Olddoc on the Muhlenberg property hearing; GOP debates and Iran deal.. mayor Mapp invites all to the 8th Annual Community BBQ.. Councilor Storch on yard waste enforcement.. Councilor Williams reminds all of National Night Out.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds overnight into Monday.. Rebecca celebrates James Baldwin's birthday..
[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 --
Board of Ed: "Four candidates running for Plainfield school board"
NJ Transit: "NJT expects big bills for alternatives offered during delays"
Food Recall: "Kraft recalling individually wrapped American cheese slices"
Archdiocese of Newark: "Abuse whistleblowers seek Vatican investigation of archbishop"
Clark: "Woman, 62, critically injured in altercation with cop"
Drones: "Pilot had to swerve to miss drone over South Jersey"
Newark --
- "Report: Foreclosures, empty homes still dragging down city's economy"
- "One group uses very tow tech tool to fight air pollution"
Christie for President --
- "Christie booed mercilessly -- tiwice -- at the Haskell" -- Race drew record-setting crowd of 61K.
- "Christie: Teachers union deserves 'punch in the face'"
- "NJEA calls on Christie to resign for 'bully' comment"
- "Christie 'confident' he'll be on debate stage"
- "Christie tied for 9th place, Trump in the lead" -- Politico | Ledger |
- "As President, Christie would troops in Afghanistan"
- "Has chill between Christie and Iowa native Guadagno left her out of helping in Iowa?"
- "Christie's Medicaid proposal would cost NJ -- big time" -- Editorial, Ledger.
- "Marist suspends GOP polls in advance of Fox debate in protest over their misuse"
- "Bush sees upside in Trump's surge in GOP"
- "Five GOP candidates court wealthy donors at Koch brothers retreat"
- "Trump says he wants to discuss the issues and not be nasty in GOP debate"
- "Five reasons why Joe Biden should run"
Opioid Addiction: "As Obama pushed money to NJ, state wary of addiction treatment drugs"
PILOTs: "Critical of JC tax abatements, lawmaker says they should be funded differently"
Public Bank: "Raising funds for worthwhile projects without burdening taxpayers"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] notes hearing on the Muhlenberg Study Thursday.
[[OLDDOC] on the Muhlenberg property hearing; GOP debates and Iran deal. (7/29/15)
[Mayor MAPP] invites all to the 8th Annual Community BBQ. (8/2/15)
[Councilor STORCH] on yard waste enforcement. (8/2/15)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] reminds all of National Night Out. (8/2/15)
[DAVID] 25 reasons to be in Saturday's Million People's March, 7/11-7/19. (7/23/15)
[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds overnight into Monday. (8/3/15)
[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] celebrates James Baldwin's birthday. (8/2/15)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] announces 4th Ward Family Fun Day. (7/29/15)
[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)
