Bernice: Council names 2016 Citizens Budget Advisory Committee.. Plainfield Latino: Workers at NuWorld in Carteret want respect..
[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 --
Obituary: "John Townley, former Plainfield fire chief" -- Viewing at Higgins, Sunday.
Boys Basketball: "Plainfield tops Scotch Plains-Fanwood"
PHS: "The Saturday Academy lets families learn together"
NJ Transit: "Unions, NJT resume talks to avoid March strike"
Union County: "Christie requests disaster aid for counties hit by winter storm"
Valentines: "Vintage photos of NH couples" -- A visual treat from across the years.
BOE Election: "Perth Amboy council overturns BOE election move to April"
Conservative Judaism: "A new prayer book for Conservative Judaism"
Dunellen: "State will hold hearing on Dunellen's property values" -- Not revalued in 33 years.
Elizabeth: "ACLU finds racial disparity in city's arrests"
Hillsborough: "Burning warehouse once held nation's largest supply of mercury"
Historic Preservation: "Hillsdale looks to restore its 19th-century train station"
Newark --
Princeton: "Police release 30-minute video of Black professor's arrest" -- Seems she is caught out in a number of points.
Schools: "Impending $45M shortfall forces Paterson to consider school closings" -- Plainfield has a large shortfall, too.
Super Bowl: "NJ trooper's union blasts Beyonce's half-time performance as anti-police"
2016 Candidates --
- "Clinton paints Sanders' ideas as unrealistic in punchy debate" -- NYTimes | Politico |
- "Trump criticizes Pope Francis for Mexico trip"
- "NJ college students 'feel the Bern' as race heats up"
- "With Christie out, NJ can still have someone on a national ticket"
- "Former Christie backer Langone throws his support to Kasich"
- "Bruised Rubio gets personal and aggressive"
- "Hispanic celebrities denounce Trump and GOP field"
- "Bills on state and local elections, ethics see final passage"
- "Lawmakers eek end to EWR screening delays"
- "Christie admin not answering questions on how NJ lost so much Sandy aid" -- Record | Ledger |
NJ Public Workers: "Christie pension commission calls for pension, health care cuts"
NJ Politics: "PolNJ's Winners & Losers, post-NH edition"
NYC: "Officer convicted of manslaughter in shooting of Akai Gurley"
Outmigration: "Did 2M people really leave NJ because of high taxes?"
Technology: "Brits build Internet 90,000 times faster than yours"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Council names 2016 Citizens Budget Advisory Committee.
[OLDDOC] on Dems, Trumpians, and one more on candidates. (2/11/16)
[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] Saturday Academy at PHS. (2/10/16)
[JACKIE] The Amazing Race: Meet the cast. (2/10/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Latino Action Network Conference. (2/02/2016)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] Workers at NuWorld in Carteret want respect. (2/11/16)
[NOEL at PALS] Patrick School defeats Plainfield. (2/07/16).
