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Saturday, September 12, 2015

Olddoc offers third post on Council meeting, including Toliver outburst.. Bernice on the four Council discussion items; Stink Bug alert.. Noel: Phelan leads Immaculata over Linden.. Jackie: Big Brother 17 live feeds into Saturday, with nominations.. Plainfield Latino remembers 9-11..


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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 --

Cardinals Football: Season opens today with match at Scotch Plains-Fanwood.
Council Race:  "Independent in council race opposes mayor's agenda"
Union County Elections:  "Rajoppi redesigns election ballots"

A&P:  "Judge will not OK exec retention plan unless worker severance pay is increased"
Highland Park:  "Former daycare workers get probation in death of infant"
Linden:  "Families of men killed in wrong way crash speak for first time after cop's indictment"
North Plainfield:  "Food Pantry available to eligible families"
Montclair State:  "University thanks referendum bond, donors for new $66M building"
Pet Stores:  "Camden County will ban  stores from selling dogs, cats from mills"
Trenton:  "Former Water Works employee sentenced to jail"

Christie for President --
2016 Candidates --
Government Shutdown --
Bridgegate --
9/11 First Responders:  "Pelosi calls for renewing law to help 9/11 first responders"
NYC Arrest:  "Officer who arrested James Blake has history of force complaints" -- Watch video here.
Traffic Safety:  "Guard rail end barred by NJ now gets green light from the Feds"
Yale U.:  "Yale grapples with slavery in debate over name of one of its colleges" -- Several named after slave owners.


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  on the four Council discussion items; Stink Bug alert.


[[OLDDOC]   offers third post on Council meeting, including Toliver outburst. (9/11/15)

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

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   counters lies on the Sick Leave ordinance. (9/9/15)

[DAVID]   Campbell to announce 2nd Ward candidacy today. (9/10/15)

[JACKIE]  Big Brother 17 live feeds into Saturday, with nominations. (9/12/15)

[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]   remembers 9-11 (9/11/15)

[NOEL at PALS]   Phelan leads Immaculata over Linden. (9/12/15)

[DOTTIE G SEZ]  notes two important meetings coming up!. (8/27/15)