Bernice: BOE welcomes 3, names president.. Mayor Mapp announces the annual MLK potluck and food drive.. More..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Board of Ed Reorg Report Card: D- for Deportment"
• "Siddeeq El-Amin vindicated ... mostly"
  

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 Crash:  "Plainfield man's car strikes two others at Terrill Road, 3 sent to hospital"
Commuting:  "Today we will learn plans to redo NY Penn Station"
Food Recalls --

• "Walmart supplier recalls beef products"
• "Wegman's recalls some chicken products"

Bloomfield:  "After council meeting, fight breaks out (video)"
Bullying:  "How influential kids can stop school bullying"
Edison:  "Defibrilator saves Colonia basketball player's life"
Elizabeth:  "5 takeaways from Mayor Bollwage's SOC speech"
Monmouth County:  "County privatizes two nursing homes after years of deficits"
Newark:  "Watershed official, contractor admit roles in bribery scheme"
Pets:  "19 rescue dogs from Ohio arrive in NJ"
Police Action Settlements --

• "Union Twp. settles man's suit over illegal entry and arrest for $125K"
• "Two suits against Bayonne for police brutality settled"

Raritan:  "New mayor wants resolution of Gannett documents lawsuit"
Schools:  "'God Bless America' banned at elementary school after ACLU protest"
Verizon:  "Verizon slimming down, auctioning data centers"

Christie for President --

• "Christie adding staffers to his campaign"
• "Christie fires back at Rubio after scathing attack ad"
• "SuperPAC ad highlights Christie promise to keep Gitmo open"
• "Stile: Christie campaign  goal is to stay on the attack"

Lt. Gov. Guadagno:  "State shuts door on pension fraud probe, but questions on her role remain"
Casinos:  "Mayors of NJ's 3 largest cities support Prieto's casino plan"
Guns --

• "What the attorney general wants from Christie on guns"
• "NJ gun law sponsor Weinberg: Obama took a 'bold step'"

NJ Pensions --

• "The truth about the pension crisis and how to fix it" -- OpEd, Ledger.
• "State OKs pension board's plan to let Bayonne mayor collect police pension"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  BOE welcomes 3, names president.

[OLDDOC]  offers a potpourri including congrats to Storch. (1/05/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  announces the annual MLK potluck and food drive. (1/04/16)

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  sends New Year greetings. (1/03/16)

[DAVID]  offers photos from Phu Quoc. (1/04/16)

[JACKIE]   week in review captures a crenellation. (1/3/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  On World AIDS Day, rethink HIV. (12/27/15)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]   wishes all Feliz Navidad!. (12/25/15)

[NOEL at PALS]  Simmons and Cordoba rally Plainfield to first victory. (1/03/16).

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