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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Olddoc posts an Alan Goldstein letter on North Ave. demolition, plus comment.. Bernice pictures flowers and bugs.. Plainfield Latino notes resident receives Latina Leadership Scholarship from Sen. Menendez..


[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 --

Seniors:  "'Jersey Fresh' Farmers Market vouchers available for seniors"
Police Division:  "Illegal search overturns Plainfield drug conviction"
Obituary:  "Betty Arthur, longtime school district, HAP employee"

Bergen County:  "County and cop settle for $350K over whistleblower lawsuit"
Jersey City:  "Outreach to Arab leaders helps JC combat Islamic extremism"
Morris County:   "Improvement Authority hires McManimon attorney as general counsel"
-- Life for MS&B goes on.
North Plainfield:  "4-year-old boy hears woman's screams, helps her out of burning home"
Piscataway:  "$14,000 in cash and drugs seized at township home"
Princeton:  "Avalon Bay files suit against Princeton over affordable housing requirements"
South Plainfield:  "Three-alarm fire at Hall's Trucking facility"
Turnpike:  "Authority announces update of Exit 14A"
Watchung:  "Man sets fire at his own Watchung apartment building"
Westfield:  "Westfield lawyer gets prison for mortgage scheme"

Christie for President --
2017 Guv Race --
  • "Sweeney gets a SuperPAC for governor's race" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
Exxon Deal:  "Opponents blast deal as state prepares to send to judge"
Gambling:  "Real estate magnate pushes for a casino in North Jersey"
Guns:  "Bill would prioritize permits for residents with restraining orders"
Heroin:  "NJ strikes deal for discounted doses of heroin antidote"
Rutgers:  "Christie administration moves to block offshore climate change study"
Social Security:  "SS overpaid disability claims by $17 billion over last decade"
Voting Rights:  "George Soros bankrolls Dems in voting rights cases"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  pictures flowers and bugs.

[OLDDOC]  posts an Alan Goldstein letter on North Ave. demolition, plus comment.

[Mayor MAPP]  says Thank You, Plainfield.

[Councilor STORCH]  A victory for Plainfield.

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

[DAVID]  offers snapshots of a big win.

[JACKIE] offers 20 things we can expect on Big Brother 17.

[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]  asks: Democracy or Dictatorship in Plainfield?