Olddoc: A bland Council meeting; Kate Smith and 'God Bless America'.. Bernice: Minchello nominated as Corporation Counsel (again); Walk/Run date change; Interesting downtown building details.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds overnight into Tuesday..
[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 --
Plainfield Schools: "Special ed teacher Cheryl Nagel Smiley retires afater 46 years"
Shooting: "24-year-old Newark man shot in Plainfield" -- Ledger | Courier |
Congressman Holt: "Rush Holt's mother passes at 101, W. Va's first women Secretary of State"
Route 78 Crash: "Man and 9-year-old son killed in 100 mph crash Sunday night"
Atlantic City: "Comedy Stop at Tropicana closes after 31 years" -- Financial pressures.
Consumer Scam: "'As Seen on TV' company to pay $550K to settle scamming claims"
East Orange: "With 700 vacant properties, officials say cleaning them could spur redevelopment"
Essex County: "Contractor alleges monkey business in awarding of Turtle Back Zoo contract"
Christie for President --
- "For just $2,700, Christie will take a photo with you at NJ fundraiser"
- "Fact checking Christie on Donald Trump"
- "Christie and Walker, now rivals, have a long history"
- "Could Christie get pushed out of first GOP debate?"
Campaign Finance: "Federal case could impact NJ pay-to-play limits"
Exxon Settlement: "Judge: Lesniak, environmentalists can't intervene in case"
Eric Garner Case: "Settlement reached in Garner chokehold death case" -- NYTimes | Record |
NJ Supremes: "Court reverses civil rights violation rulings against sheriff's officers"
Public Employee Unions: "Christie to unions: No contract, no step increases"
Pluto: "Pluto to get a closeup after spacecraft's 3-billion mile journey"
Pope Francis: "Francis' trip to Cuba inspires hope among NJ's Cubans"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Minchello nominated as Corporation Counsel (again); Walk/Run date change; Interesting downtown building details.
[OLDDOC] A bland Council meeting; Kate Smith and 'God Bless America'.
[Mayor MAPP] announces July 4 parade, concert in the park. (7/01/15)
[Councilor STORCH] posts pix of the July 4 Parade. (7/6/15)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] posts photos from the July 4 Parade. (7/4/15)
[DAVID] posts pix of First Ward Family Fun Day. (7/13/15)
[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds overnight into Tuesday. (7/14/15)
[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 RU's Shooting For Success youth basketball event. (7/6/15)
[DOTTIE G SEZ] Steven Colbert weighs in on the SCOTUS ruling. (6/27/15)
