Bernice: Look again at school board ethics pledge.. Noel at PALS: Linden over Hun at Hoop Group Showcase..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Santa visits Hannah Atkins Park Wednesday"

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 --

Body Cams:  "Plainfield police get 92 body cams"
PAAAS:  "Maryann Muhammad gets Senior Student of the Month award"
Commuting:  "Commuters could save up to $1,000 under plan approved by Congress"
Food Recall:  "Holiday chocolates sold at Walmart recalled over peanuts"

Asbury Park:  "Former housing authority director indicted in $75K theft from agency" -- A must-read.
Christmas Toys:  "The shameful secret cost of many Christmas toys"
Newark --

• "Ex-Newark Watershed director admits taking $1M in kickbacks"
• "Baraka taps Essex County detective chief to lead police, fire operations"
• "Rutgers-Newark offering free tuition, housing to select students"

NJ Colleges:  "Wall Street downgrades Georgian Court University debt"
North Plainfield:  "La Noche Colobian restaurant welcomed to Somerset Street"
Scotch Plains:  "Resident who robbed 2 Somerset County banks busted, police say"
West Orange:  "Complaint over $6.3M redevelopment bond ordinance filed too late, court says"

Christie for President --

• "Girl gladdens, then breaks Christie's heart in NH"
• "Christie not set to capture SC support"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump falsehood named Politifact's 'Lie of the Year'" -- Politico | Ledger |
• "Trump's attacks on Clinton get very, very personal"
• "Poll: Partisanship, distrust of media fuel Trump 9/11 claims support"
• "Poll: President Trump would be embarrassment to half of US"

Arrests:  "ACLU: 'Extreme' racial disparity in local arrests across NJ"
Casinos:  "Top lawmakers divided on northern NJ casinos as key date arrives"
Employment:  "NJ added 8,000 jobs in November, unemployment down to 5.3%"
Guns --

• "Christie-appointed commission calls for loosening concealed-carry law"
• "Christie's concealed gun plan ripped by both sides of debate"

Legislature:  "Senate panel approves mandatory retirement plan"
Medical Marijuana:  "Senate panel approves job protection for patients"
Non-Profit Hospitals:  "Hospital 'tax' advances in NJ Senate"
Redistricting:  "Dem effort to change redistricting pushes on despite GOP outcry" -- PolNJ | Ledger |


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Look again at school board ethics pledge.

[OLDDOC]  posts a potpourri in prep for arrival of the Oh-Hellers. (12/18/15) -- Happy Holidays, Olddoc!

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

[Councilor STORCH]  reports from the League of Municipalities on PILOTs. (11/23/15)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  ron pre-Kwanzaa event. (12/19/15)

[DAVID]  Drake House Christmas ornament available. (12/16/15)

[JACKIE]   Week in review catches holiday street secenes. (12/19/15)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  On World AIDS Day, rethink HIV. (12/01/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]   Plainfield Latino's social experiment. (12/21/15)

[NOEL at PALS]   Linden over Hun at Hoop Group Showcase. (12/21/15)

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