Olddoc reminds Council of South Avenue project at Planning Board tonight.. Bernice wonders if commenters are signifying about 2016 elections.. Councilor Storch on the South Avenue project.. David: Music in the Park pix.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Thursday.. Rebecca: on Writing and Memory, #5..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Concertgoers undaunted; East Front Street flooded"
  

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 --

Traffic Alert:  "Avoid Route 22, lanes closed for flood fixes"
Flooding:  "Plainfield, Scotch Plains swamped with flash flooding"
Community Policing:  "Plainfield teens hang with cops, learn new skills in mentoring program"
Commuting:  "Would a dedicated toll lane at Exit 16E speed buses into Lincoln Tunnel?"
Heroin Treatment:  "NJ's top 15 towns for heroin treatment" -- No, we're not among them, but you'll be interested.
Union County Magnet School:  "UC's magnet school among top 5 in US, Newsweek says"

Drones:  "Port Authority says stores will stop selling drones at NY airports"
Foreclosures:  "Foreclosure starts have jumped 76% in NJ since last July"
HS Football:  "$50K fight over stripped title 'done for the kids', officials say"
Newark --

• "Baraka: WSJ story on shootings is skewed, rife with errors"
• "St. Barnabas intends to bid on troubled St. Michael's hospital"

Sayreville:  "BOE president: Criminal activity occurred in that locker room"
Trenton --

• "Teen shot ny police stopped by cops after two prior shootings"
• "13-year-old charged with gun possession Tuesday evening"

Christie for President --

• "Special live event set: Tom Moran & Friends discuss all things Christie" -- Aug. 24.
• "Christie takes more shots at Paul in NH town hall"
• "In matchup with Clinton, Christie worse than 11 Republicans"
• "Christie gets no traction in Florida, Ohio, Pa., polls say"
• "Christie comes out swinging against NJ teachers union in NH"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump's surge brings him to within 6 points of Hillary"
• "Trump, Bush attack each other at dueling NH town halls"
• "Bush calls Trump a 'tax-hiking Democrat'"
• "Trump to O'Reilly: 14th Amendment is unconstitutional"
• "Momentum slipping, Walker adopts a Trump-like stance"
• "Hillary, pressed on race, issues her own challenge"

Politics:  "PolitickerNJ's 30 (or so) under 30 for 2015"
Schools:  "Diversity gap between NJ teachers, students"
St. Louis:  "Protesters clash with police after officers kill young black man"
Summer Feeding Programs:  "Watson Coleman calls for reauthorization of feeding programs"
Transportation:  "How did NJ spend the $7B from toll hikes 7 years ago?"
Summer Reading:  "NJ Spotlight offers summer reading suggstions"

Obituary:  "Louis Stokes, former Ohio congressman and founder of Black Caucus"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  wonders if commenters are signifying about 2016 elections.

[[OLDDOC]   on several matters, reminds Council of South Avenue project at Planning Board tonight. (8/19/15)

[Mayor MAPP]   reminds all of the 8th Annual Community BBQ. (8/13/15)

[Councilor STORCH]   on the South Avenue Gateway projectt. (8/19/15)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  posts on Writing and Memory, #5. (8/20/15)

[DAVID]  Music in the Park pix. (8/20/15)

[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds into Thursday. (8/20/15)

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] catches an empty train.

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  on Writing and Memory #4. (8/19/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]   announces the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March. (8/16/15)

[NOEL at PALS]  pre-season interview with Head Coach Glezman. (8/17/15)

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

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