Bernice: Council to consider South Second Street financial agreements; Election and BOE election news; Is downtown block in need of redevelopment?.. Olddoc on the Council agenda; plus pay-to-play changes.. Jackie: week in review; Cast intro for Survivor: Kaoh Rong.. Noel at PALS: Plainfield overcomes West Orange..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Congratulations to Chris Estevez, new president of LAN"
• "Plainfield Dem committee prepares for 2016 season"
  

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.

Had a family emergency this weekend, hence no CLIPS or PLAINFIELD TODAY posts.

NEWS --

Boys Basketball:  "Jaleel Simmons leads Plainfield past West Orange" -- Ledger } TAP |
NJ American Water:  "Contract talks with union extended" -- Formerly E'town Water.
Schools:  "NJ schools with highest percentage of kids in poverty" -- A list that Plainfield does NOT make.

Asbury Park:  "Beerfest packs Convention Hall"
Corruption:  "Bloomfield councilman indicted for taking $15K bribe" -- Police sound like Keystone Kops.
Duke Farms:  "In fight to save mansion, advocates turn to Claude Monet" -- Plainfield's Nancy Piwowar quoted.
Edison --

• "Council eyes doubling its own pay, raising other salaries"
• "Police union claims chief illegally dumped wiretap evidence"

Jersey City:  "Fulop: People arguing for a property reval hate me"
New Brunswick:  "Protesters denounce immigration raids"
Pets:  "Pets in need, Feb. 1"
Policing:  "Fulop: JC aggressively recruits Blacks; Many bail on 'day one'"

Christie for President --

• "Christie's final pitch to Iowa: Unlike Trump, I'll never embarrass you" -- Hah!
• "Where Christie wants to finish in NH, Iowa"
• "How much Christie PAC had to spend on Iowa, NH"
• "Christie: Blame NJ for my 'C' rating from NRA"
• "Christie: You can trust me because I admit when I flip-flop"
• "Bridgegate comes up at Iowa campaign stop"
• "Christie has $1M in campaign account, strategist says"
• "Christie top donors listed"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump: Cruz a total liar on Obamacare comments"
• "Would Trump continue Twitter wars as president?"
• "Christie: Almost impossible to believe Trump wins Iowa"
• "See how much Trump foundation sent vets before prez bid"
• "How much Trump has put in his own campaign"
• "PGA, USGA stand by Trump despite racist comments"

Gov. Christie --

• "Shocking news: Christie briefly returns to governing" -- Tom Moran.

Charter Schools:  "State sets goal for total number of students in charters"
Cuba --

• "Menendez questions legislators' trip to Cuba"
• "10 legislators in center of storm over unauthorized trip"

Horizon Blue Cross:  "Horizon shifts staff in advance of suit over ad campaign"
NJ Tourism:  "Offshore drilling threatens tourism, lawmakers say"
Sex Trafficking:  "Police target traffickers to stem 'modern slavery' in NJ"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Council to consider South Second Street financial agreements; Election and BOE election news; Is downtown block in need of redevelopment?.

[OLDDOC]  on the Council agenda; plus pay-to-play changes. (2/01/16)

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

[Councilor STORCH]  on the annual homeless count in Union County. (1/27/16) -- He's the new Council President.

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  on the status of snow removal. (1/25/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix from Snowmageddon 2016. (1/23/16)

[JACKIE]   week in review; Cast intro for Survivor: Kaoh Rong. (1/31/16)

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

[PLAINFIELD LATINO]  Plainfield ID card passes first reading. (1/22/16)

[NOEL at PALS]  Plainfield overcomes West Orange. (1/31/16).

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