Bernice: Board hears plans for apartments over night club.. Olddoc offers a Danubian change of pace.. David notes Black Panthers documentary airs on PBS Saturday; also streaming.. Plainfield Latino on diabetes workshops at YMCA..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Plainfield BOE involvement in fraud scheme needs closer look"
  
• "Three concerts this weekend offer musical feast"

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 --

Black History Month:  "Head of NJ Amistad Commission speaks at Barak Obama Academy"
CD12:  "Watson Coleman launches re-election bid"
Clinton Liquors:  "Plainfield's denial of license to 'hot spot' upheld"
Girls Basketball:  "Linden at Plainfield in close contest"
Green Brook Park:  "Fighting poverty and building a park"
Preschool:  "Plainfield pre-K registration dates coming up" -- Ledger | TAP |
Townley Funeral:  "Heartfelt thanks for touching funeral of former fire chief" -- Letter, Courier.

Dunellen:  "Mayor suffers health emergency during contentious meeting with state over reval"
Elizabeth:  "Couple avoid prison in $7M Medicaid fraud scheme"
Hospitals:  "Hudson County hospitals hit with layoffs as a result of Obamacare"
Newark:  "School official: Roselle team 'equally responsible' for wild girls hoops team brawl"
Oil Trains:  "NJ won't get federal money to improve safety on oil train lines"
Pay-to-Play:  "Birdsall CEO pleads guilty in huge NJ pay-to-play scheme"
St. Joe's:  "Brother accused of viewing child porn on school computer" -- Courier | Ledger |
Somerset County:  "Soriano out as county prosecutor"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump goes to war with the Pope" -- Record | NYTimes | Politico |
• "This is the dirtiest presidential race since 1972"

Gov. Christie:  "Poll: Jerseyans don't see Christie as effective, trustworthy or strong"
Sen. Menendez:  "Obama signs Menendez North Korea sanctions bill"
Legislature --

• "Lawmakers to Christie: Restore food stamps to 11,000"
• "Lawmakers call on Horizon to better explained tiered health plan"

NJ Budget:  "Sources of funding for transit, roads lacking in Christie budget"
Prisoner Re-entry:  "More must be done for re-entry, officials say"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Board hears plans for apartments over night club.

[OLDDOC]  offers a Danubian change of pace. (2/18/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  announces the changed State of the City information. (1/20/16)

[Councilor STORCH]  Development in Plainfield: Looking into the future. (2/07/16)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Letters of interest for Council seats due Feb. 10. (2/01/16)

[DAVID]  notes Black Panthers documentary airs on PBS Saturday; also streaming. (2/19/16)

[JACKIE]   Survivor season premiere and blog party. (2/17/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Latino Action Network Conference. (2/02/2016)

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]  on diabetes workshops at YMCA. (2/18/16)

[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield holds off Rahway in UCIAC Tournament]  . (2/16/16).

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