Bernice notes school board candidate filings due today.. Olddoc posts a catch-up note.. Jackie spots an NYC green cab in Plainfield, plus two BB17 posts..
[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 --
Commuting: "NJ Transit pre-emptively announces Monday delays on Sunday"
Tax Abatements: "Abated Jersey City properties would pay $80M more in normal taxes, report says"
Edison: "End police impunity in Edison" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Foreclosures: "Zombie foreclosures and what one NJ county is doing about it"
Roselle Park: "9-hour standoff ends with self-inflicted gunshot wound"
Shoplifting: "Judge bans NJ woman for life from every Walmart in US"
Christie for President--
- "CNN poll: Trump leads race, Christie far behind"
- "In Iowa, Christie gets a hero's welcome at Italian-American festival" -- Pun intended.
- "Telling it like it is: Christie didn't close $11B budget gap when he took office"
Fiat Chrysler --
- "Fiat Chrysler agrees to $105M fine for faulty recall procedures"
- "Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles after Jeep hack goes viral"
NJ Pensions: "Pension fund trustees seek billions in damages from state" -- You go, Bennett!
Obituary: "Bobbi Kristina Brown dead at 22" -- NYTimes | Ledger |
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] notes school board candidate filings due today.
[OLDDOC] posts a catch-up note. (7/26/15)
[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] spots an NYC green cab in Plainfield, plus two BB17 posts. (7/27/15)
[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)