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Friday, August 14, 2015

Bernice notes Council President Rivers seeks council newsletter.. Olddoc on items Council rejected.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Friday..


[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 --

Fatal Fall:  "Man dead after fall from ladder in Plainfield" -- See my post here.
Second Street Youth Center:  "SSYC to host Community Day celebration"
Earthquake:  "Small earthquake felt in Central Jersey overnight" -- Courier | Ledger |
Whole Foods:  "Whole Foods preparing to roll out value-priced, smaller stores" -- Aimed at Millenials.
Asm Jon Bramnick:  "Bramnick power on display at Baltusrol fundraiser"

Bridgewater:  "Mosque to appear before Planning Board" -- Back to square one after land swap.
Cape May:  "Historic Cape May architecture" -- Slide show.
Community Food Bank:  "NJ's largest food bank gets new CEO after nationwide search"
Essex County:  "NJ Senate confirms 8 judges for Essex" -- There has been a dearth.
Hospitals:  "St. Michael's supporters knock Christie for absence as they await sale deciision"
Jersey City --
Newark:  "Federal monitor of PD 'must know Newark' activists say"
Perth Amboy:  "Diaz to run next year for third term"
Pope's Visit:  "Road, rail woes across NJ expected from Pope's visit"
Public Art:  "6-foot-high light bulb from Nebraska find a hone in Edison"
Trenton --

Christie for President --
2016 Candidates --
NJ Senate --
Hudson River Tunnel:  "Cuomo: Let NJ pay for it"
Immigration Reform:  "Path to citizenship favored by two-thirds of Americans"
Iran Deal:  "Cory Booker caught between Obama and Israel on Iran deal"
Michael Jordan:  "Endorsements paid Jordan more than $500M since 2000"

Ferguson, MO:  "State of emergency extended at least 24 hours"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  notes Council President Rivers seeks council newsletter..

[[OLDDOC]  on items Council rejected. (8/13/15)

[Mayor MAPP]   reminds all of the 8th Annual Community BBQ. (8/13/15)

[Councilor STORCH]  on yard waste enforcement. (8/2/15)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  notes toiletries and feminine products welcome as donations at BBQ. (8/13/15)

[DAVID]   details a Plainfield connection to Straight Outta Compton, being released today. (8/13/15)

[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds into Friday. (8/14/15)

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

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  on W.E.B. DuBois. (8/6/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]   notes PACHA's celebration of Ecuadorian Independence. (8/4/15)

[NOEL at PALS]  on Day 3 of the 19th Gee Gee Brown Tournament. (8/1/15)

[DOTTIE G SEZ]  Steven Colbert weighs in on the SCOTUS ruling. (6/27/15)