Olddoc on Pope-mania, plus the wisdom of Yogi Berra.. Bernice sends Eid Mubarak greetings; Notes Plainfield Latino blog.. Councilor Williams: Open Mic event for young people tomorrow.. David: State politicians deny millions to Plainfield schools.. Noel at PALS: Mid-state 38 top 10, Week 2.. Jackie: Big Brother 17, the Aftermath.. Plainfield Latino attacks Mapp, Gonzalez, Ponton and Martinez..
[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 --
Route 22: "Route 22 among NJ's twelve deadliest highways"
Obituary: "Sharon M. Hill, LPN at Muhlenberg"
Super Moon: "Spectacular lunar event this weekend that NJ could miss"
Camden: "$1B waterfront plan touted as 'game changer' for struggling city"
Duke Farms: "Decision on fate of mansion postponed"
Montclair: "Township mourns Yogi Berra, its civic treasure"
Newark --
- "Book looks at what happened to $100M gift to Newark schools"
- "Habitat building 'Pope Francis House' to honor pope's visit"
Technology: "Apple lists top 25 iPhone apps hit in first major malware attack"
Christie for President --
- "Christie still waiting for a Scott Walker bump"
- "Trump leads in NH poll that shows no gain for Christie"
- "Tom Moran and friends dissect Christie's impact on NJ" -- Video.
- "Christie prefers NH as Trump addresses Christian conservatives in DC"
- "Cruz takes exception to Pope on death penalty"
- "Trump. Fox News chairman Ailes to meet to discuss rift" -- NYTimes | Ledger |
- "Trump lashes out at photographer who showed empty chairs at rally"
- "Bernie Sanders eclipses Hillary in new NH poll"
Islam: "A gay Muslim filmmaker goes inside the Hajj"
Legislature --
- "Christie's call for 50% cut in boat tax passed by Senate"
- "Senate moves to block campaign cash from businesses getting subsidies"
- "Senate fails to override Christie veto on gun bill" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
- "Lawmakers: Hotel tax hike, new county spending caps would help property taxes"
Pope's Visit --
- "Francis to Congress: Do unto others..." -- Politico | NYTimes | NPR |-- Full text here.
- "Nine most notable quotes"
- "How the Pope tamed Congress" -- Politico | NYTimes |
- "Pope's 'spirit of cooperation' message lands with a thud in Congress"
- "NJ delegation inspired by pope, but won't change their positions"
- "At St. Patrick's, pope preaches message of humility" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
- "NJ Congressional delegation united in support of Pope Francis' address"
- "PA Reform: Take it slow, or pick up the pace?"
- "PA adopts new recusal rules in wake of scandals"
- "Divided board can't agree on PA Bus Terminal plan"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] sends Eid Mubarak greetings; Notes Plainfield Latino blog.
[[OLDDOC] on Pope-mania, plus the wisdom of Yogi Berra. (9/25/15)
[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] Rec Division sponsoring Open Mic event at Cedar Brook Park. (9/19/15)
[DAVID] State politicians deny millions to Plainfield schools. (9/24/15)
[JACKIE] Big Brother 17, the Aftermath. (9/24/15)
[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] attacks Mapp, Gonzalez, Ponton and Martinez. (9/24/15)
[NOEL at PALS] Mid-state 38 top 10, Week 2. (9/24/15)
[DOTTIE G SEZ] notes two important meetings coming up!. (8/27/15)
