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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Olddoc: A quicky on Council business, including vacating Old South Avenue.. Mayor Mapp and Councilor Williams on today's community BBQ.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Saturday pre-dawn..


[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 --

Plainfield Public Library:  "Line drawings, blueprints available for sale" -- Scroll down.
Rutgers Strawberry:  "Tasty new RU strawberry goes on sale Saturday"
Unclaimed Back Pay:  "NJ workers owed $7M in unclaimed back pay"
Weather:  "How could El NiƱo affect NJ? It's anybody's guess"

Clark:  "New fire trucks to be christened in community 'wetdown'"
Jersey City:  "Embattled Incinerator Authority chief expected to step down" -- After 4 employees accused of public corruption.
Media:  "NHL moving to Secaucus in $600M joint venture with MLB"
Montclair:  "Volunteers wanted for 'intersection art' project"
Morris County:  "Freeholders reject sheriff's request for new 'executive vehicles'"
Perth Amboy:  "Quinones Perez is new city attorney" -- DeCotiis wins.
'Stranger Danger':  "NJ man's shocking YouTube experiment goes viral"
Trenton --

Christie for President --
2016 Candidates --
Gov. Christie --
Hospice Care:  "Zen and the art of dying well"
NJ Senate Dems:  "Luke Margolis leaving News 12 NJ for Senate job" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
Obamacare:  "Most health insurance co-ops are losing money, federal audit finds"

Obituary:  "Susan Newhouse, wife of Ledger publisher and owner"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] Council considers a newsletter.

[[OLDDOC]  A quicky on Council business, including vacating Old South Avenue. (8/15/15)

[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 Saturday pre-dawn. (8/15/15)

[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)