Bernice: Some Council members put the blogs in the crosshairs.. Councilor Williams: Homophobia on full display in Plainfield: The Toliver File.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Wednesday..
[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 --
City Council --
- "Toliver's comments about lesbian councilwoman denounced"
- "Plainfield city council puts paid sick leave ordinance on hold"
PSE&G: "Deal reached with state on gas main upgrades" -- NJSpot | Record | -- Look for 6% rate increase.
Cigarettes: "FDA bans sale of four brands of cigarettes"
Facebook: "You'll like this: 'Dislike' button coming to FB"
Fast Foods: "20 chains get failing grades for antibiotics policies in study" -- Dairy Queen?
Pablo Fonseca: "West New York spokesman leaving to run political campaigns" -- Elizabeth BOE among them.
Internet Access: "Baraka, Fulop say Verizon loophole keeps Internet from low-income families"
IRS Back Taxes Scam: "Man, woman from Iselin arrested for bilking $150K in 32 states" -- The phone scam.
Linden Football: "Player rips helmet from opponent's head and bashes him with it" -- Video.
McGuire-Lakewood-Dix: "Iconic Blue Angel fight at base entrance to be replaced" -- Flew from 1957-68.
Newark --
- "Councilmana defends $1.5B PATH extension after 'attack' by state pols"
- "New hotel planned for vacant building in downtown"
- "Fire department promotes 21 officers"
- "Justice Sonia Sotomayor among upcoming speakers"
- "Leonte Carroo slammed woman into concrete, complaint charges"
NOTE: GOP debate time tonight has changed. See my post here.
Christie for President --
2016 Candidates --
- "Poll: Sanders up by 7 over Clinton in NH"
- "Citizens United loophole lets Fiorina, Bush, Walker film ads with SuperPAC backing"
- "Trump is target of conservative ad campaign"
- "Signs of Hillary's troubles, in charts"
- "Scott Walker's last best chance"
Hudson Rail Tunnel: "Christie, Cuomo ask Obama for money to build tunnel" -- PolNJ | Ledger | NYTimes | NJSpot |
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Some Council members put the blogs in the crosshairs.
[[OLDDOC] offers his views on Council actions. (9/15/15)
[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 into Wednesday. (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)
