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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Bernice: Blog posts on police and Councilor Taylor draw heavy comments.. Olddoc posts some great political cartoons.. Jackie: Survivor: Kaoh Rang blog party..


[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 --

April:  "April will be the Month of the Young Child in Plainfield"
Obituary:  "Paula Yood Peterson, daughter of Harold Yood, MD (Olddoc)" -- -- Courier | Ledger | -- Condolences to Olddoc and his family.
Policing:  "Court: Elizabeth can prohibit police captains from overtime jobs"

Essex County College:  "Top attorney also suspended as part of probe"
Hospitals:  "Pending RWJ-St. Barnabas merger sparks leadership shuffle"
NJ Transit:  "ISIS releases names of NJT cops, encourages attacks"
Newark --
Trenton:  "Former detective alleges racial discrimination from co-workers"
Westfield:  "'The Watcher' makes eerie threats that complicate a real estate sale"

2016 Candidates --
Atlantic City:  "Christie: I won't let AC file for bankruptcy"
Bullying:  "Chubb soon to offer cyber-bullying insurance in NJ"
Charity Fraud:  "Scam cancer charities stole $6M in NJ donations, AG says"
Eminent Domain:  "Judge: NJ has power to condemn Shore property for dunes"
Housing:  "Christie wants to expand state's housing assistance program"
Internet Access:  "FCC expected to offer subsidized access to  millions of low-income users"
Lead:  "Prevention is key to combating lead poisoning, experts say"
Legislature:  "The bottle bill is back before the Legislature, again"
REtired Public Workers:  "Health care costs of retirees edges into the political crosshairs"
Schools:  "New push in NJ to teach kids about LBGT history"

Media:  "How the Associated Press cooperated with the Nazis"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Blog posts on police and Councilor Taylor draw heavy comments.

[OLDDOC]  posts some great political cartoons. (3/30/16)

[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]   Rebecca and Charles - Plainfield Democrats for Council. (3/26/16)

[DAVID]  on Plainfield's contaminated sites. (3/25/16)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Kaoh Rang blog party. (3/30/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  celebrates author Octavia Estelle Butler. (2/24/2016)

[NOEL at PALS]  lYES basketball tournament, 6th-8th Grade Division. (3/26/16)