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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Bernice: School budget hearing tonight.. Olddoc takes a break for a few days..


[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 --

Lead:  "Should all NJ schools be required to test for lead in water?" -- NJSpot | Ledger |
Product Recall:  "Home Depot: Do not use 'lopper shears', they may pop apart"
Ransomware:  "FBI wants business to help as cyber extortion gains urgency"

Atlantic City:  "Christie, Prieto in high-stakes staredown as clock ticks on AC"
Duke Farms:  "Demolition of Duke mansion resumes Tuesday"
Hospitals:  "Paterson's St. Joseph's ER leads nation in tackling pain pill addiicton"
Trees:  "RU researchers work on hybrid Chestnut that can thrive in NJ's woods"

2016 Candidates --
Auto Inspections:   "MVC wants to stop tail=pipe testing on older vehicles"
Immigrants:  "Americans see immigrants more favorably than do Trump, Cruz"
PARCC Tests:  "NJ just one of a few states using PARCC tests in 2016"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] School budget hearing tonight.

[OLDDOC]  takes a break for a few days. (3/29/16)

[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]  Week in review, with a seasonally confusing picture. (3/27/16)

[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)