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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Bernice: West, Steinberg outline 2016 budget; Supporters rally for police lieutenant.. Olddoc's first report on Council meeting.. Councilor Williams: Awesome new Recreation programs..


[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 --

NJ Transit:  "No progress between union, NJT as strike deadline nears"

ATM Skimmers:  "Is that ATM safe to use? Maybe not"
CD 7:  "Lance launches re-election campaign"
Diocese of Metuchen:  "Pope Francis names new bishop" -- Courier | Ledger |
Doris Duke Mansion:  "What we know, and what we don't"
Heroin Deaths:  "Now that white people are dying, it seeps into public view"
Kean U.:  "Cunningham joins Sweeney in demanding outside review"
Newark:  "Christie: We'll 'run over' Baraka to open more charters" -- Ledger | PolNJ | NJSpot |
North Plainfield:  "Council, mayor thanks kids who averted school bus disaster"
Westfield:  "Businesses face downturn after Trader Joe's demolition"

2016 Candidates --
Gov. Christie --
Casinos:  "How big a tax bite North Jersey casinos will face"
Earned Income Tax Credit:  "Tax break for low-wage earners would be second in two years"
Environment:  "DEP withdraws rule changes, avoids clash with lawmakers"
Guns:  "Bramnick, Lesniak: Comedian's fake gun charges should be dropped"
Lead Poisoning:  "Menendez wants stricter standards for federal housing"
Paid Sick Leave:  "NJ lawmakers push sick leave for all workers"
Stillbirths:  "Mothers who lost babies want to know why tracking bill is stalled"

Licenses for Undocumenteds:  "Colorado driver's license bill would make it easier to get IDs"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]    West, Steinberg outline 2016 budget; Supporters rally for police lieutenant.

[OLDDOC]  first report on Council meeting. (3/08/16)

[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]   Awesome new Recreation programs. (3/07/16)

[DAVID]  Shamin' Damon; Pure patronage. (3/05/16) -- Doesn't sound like David; was this ghost-written?

[JACKIE]    week in review features a shot of Park Avenue Oro. (3/06/16)

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

[NOEL at PALS]  live blogs Yale vs. Columbia. (3/05/16)