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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Bernice wishes Dr. Yood (Olddoc) a happy birthday.. Obituaary: Mary (Molly ) Banta..


[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 --
Profile:  "Plainfield playwirght Ben Marshall is finalist in award for excellence"
Mount St. Marys:  "Local academy among otp 100 Catholic schools in US"
Homeless:  "College professor, young couple among Plainfield's homeless"

Atlantic City:  "GOP mayor slams GOP takeover as 'fascist distatorship'" -- NJSpot | Ledger |
ATM Skimmers:  "Skimmers a growing problem, gas stations and banks say"
Economic Development:  "Company stays in NJ, picking its workforce over tax credits"
North Plainfield --
Parking Requirements:  "JC developer to request lowering parking requirements"
Rutgers:  "RU president gets hefty bonus, plus a raise"

2016 Candidates --
Afghan War:  "NJ premiere of 'Afgahn Journals' will be in Iselin"
College Tuition:  "NJ lawmakers seek to limit coolege tuition hikes"
Guns:  "Republicans will push to loosen NJ gun laws"
Hispanic Voters:  "Univision aims to make Hispanic voting bloc more formidable"
Prescription Drugs:  ":Lawmaker wants to limit how much you pay for prescriptions"
Sea Levels:  "Global sea levels rising at alarming rate, RU study finds" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Voting Rights:  "NYC may open voting to noncitizens"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  wishes Dr. Yood (Olddoc) a happy birthday.

[OLDDOC]  assesses the (reduced) field of presidential candidates. (2/21/16)

[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]   week in review includes plotting doves. (2/21/16)

[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 upset bid against Linden thwarted. (2/21/16).