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 --
- "Community seeks answer after officer shoot teen"
- "Officer's lawyer says NJ teen who was shot had gun"
- "NJ AG's office will not seek federal probe of shooting"
- "Feds watching state probe of teen's shooting"
- "City issuing layoff notices to 64 firefighters"
Christie for President --
2016 Candidates --
- "What will the Republicans do about dark money?" -- Editorial, Ledger.
- "Jennifer Granholm, ex-Michigan governor, stakes out new role supporting Hillary"
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)