Bernice: Budget hearing schedule revised; PE candidate forum tonight; It's a blof, not a transcript; On wishes and dreams.. Olddoc On Councilor Taylor's rhetoric, and on National Politics.. David: Benefit show tonight, clothing drive Saturday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "(BOE) Candidate Forum by teachers' union tonight at Hubbard School"
• "(BOE) Anderson, Hurtt and Pile meet parents and public in 'Listening Session' Thursday"

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 --

Children:  "Plainfield celebrates Month of the Young Child"
Union County Primaries:  "Roundup of primary filings in Union County"

Bid Rigging:  "Union City official admits role in rigging bids"
Essex County College:  "New prez offers assurances, but no answers amid suspension turmoil"
Orange:  "Councilman Coley sues Mayor Warren for defamation"
Princeton:  "Princeton U. hires first diversity dean"
Rahway:  "CPA who gambled away church's millions get jail"
Seton Hall:  "Seton Hall U. receives $5M donation"
Trenton:  "Deputy clerk appears before Council over unrecorded meeting"
Turkeys --

• "Turkey Talk schedule in Teaneck on how to deal with turkeys"
• "'Gangster' turkey crashes into home, terrorizes mom, kids"
• Plainfield realtor Cynthia Alexander often posts pictures of turkeys that have taken over her back yard to Facebook.

2016 Candidates --

• "Cruz stops Trump in Wisconsin"
• "Sanders wins Wisconsin Dem primary"

Atlantic City:  "Christie says he can't trust AC mayor"
Lead --

• "Christie not ready to back mandatory school water testing for lead"
• "Christie changes his mind and commits $10M to remove lead threat from old homes"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Budget hearing schedule revised; PE candidate forum tonight; It's a blof, not a transcript; On wishes and dreams.

[OLDDOC]  On Councilor Taylor's rhetoric, and on National Politics. (4/05/16)

[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]   notes Youth Dance starts Monday at Clinton Schooll. (4/04/16)

[DAVID]  Benefit show tonight, clothing drive Saturday. (4/06/16)

[JACKIE] week in review, with daffodil hanging in there. (4/03/16)

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

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

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