Bernice: Cretella projects advance on Gavett Place; Peach Festival, Carillon Concert Sunday.. Noel posts the Gee Gee Brown Tournament Honor Roll and Honorable Mentions.. Jackie: BB17 live feeds into Sunday; Week in review features a gruesome discovery..
[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 --
Mapp Wedding: "Shermona Mapp marries Dennis Akotia" -- Congratulations and best wishes to all!
GWB: "Lane closures planned at George Washington Bridge"
Hoboken: "Block-by-Block, a profile"
Kean U.: "Junket to Kean's China campus sparks questions"
Newark --
Trenton: "'Human Resources', reality-TV show about a worm excrement recycler"
Christie for President --
- "Pig crate protesters storm Christie's soap box stage in Iowa" -- Video.
- "Christie fades into darkness"
- "Christie remains confident as poll numbers fall"
- "Christie, Cruz take shots at Jimmy Carter"
- "Christie: Any immigrant who came here illegally shouldn't become a citizen"
- "Why Trump won't fold: Polls and people speak"
- "Surge by GOP dark horse Kasich is challenge to Christie, Bush"
- "Clinton holds her own with Black Lives Matter" -- Editorial, Ledger.
- "Biden, considering bid, meets with Elizabeth Warren"
- "Sanders courts black voters in South Carolina"
Film: "Film Fatales collective trains a lens on gender inequality"
Immigration: "Federal judge strikes down Obama family detention policy, orders release of all children"
Mortgages: "Low income housing goals set for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac"
NJ Pensions: "PERC ruling extends workers' increased health care contributions"
NYC Shooting: "NJ man who killed guard, himself, got 'raw deal' from government, Pascrell says"
Penn East Pipeline: "Protesters from Pa., NJ march against pipeline"
Planned Parenthood: "Protesters picket 4 NJ clinics over videos"
Politics: "Winners and Losers: Week of August 17"
Summer Reading: "NJ Spotlight offers summer reading suggstions"
Wildfires: "NJ deploys more crews to help fight western wildfires"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Cretella projects advance on Gavett Place; Peach Festival, Carillon Concert Sunday.
[[OLDDOC] on South Avenue project and light-weight construction issue. (8/21/15)
[Mayor MAPP] reminds all of the 8th Annual Community BBQ. (8/13/15)
[Councilor STORCH] on yard waste enforcement. (8/2/15)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] former student's film nominated for Emmy. (8/20/15)
[DAVID] Music in the Park pix. (8/20/15)
[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds into Sunday; Week in review features a gruesome discovery. (8/23/15)
[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] on Writing and Memory #6. (8/21/15)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] Luxury development and dollar stores in harmony. (8/20/15)
[NOEL at PALS] posts the Gee Gee Brown Tournament Honor Roll and Honorable Mentions. (8/23/15)
[DOTTIE G SEZ] Steven Colbert weighs in on the SCOTUS ruling. (6/27/15)
