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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Olddoc roots for the Hoos.. Bernice: PMUA ratifies union contract at special meeting.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 season premiere blog party.. Plainfield Latino on Bilingual Day Care..


[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 --

2010 Murder:  "Man arrested for gang-related killing outside Plainfield chicken joint" -- Courier | Ledger | TAP |
Plainfield Schools --
Emanuel Cancer Foundation:  "Boeing donates $15,00 to local charity" -- Headed by Plainfield's own Carol Davis. You go!
NJ Transit:  "State Dems offer no relief, fare hike is coming"
Demographics:  "Surging Hispanic population is driving NJ growth, Census shows"
Bottled Water Recall:  "14 brands recalled for e. coli contamination" -- ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Wegman's, more.

Asbury Park:  "Prosecutor wll probe police response to cop who killed his ex-wife"
Bridgewater:  "Woman stole $325K from Somerset senior facilities"
Elizabeth:  "MS-13 gang members charged in April murder"
Jersey City --
Mountianside:  "Zucker, Goldberg & Ackerman law firm closing, 300 jobs vanish"
Newark --
North Plainfield:  "Boro won't raise cigarette buying age to 21"
Open Space:  "East Windsor awarded $550K open space grant"
Princeton:  "Resident-sponsored bag fee ordinance passes legal muster -- sort of"
Retail:  "Jersey City bag maker says struggling A&P owes it $3.7M for grocery bags"
Westfield:  "Westfield 'Watcher': A horror movie in real life"

Christie for President --
  • No buzz from the absentee governor today.
Sen. Booker --
Charter Schools:  "Christie breaks the law (again) to overfund charters" -- OpEd.
Energy:  "Lifting cap on metering should help spur solar investment in NJ"
Federal Courts:  "Republicans playing politics in not filling NJ vacancies, group says"
Legislature:  "Bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors moves forward"
Media:  "PBS cites Ben Affleck's 'improper influence' in suspending 'Finding Your Roots' show" -- Pressed for omission of mention his ancestor had owned slaves.
NJ Budget:  "5 things in Dem budget facing a Christie veto"
Port Authority:  "NY Assembly passes reform bill backed by both governors" -- Both legislatures must pass identical bills.
SATs:  "Student files class action suit in NJ over typo in SAT test"
Voting Laws:  "Dem infighting threatens to derail NJ voting law overhaul" -- PolNJ | Ledger | -- Shame on them!

Obituary:  "Don Featherstone, inventor of the (plastic) pink flamingo"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] PMUA ratifies union contract at special meeting.

[OLDDOC] roots for the Hoos.

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

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  posts a thought from Churchill on enemies. (6/22/15)

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

[JACKIE]  Big Brother 17 season premiere blog party. (6/24/15)

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  on Dog Days: Keep pets inside. (6/23/15)

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

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