Olddoc offers an update on terrorism.. Bernice wishes Happy Pride.. Councilor Williams: Toon anticipates Pride Sunday.. Noel remembers PHS coach 'Artie B' who passed recently.. Jackie: BB17 live feeds into Saturday.. Rebecca on Bilingual Day Care transition..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Reception for Richard Lear photography exhibit 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 --

Drug Conviction:  "Court overturns Plainfield cocaine conviction"
Visioning:  "'Vision board' party in Plainfield to focus on life goals"
YMCA:  "Plainfield 'Y' secures NJR loan for 'age out' housing"
UEZs:  "Bill to provide UEZ cities no-cost loans passes Senate" -- Of which Plainfield is one.
Hospitals:  "Judge rules Morristown's St. Clare's hospital system can be sold"

Bridgewater:  "Suspicious package at township offices was improved explosive device"
Middlesex County:  "Probation officer took bribes, let defendant pass drug test"
Newark --

• "Christie and Baraka: New board will pave way to local control"
• "Cerf, state board of ed meet about Newark superintendent job"
• "Christie: It was time for Anderson to leave Newark"

Somerset County:  "Sheriff's office wants a drone"
Trenton:  "Technical issues keep firefighters on one-channel, backup communications system"

Christie for President --

• "Can Christie catch up to other GOP hopefuls?"
• "Christie to NJ residents: I got tired of town halls"
• "Bramnick: Christie deserves respect of NJ for prez bid"
• "NJ Citizen Action calls on Christie to resign before Tuesday prez launch"
• "From McClellan to Christie: NJ's presidential candidates through history"

Hillary --

• "Clinton slams GOP as 'party of the past'"

Charleston Shootings --

• "OBama euligizes pastor as someone who understood grace"

Gay Marriage --

• "Ruling makes same-sex marriage a right nationwide"
• "GOP hopefuls denounce marriage equality ruling"
• "Praising high court, Hillary assails GOP field"
• "GOP Congress shows little appetite to fight ruling"
• "NJ gay marriage pioneers revel in decision"
• "Christie criticizes Supreme Court, says decision is 'law of the land'"
• "What the court ruling means in NJ"
• "NJ home to 5,000 gay marriages since 2013"
• "Rainbow lighting of WTC to mark court decision"

Guns:  "Pro-gun group planning Sweeney recall says event thwarted"
Iftar:  "NJ teen wrongly places on TSA watchlist dines with Obama"
NJ Budget --

• "Christie slashes Dems pension payment"

NJ Hall of Fame:  "Jon Stewart, Frank Lautenberg, Derek Jeter among 2015 inductees"

Obituary:  "Patrick Macnee, dapper and unflappable in 'The Avengers'"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] wishes Happy Pride.

[OLDDOC]  offers an update on terrorism.

[Mayor MAPP]  posts his weekly  newsletter. (6/21/15)

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Toon anticipates Pride Sunday. (6/25/15)

[DAVID]  posts Plainfield graduation pix. (6/22/15)

[JACKIE]  Big Brother 17: live feeds into Saturday. (6/25/15)

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  on Bilingual Day Care transition. (6/26/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]  on Bilingual Day Care. (6/24/15)

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

[DOTTIE G SEZ]  Vietnamese restaurant in South Plainfield to close -- the same family who ran La Viet on Front Street.

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