Bernice ponders Council remarks about 'alternative lifestyles' and South Avenue project.. Olddoc: Thoughts on the presidential race (#2 - The Dems).. Noel posts the Gee Gee Brown Tournament First team list.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Tuesday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Barclays Tournament snubs Plainfield participation?"
• "Business continuity workshop set for Wednesday" -- Registration deadline 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 --

Barclays Tournament:  "Headed to the Barclays? Prepare for a commute -- from your parking space"
Plainfield Public Library:  "Library gets $3K grant from Union County"

A&P:  "Thanksgiving Day layoff list grows to 8,500"  -- Fanwood, South Plainfield, Warren included.
Brick:  "Father of victim disputes police account of shooting"
Chatham:  "Two men, 3 teens broke into 30 cars overnight in one neighborhood"
Edison:  "Black firefighter claims union is racist"
Millennials:  "Millennials favor walkable communities, new NAR poll says"
Newark --

• "Puerto Rican Day Parade rejects Baraka's $5K donation"
• "Barnabas and St. Michael's avert clash in bankruptcy hearing"
• "Newark, Somerset and the politics of violence"

Trenton:  "Mayor Jackson meets with residents of complex near shooting"

Christie for President --

• "Codey slams Christie, Cruz for attacking ailing President Jimmy Carter"
• "Christie ad says 'lawlessness' has spread under Obama"
• "Christie slams Obama's ties to China amid stock market fall"
• "Christie 12th as Trump dominates latest SC poll" -- By Christie's favorite pollster.

2016 Candidates --

• "GOP national chair: Trump a 'net positive' for GOP"
• "Trump may be 'impossible to take down' top GOP pollster says"
• "Trump makes campaign appearance at Jersey Shore"
• "State GOP leaders plot to tie Trump's hands"
• "Kasich: Blue collar roots and ties to Wall Street"
• "After enduring Trump attacks, Bush is punching back"
• "Murdoch says Bloomberg should run for president"
• "Bernie Sanders gets stamp of approval from Cornel West"

Bridgegate --

• "Christie law firm in GWB investigation fighting subpoena for computer data"

Sen.Menendez --

• "Menendez seeks CIA, State Dept. docs in corruption case"
• "DOJ: Menendez response to charges is 'naked rhetoric'"

NJ Colleges:  "Three NJ colleges make top 25 in LGBTQ-friendliness"
Policing:  "Study: Body cams improve accuracy of written reports"
Summer Reading:  "NJ Spotlight offers summer reading suggstions"
Technology:  "Grand Rapids, Mich., deploys a 311 system to emulate"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  ponders Council remarks about 'alternative lifestyles' and South Avenue project.

[[OLDDOC]  Thoughts on the presidential race (#2 - The Dems). (8/25/15)

[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 Tuesday. (8/25/15)

[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 First team list. (8/25/15)

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

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