Bernice notes Council pledges Spanish translation at meetings..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Taylor, Robinson-Briggs tag team constable question" -- With important clarification of appointing authority.
  

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 --

Police:  "Plainfield cop accused of illegally running license plate for friend" -- Courier | Ledger |
Pretending to be a Cop:  "Plainfield man charged with falsely presenting self as police officer"

Bridgewater:  "Victim in shooting was buying drugs from alleged shooter"
Convent Station:  "Last women's college in NJ, College of St. Elizabeth, going co-ed"
Newark:  "Housing Authority behind on thousands of repairs, director says"
North Plainfield:  "Boro moves a step closer to raising legal smoking age"
South Plainfield:  "Anthony Guida is NJ.com baseball coach of the year"

Christie for President --

• "What does Iowa Straw Poll's death mean for Christie?"
• "Christie on senators as presidents"
• "Christie's foreign trips cost NJ taxpayers nearly $124,000"

Drugs:  "NJ's heroin-related deaths rise 155% in four years"
For-Profit Colleges:  "Bill would phase out grants for students to attend for-profits"
NJ Pensions:  "CWA offers slate of tax changes to fund NJ pensions"
NJ Special Olympics:  "Summer Games kicked off with fanfare"
School Workbook Scam:  "Nearly 1,000 schools fell for NJ man's workbook scam"
Trade Deal:  "Dems deal Obama defeat on trade deal" -- Politico | NYTimes |
Youth Sports:  "NJ might require defibrilators at youth sports events"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] notes Council pledges Spanish translation at meetings.

[OLDDOC]  Two posts on the Council meeting(s).

[Mayor MAPP]  says Thank You, Plainfield.

[Councilor STORCH]  Is Council cooperating with Mapp administration? Yes and no.

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  says the people of Plainfield run Plainfield.

[DAVID] offers Plainfield primary election maps.

[JACKIE] offers a timeline for Big Brother 17 stuff.

[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.

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