Olddoc on the PILOT flap at Council.. Bernice: Police aide flap invoked to reject dispatch trainees; Bad fuel triggers PMUA cost-saving plan.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Tuesday evening..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "PACHA Ecuador celebration, SID Summer Concert Thursday"
  

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 Habitat:  "43 volunteers team up with Plainfield Habitat to finish two homes"
Public Art:  "Plainfield to participate in Union County's 'Art Outside The Box' project"
Traffic Alert:  "Sink hole closes Route 28 at Washington Avenue in Dunellen"

Bears:  "Officials approve expanded NJ bear hunt"
Duke Farms:  "New group, DORIS, wants to save Duke mansion"
Hospitals:  "Horizon Blue Cross awards $350K to two hospitals for safety achievements"
Jersey City --

• "Lack of community support leaves McGreevey's prison re-entry program uncertain" - PolNJ | Ledger |
• "Astronaut tweets photo of hometown from space"

OPRA:  "Raritan blames vendor for costly public records suit"
Overlook Hospital:  "Court OKs hospital helipad over Summit's objection"
Perth Amboy:  "Mayor, Middlesex Dems don't see eye to eye on attorney appointment"  -- DeCotiis v. McManimon.
Trenton --

• "Mayor Jackson to public: Do not speculate about police-involved shooting"
• "Teen shot by police remains stable with no charges filed"

Christie for President --

• "Tied with nemesis Rand Paul, Christie polling at 2% in Iowa"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump leading pack among Iowa GOP caucus voters"
• "Trump: I can do more for women than Hillary"
• "Handling of Trump puts Tox on the spot"
• "Bush blames ISIS on Clinton and Obama"
• "Bush attack on Hillary could backfire"
• "Hillary turns over private email server to FBI"

Hudson Rail Tunnel:  "Christie, senators to meed with feds on tunnel funding"
Policing:  "Data on use of force by police across country practically useless"
Politics:  "Bramnick calls NJEA Dem endorsements a sign of delay for pension fund changes"
Pru Study:  "10 trends in African American financial health"
Schools:  "Lesniak will keep pushing for 'recovery high schools' depsite Christie veto"
State Workers:  "More public employee unions join suit against Christie over wage freeze"
Terrorism:  "NJ suspect didn't want to join ISIS, dad says"
Texas Police Shooting:  "Officer is fired in shooting of unarmed Christian Taylor"

Obituary:  "Jean Byrne, former first lady of NJ, dies" -- Ledger |

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Police aide flap invoked to reject dispatch trainees; Bad fuel triggers PMUA cost-saving plan.

[[OLDDOC]  offers a Council quickie; notes local rabbi marching from Selma to DC. (8/10/15)

[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]   recounts a recent lung infection. (8/4/15)

[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds into Tuesday evening. (8/11/15)

[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)

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