vietnamese restaurant in South Plainfield to close -- the same family who ran La Viet on Front Street.
