Bernice: Council passes ID card, endorses paid sick leave.. Olddoc on Monday's Council meeting; BLoomberg's interest in prez race.. Councilor Williams: Letters of interest for Council seats due today.. Jakcie: Survivor blog pool opens.. Plainfield Latino: Plainfield has IDs? What now?..
[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 --
Boys Basketball: "Plainfield at West Side"
Girls Basketball: "Plainfield at Gov. Livingston"
Gangs: "Jury selection begins for leaders of Plainfield Locos MS-13"
Earned Sick Leave: "Princeton workers make plea for earned sick leave"
Dunkin' Donuts: "Lawsuit: Dunkin' Donuts ripped off customers"
Union County: "Property taxes in Union County compared"
Asbury Park: "New hotel may signal a long-awaited revival"
Elizabeth: "Ethics charges against BOE prez are 'frivolous', state rules" -- The Lesniak-Fajardo wars.
Jersey City --
- "Two NYC companies awarded $22M in tax breaks to move to JC"
- "Fulip critics slam $1M donation to superPAC"
- "Immigrant arrests prompt response from town"
- "Black professor says she was handcuffed to table over parking ticket"
Synthetic Pot: "'Portal to hell' suspect: I smoked synthetic pot all day" -- Causing psychotic episode.
New Hampshire Primaries --
- "Sanders crushes Clinton" -- Politico | NYTimes | Ledger |
- "Trump wins NH" -- Politico | NYTimes | Ledger |
- "Clinton allies grapple with loss"
- "What experts are saying about Trump's win"
- "Christie returning to NJ after lackluster NH showing" -- Record | Ledger | PolNJ |
- "For Christie, NH was a bridge to nowhere"
- "Christie most likely knocked out of next GOP debate"
- "For Christie supporters, it's booze and blues in NH"
- "Christie stumbles in NH, faces early exit"
- "Firm defending Christie against whistleblower lawsuit donates to his campaign"
Campaign Finance: "New loophole means more anonymous campaign cash"
Jobs: "Most low-wage, full-time workers use food stamps, housing assistance"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Council passes ID card, endorses paid sick leave.
[OLDDOC] on Monday's Council meeting; Bloomberg's interest in prez race. (2/09/16)
[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] maps city's new 4-way stops. (2/06/16)
[JACKIE] Survivor blog pool opens!. (2/10/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Latino Action Network Conference. (2/02/2016)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] Plainfield has IDs? What now?. (2/09/16)
[NOEL at PALS] Patrick School defeats Plainfield. (2/07/16).