Bernice: Judge Joan Robinson Gross retires; Where are facts in Reid case?.. Olddoc offers a potpourri including Monday's Council, Daylight Savings Time effects.. Jackie: Week in review features a magical image of Watchung Avenue.. Noel at PALS: North Plainfield girals advance to Jersey Basketball Championship round..
[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 --
Habitat: "Rutgers Habitat chapter's Plainfield house ready for new owners"
Daylight Savings Time: "Who came up with DST and why?"
NJ Transit --
Emergency Presparedness Expo: "Expo comes to Meadowlands Tuesday"
Hijabs: "NJ Olympian asked to remove hijab at SXSW tech event"
Kean U.: "Consultant hired tor internal investigation has criminal past, more"
Monmouth County: "All 5 Dem guv hopefuls show up at county event"
Newark --
- "2014 memo shows school officials knew of lead risk"
- "What do elevated lead levels mean to kids' health?"
Time Sheet Fraud: "Ex-firefighter loses appeal in time sheet fraud"
2016 Candidates --
- "Path to Convention chaos if Trump loses Florida or Ohio"
- "Man tries to storm stage at Ohio Trump rally" -- Video.
- "inside the protest that stopped Trump rally"
- "Trump calls Chicago protests 'a disgrace'" | "Trump: 'Thugs' will energize America"
- "Clinton accuses Trump of 'political arson'"
- "Trump's words were destine to stir violence, critics say" -- Politico | NYTimes |
- "Amid bluster and bragging, Trump yearned to gain stature" -- Like that little guy Schicklgruber.
- "Trump's Friday Chicago rally cancelled after scuffles" -- Ledger | NYTimes | Politico |
- "AFL-CIO to launch anti-Trump ad campaign"
- "Christie's 2015 travel cost taxpayers $600K"
- "Top staffer Maria Comella, who shaped Christie image, not returing to NJ"
- "Bridgegate plot was 'callous and audacious', Feds say"
- "Prosecutors charge 'lies and deceit' by former Christie staffer. PA exec" -- Record | Ledger |
Health Care Costs: "Sweeney demands profit statements from hospitals, insurance companies"
Medical Marijuana: "Is NJ's program still the most expensive?"
NJ Pensions: "Moody's: SCOTUS staying out of pension case good for NJ"
Refugees: "Pascrell: US should follow Canada and take in more refugees"
School Superintendents: "Districts evade caps on super salaries with generous bonuses"
Sticky Notes: "$400M lawsuit lingers over Post-It inventor"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Judge Joan Robinson Gross retires; Where are facts in Reid case?.
[OLDDOC] offers a potpourri including Monday's Council, Daylight Savings Time effects. (3/11/16)
[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] Free lunchtime yoga at the Plainfield Public Library. (3/11/16)
[DAVID] Demanding educational due, resistance starts locally.. (3/07/16)
[JACKIE] Week in review features a magical image of Watchung Avenue. (3/13/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] celebrates author Octavia Estelle Butler. (2/24/2016)
[NOEL at PALS] lNorth Plainfield girals advance to Jersey Basketball Championship round. (3/11/16)
