Bernice takes a day off.. Pondering parking..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Pondering parking"
  

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 --

Cook School:  "Plainfield 2nd-grader is 'principal for a day'"
Bank Robber:  "Bank robber whose accomplices were two Plainfield women gets 22 years"
League Conference:  "Politicians, leaders flood AC for annual conference" -- Plainfield has a booth.

Coffee:  "Drink up, coffee's good for you"
Highland Park:  "Walk-a-thon encourages towns to Take Ten' refugees"
Hip-Hop:  "New book 'Rap Tees' catalogs two decades of hip-hop merchandising" -- On Amazon here.
Holiday Shopping:  "NJ mall drops fee for Santa visits after customer backlash"
Newark --

• "Council reverses course, OKs no-bid contract for former spokeswoman"
• "Artists' housing, studios planned for former bank"

PSE&G:  "Over 500 miles of cast iron gas pipes to be replaced with plastic"
Rutgers-Camden:  "Black Lives Matter panel discussion coming to campus"

Christie for President --

• "Christie sidesteps Bridgegate scandal"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump: US should consider watching, closing some mosques" -- Ledger | NYTimes |

Legislature --

• "Year after caseworker stabbing, Assembly OKs child welfare safety bill"
• "Lawmakers push bill to give undocumented drivers licenses" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
• "Revamped smart gun bill advances after drawing fire from opponents"
• "Bill would require drivers to turn on interior lights for traffic stops"
• "Black clergy group calls for independent police review at statehouse rally"

Assembly Races:  "Dems pick up 4th new seat as Republican concedes in close race"
Corrections Officers:  "Officers protest Christie at mock funeral" -- PolNJ | Ledger | Video |
Marijuana:  "Legalizing marijuana a social justice issue, supporters say"
Refugees --

• "Christie: No Syrian refugees, 'not even orphans under 5'" -- Politico | Ledger |
• "GOP governors vow to close doors to Syrian immigrants"
• "NJ ranks in top ten states for taking Syrian refugees"
• "Refugees coming to US face tight scrutiny, advocates and officials say"

Catholic Church:  "Pope suggests Lutherans might discern taking Catholic communion individually"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] takes a day off.

[OLDDOC]  on the Paris attacks and possible responses, including a universal draft. (11/15/15)

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

[Councilor STORCH]  offers a post-election Thank You. (11/08/15)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  thanks Plainfield voters for Dem victory. (11/04/15)

[DAVID]   suffers a fire in his apartment.. (11/05/15)

[JACKIE]   Week in review captures crane at work at Plainfield station. (11/15/15)

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG]  Week in review catches a spooky sneaker salesman.  (8/18/2015)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  notes Trunk or Treat and Doggie Howl. (10/24/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]   offers an unattributed translation of Iziah's piece. (11/15/15)

[NOEL at PALS]   Plainfield four lead Cardinals over Perth Amboy. (11/15/15)

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

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