Bernice: Revive the Youth Commission.. Rebecca: Youth Summit listening session Thursday at Library..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Two meetings Thursday: Youth Summit listening session, Planning Board"
• "Dust Bunnies:  NJ Transit, Cathcart and basketball, City fined" -- In case you missed it yesterday.

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 --

Elizabeth:  "Ground broken on new $55M School No. 22"
Mosque:  "Bernards rejects mosque not far from Trump Golf Course"
MUAs:  "Bayonne prepares for unexpected 13.25% water rate increase"
Oranage:  "Three-way mayoral contest shaping up"
Sandy Scam:  "Eight claimed Shore homes as primary residences fraudulently" -- Ledger | Courier |
Smoerset County:  "Somerset County is rebranding itself"
South Bound Brook:  "Police chief found 'too drunk' after hit-and-run given raise, retirement bonus"

Christie for President --

• "Christie's doing better with bettors" -- The Auditor.
• "Why the Trump-Christie steel-cage match might kill both"  -- Tom Moran.
• "Christie gains in polls, takes on economy critics" -- Ledger | NJSpot |

2016 Candidates --

• "White House denounces Trump's Muslim ban proposal" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
• "GOP struggles to escape Trump trap" -- Politico | IBT |
• "Trump trails in new Iowa GOP poll, but another has him leading. Here's why"
• "Working Families party endorses Bernie Sanders"

2017 Govewrnor's Race --

• "Christie: Union 'pigs will be charging' to statehouse if Dem succeeds him"

Epipens:  "Bill expanding access to epipens heads to Christie's desk"
NJ Pensions:  "Christie: Dems sold votes on pensions to unions"
Police Shootings:  "FBI to launch new system for tracking police shootings"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Revive the Youth Commission.

[OLDDOC]  Trump reminds him of Hitler. (12/07/15)

[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]  Youth Summit listening session Thursday at Library. (12/09/15)

[DAVID]  says Board of Ed elections back to April is a progressive move. (12/02/15)

[JACKIE]   Jackie's week in review catches a swarm of starlings. (12/06/15)

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG]  An East 5th Street graffiti wall.  (8/18/2015)

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

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]   on a gas leak at Evergreen School. (12/04/15) -- This just popped up on their site 12/7/15!

[NOEL at PALS]   offers Mid State 38 Championship Week predictions. (12/01/15)

[DOTTIE G SEZ]  New Muhlenberg ER opens Monday!. (11/18/15)

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