Bernice: Plainfield gains paid sick leave; Council; Council votes to investigate Police Division.. Olddoc: The Ides of March plus a brif note on Council..Councilor Williams: 15 Minute Child Break at SSYC today..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "(Board of Ed) Post on School Resource Officers must wait on OPRA request"
•  "Council adopts earned sick leave ordinance"
•  "Should Kenny Reid matter go to prosecutor?"
  

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 --

March Madness:  "Plainfield produced four players leading their teams into tournament"
Shooting:  "Sunday shooting victim not cooperating with police"
Obituary:  "Henry Jedry, longtime Thul Auto Parts manager"
NJ Transit:  "New NJT contract meets nearly all of union's conditions"
PARCC Tests:  "When is PARCC Testing in NJ?"
Football Injuries:  "NFL exec acknowledges link between football and brain disease"
Mother Teresa:  "Pope Francis sets date to make her a saint" -- A convent of her sisters is at St. Mary's Church.

Casinos:  "NJ voters to decide on North Jersey casinos" -- Ledger | Record |
Equal Pay:  "NJ equal pay bill heads to Christie's desk"
Freedom of Religion:  "Bernards faces federal lawsuit over mosque denial"
Kean U.:  "Report: Consultant has criminal record, no proof of degree" -- PolNJ | Ledger | PolNJ(2) |
Newark --

• "Baraka to deliver 'state of city' address tonight"
• "Baraka: Longshoremn unions discriminate against minorities"
• "Lead problem in schools not new" -- NJSpot | Ledger |

Trenton --

• "Audits under way to avoid repeat of city's payroll problems"
• "Trenton police have mixed 'bag of tricks' to help combat crime"

2016 Candidates --

• "When do polls open, close intoday's primaries?"
• "Polls show Trump poised for huge win in today's primaries"
• "Clinton, Trump are targets as 5 states vote Tuesday"
• "Trump mocks Christie at rally"
• "Christie 'interviews' Trump in NC"
• "An ultra-awkward moment for Christie with Trump" -- Video.
• "Joe Scarborough: Trump's Chicago made-for-TV momenta scam" -- OpEd, Ledger.
• "11-year-old NJ kid is Bernie Sanders phone pro"
• "For Trump, it could be first ballot or bust at GOP convention"

Gov. Christie --

• "Christie skips NJ trooper funeral to campaign for Trump"
• "Police unions blast Christie for 'selfish opportunism' in skipping furneral"

Legislature --

• "Bill raising tax credit for working poor passes Assembly"
• "Rice and Sweeney separated in confrontation over AC takeover"
• "Assembly GOP decries Dem expenditures"

NJ Supremes:  "NJ pension COLAs argued before court today" -- Record | Ledger | NJSpot |


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] Plainfield gains paid sick leave; Council; Council votes to investigate Police Division.

[OLDDOC]  The Ides of March plus a brif note on Council. (3/15/16)

[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]   15 Minute Child Break at SSYC Tuesday. (3/14/16)

[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)

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