Bernice notes four run for school board seats, including John Campbell.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Tuesday evening..
[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 --
Boys & Girls Club: "Union County B&G clubs celebrate Unity Day"
Shooting: "Plainfield youth shot by another juvenile" -- Ledger | Courier |
Demographics: "Immigrants help make Plainfield a 'younger' town"
Obituary: "Barbara Ann Bracey, former PAS employee, NAACP officer"
Bayonne: "City faces first school board election in over 35 years"
Elizabeth: "School board member's resignation date debated"
Gambling: "Springifeld man with ties to mob-run sports gambling site gets jail time"
Mortgage Modification: "Mortgage company halves NJ woman's balance in modification"
Newark: "Crackdown on landlord finds crumbling walls, mold in complex"
Port Newark: "Pollution-cutting agreement aims to cut truck-idling at Port"
Short Hills Mall: "Police say employee made $97K in phony returns to store"
Soccer: "Jersey Shore welcomes home World Cup winner Christie Rampone"
Springfield: "Crystal meth lab found in apartment, two arrested"
Westfield: "Whitney Houston's grave guarded as town prepares for Bobbi Kristina's burial"
Christie for President --
- "Christie in NH on Monmouth U. poll: Created just to aggravate me"
- "In NH, Christie says GOP 'not the anti-immigration party'"
- "Christie: Trump hurts the credibility of the presidency"
- "Christie's lies about his gun record are just a click away" -- Editorial, Ledger.
- "Sanders supporters organizing for national webcast by Bernie tonight"
- "NJ Dem insiders concerned about lack of Clinton passion"
- "Fox News lowers the bar for second GOP debate" -- Can you fog a mirror?
- "Scott Walker's Philly faux pas"
- "Trump says he'd tap Sarah Palin for a Cabinet position"
Commercial Drones: "Amazon wants 200-foot zone for its massive drone fleet"
'Crowfunding': "Bill would let NJ startups, entrepreneurs seek funding online"
Exxon Deal --
- "Lesniak says Exxon deal should be invalidated"
- "Environmentalists head back to court in Exxon case"
Hudson Rail Tunnel: "Christie, Cuomo say they'll discuss rail tunnel with feds"
Immigration --
- "Advocates, attorneys cheer judge's decision against family detention"
- "Promise turns to fear for NJ immigrants after Trump remarks, states' suits"
Policing --
- "Body cams coming as NJ pledges millions to outfit police"
- "What you need to know about police body cams and your rights in NJ"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] notes four run for school board seats, including John Campbell.
[[OLDDOC] Silly Season brings comments on polling and Christie. (7/27/15)
[Mayor MAPP] announces July 4 parade, concert in the park. (7/01/15)
[Councilor STORCH] notes traffic safety is on Council agenda. (7/6/15)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] adds the Sandra Bland case to reasons for Saturday's march against police violence. (7/4/15)
[DAVID] 25 reasons to be in Saturday's Million People's March, 7/11-7/19. (7/23/15)
[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds into Tuesday evening. (7/28/15)
[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] notes free summer outdoor movies scheduled. (7/2/15)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] Diane Toliver responds to Dan's post. (7/10/15)
[NOEL at PALS] on Day 1 of the 19th Gee Gee Brown Tournament this weekend. (7/25/15)
[DOTTIE G SEZ] Steven Colbert weighs in on the SCOTUS ruling. (6/27/15)
