Bernice notes DPW honored for service; Mau goes to the vet.. Olddoc offers a brief post-midnight potpourri; more to come.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds..
[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 --
Assembly Endorsement: "NJ firefighters union endorses Green, but not Kennedy"
Shooting: A gang-related shooting over the weekend goes unremarked.
9/11: "Jon Stewart goes to bat (again) for 9/11 first responders"
Elizabeth: "Truck fled after fatally striking bicyclist"
Hospitals: "Billing clerk admits selling patient records for cash"
Jersey City: "NAACP event will discuss what to do when stopped by police"
Linden: "Football player who struck Immaculata player with helmet removed from team"
Orange: "City adds curfew, steps up police patrols after murder"
Rape Culture: "TCNJ students hold 'Slut Walk' to protest rape culture"
Rutgers: Kyle Flood Suspension --
- "RU president Barchi suspends Flood for three games"
- "Read full report on Kyle Flood suspension"
- "Flood punishment a 'slap on the wrist', faculty union president says"
Target: "Pharmacists form union, first in chain's history"
2nd GOP Debate (Christie) --
- "Christie gets the silent treatment in debate"
- "Christie chides Trump and Fiorina, trying to be above fray"
- "Christie: I vetoed 400 bills from 'crazy liberal' Dem legislature"
- "Christie cites his vetoes of Planned Parenthood funding"
- "Christie says Clinton 'believes in the systematic murder of children'"
- "Christie camp: Performance will help him in weeks to come"
- "Fact-checking Christie statements"
- "CNN's three-hour debate from hell" -- Tried patience of viewers.
- "Candidates use 2nd debate to taunt Trump"
- "GOP Insiders: Carly, hands down"
- "Debate puts Carly Fiorina in spotlight"
- "Fiorina's slam of Trump goes viral"
- "Scott Walker swings and misses"
- "Trump: I thought it was a fair debate"
Cablevision: "Report: European firm Altrice buying Cablevision"
Exxon Deal: "State moves to block appeals of $225M Exxon deal"
Identity Theft: "Russian hackers plead guilty in NJ to worldwide $300M credit card scheme"
Legislature: "Dems set override vote of Christie veto of 'common sense' gun bill"
MWW: "News that Anthony Weiner is leaving Trenton PR firm comes as new to him"
Poverty: "Nearly 1 million Jerseyans live in poverty, Census data shows"
Rail Safety: "Railroads won't meet deadline for installing auto speed controls"
Texas Schools: "Handcuffed for making a clock, Muslim teen invited to White House" --Sounds like profiling to me.
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] notes DPW honored for service; Mau goes to the vet.
[[OLDDOC] offers a brief post-midnight potpourri; more to come. (9/16/15)
[Mayor MAPP] reminds all of the 8th Annual Community BBQ. (8/13/15)
[Councilor STORCH] on the South Avenue Gateway project. (8/15/15)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] Homophobia on full display in Plainfield: The Toliver File. (9/9/15)
[DAVID] Council rejects sick pay, again. (9/15/15)
[JACKIE] Big Brother 17 live feeds. (9/16/15)
[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] spots a street mura.l (8/8/2015)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] on Writing and Memory #6. (8/21/15)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] posts a letter to the editor in Spanish from Assembly candidate Bo Vastine. (9/15/15)
[NOEL at PALS] Kennedy and Bryant help Cardinals end 4-year conference drought. (9/12/15)
[DOTTIE G SEZ] notes two important meetings coming up!. (8/27/15)
