Bernice offers commentary on Bilingual Day Care issue.. Mayor Mapp posts city news for the week.. Councilor Williams notes July 4 parade, concert, fireworks Saturday.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Tuesday.. David highlights Pemberton Ave Block Ass'n cookbook.. Plainfield Latino on meeting of Latino leaders about Bilingual Day Care.. Rebecca on Gay Pride..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "North Avenue demolition cleanup under way"

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 --

Fire:  "Fire destroys Plainfield store"
July 4:  "Where to find fireworks in Union County"
Mayor Mapp:  "Plainfield mayor attends Fulop fundraiser at Liberty House"

Edison:  "Two-term Dem councilman switches to GOP"
Fairleigh Dickinson:  "Provost tapped as next FDU president"
Hospitals:  "Care Point hospital workers picket for 'safe staffing' and 'fair negotiations'"
Newark --

• "Feds say Cerf, Anderson may have violated education agreement for Newark schools"
• "State mum on potential payouts for departing Anderson"

North Plainfield:  "Active shooter training drill at boro school"
Terrorism:  "West NY man arrested on charges of aiding ISIS" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
Union County:  "Officials to discuss controversial Rahway park field and stadium plan" -- Courier | Ledger |

Christie for President --

• "Christie will re-introduce himself to voters with campaign kickoff"
• "Officials mum on cost of Christie campaign to NJ taxpayers"
• "If you're not going to kickoff, avoid the area, locals say"
• "NJ teachers plan protest outside Christie announcement"
• "Garden State's homegrown presidential hopeful"
• "Christie's nothing-left-to-lose campaign"
• "Christie faces long odds in White House bid"
• "Politico: Christie's ego runs for president"
• "Brash personality seen as Christie asset"
• "Christie campaign releases first video"
• "Christie, Bush loved, hated by NJ voters, poll finds"
• "NJ Dems blast Christie 'Telling it like it is' campaign slogan"
• "No new friends: Baraka won't attend Christie kickoff"
• "Literally on eve on campaign launch, Christie announces change to NJ gun policy"

Hillary --

• "Cory Booker endorses Clinton this time around"
• "Bon Jovi, Dems fundraise for Hillary"

Donald Trump --

• "NBC drops Trump's Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants after remarks about Mexicans"

B-1 Workers:  "Lawyer convicted of pocketing $579K meant for job ads"
Congressional Redistricting:  "SCOTUS supports independent redistricting commissions"
Legislature --

• "NJ Dems push measure to pay pension contribution early, bank investment earnings"
• "NJ lawmakers vote expand tax credit for working poor"

Medical Marijuana:  "Fifth dispensary in NJ gets OK to grow"
NJ Supreme Court:  "Man accused of killing infant daughter wasn't read his rights before interrogation"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] offers commentary on Bilingual Day Care issue.

[OLDDOC]  on the Iran negotiations.

[Mayor MAPP]  posts his weekly  newsletter. (6/29/15)

[Councilor STORCH]  notes FOSh proposal heard at Historic Preservation Commission. (6/24/15)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  notes July 4 parade, concert, fireworks Saturday. (6/29/15)

[DAVID]  highlights Pemberton Ave Block Ass'n cookbook. (6/30/15)

[JACKIE]  Big Brother 17 live feeds into Tuesday. (6/28/15)

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  on Gay Pride. (6/28/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]  on meeting of Latino leaders about Bilingual Day Care. (6/29/15)

[NOEL at PALS] remembers PHS coach 'Artie B' who passed recently. (6/20/15)

[DOTTIE G SEZ]  Steven Colbert weighs in on the SCOTUS ruling. (6/27/15)

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