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[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 --
Jefferson School: "Volunteers spruce up Plainfield school for MLK 'day of service'"
Second Street Youth Center: "SSYC to hold spaghetti dinner on Wednesday"
Affordable Housing: "Judges to reconcile differing estimates of need"
NJ Transit: "Public can comment on high-speed rail proposal Tuesday at NJT HQ"
Food Recall: "Trader Joe's recalls 'raw' cashew pieces over salmonella fears"
Alzheimer's Charities: "North Jersey chapter of Alzheimer's Association breaks over funding, control"
Bayonne: "Sweeney: Opposition to Islamic center 'disgraceful'; Mayor 'embarrassed'"
Children's Book: "Book depicting Washington's enslaved chef in Philly pulled" -- What were they thinking?
Community Colleges: "Do NJ's community college grads earn 4-year degrees?"
Elizabeth: "Hundreds attend MLK service at New Hope Baptist Church"
EWR --
- "Twelve airport workers arrested in MLK Day $15 an hour demonstration" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
- "Rahaman Muhammad, Analilia Mejia, Kevin Brown arrested at EWR demo"
- "Raise wage for NY and NJ airport workers to $15 an hour, Cuomo says"
Kean U.: "Kean grad Tom Coyne masters pop's most colossal hits"
North Plainfield: "Councilwoman remembers true legacy of Dr. King"
Ridgewood: "Booker calls for criminal justice reform at MLK celebration"
Trenton: "Volunteers celebrate MLK Day by 'doing something'"
Uber: "Uber on-demand helicopters could eventually land in NJ"
Under-age Clubs: "New teen nightclub wants to be seen in a new 'Light'"
Christie for President --
- "New Christie book revives talk of Bridgegate, his 'deal' with Dems"
- "Christie: MIchelle Obama has no business meddling with school lunches"
- "Clinton-Sanders fight may reshape Democratic Party's identity"
- "Thousands turn out to hear Sanders speak at Alabama MLK Day event"
- "Bush raises funds on Christie's turf"
- "Trump bungles Bible reference at Liberty University"
Earned Income Tax Credit: "What you need to know about NJ's expanded tax credits"
Port Authority: "Tougher new law for cleaning up PA on way from NJ Dems"
SCOTUS --
- "Court takes up case of Paterson cop alleging political retribution"
- "It may be time to resolve the meaning of 'natural born'"
- "Case could widen free-speech gap between unions and corporations"
Obituary: "Glenn Frey, founding members of The Eagles"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Council notes and meeting advisory.
[OLDDOC] On Sanders and healthcare. (1/18/16)
[Mayor MAPP] announces the annual MLK potluck and food drive. (1/04/16)
[Councilor STORCH] on the conduct of Council meetings. (1/08/16) -- He's the new Council President.
[Councilor WILLIAMS] Youth Summit Saturday at duCret. (1/12/16)
[DAVID] Council to vote on BOE elections. (1/10/16)
[JACKIE] week in review notes she now gets off work before dark. (1/17/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] On World AIDS Day, rethink HIV. (12/27/15)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] on Plainfield ID Card proposal. (1/19/16)
[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield native Justin Seas tries to make history for Yale. (1/18/16).
