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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Bernice notes Dunn residency hearing held, decision on Wednesday; LWV Forum info is up, urges attendance.. Olddoc on withdrawn IT resolution, Health Div residency waiver, plus some great toons.. Mayor Mapp squelches misleading Board of Ed election rumors..


[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 --

League of Women Voters:  "Candidate info for Wednesday LWV Candidate Forum"
Traffic Alert:  "Tractor trailer accident on Rt 22 West at Warrenville Road" -- Plan alternate route.
Verizon:  "Verizon unions announce strike date"

Beaches:  "Ocean City wins "Best Beach in America' competition"
Garage Sales:  "Wayne approves township-wide garage sale"
Kean U.:  "Kean exhibit contends solitary confinement is 'torture'"
New Brunswick:  "Soaries calls for transparent process after fatal shooting by cops"
Racial Profiling:  "Do towns routinely stop Black and Latino drivers to boost revenues?"
Transgender Restrooms:  "Pascack Valley district approves bathroom policy"

2016 Candidates --
Atlantic City --
Congress:  "Who is Chris Rock supporting for Congress from NJ?"
Lead:  "How will we pay for purifying water in schools?"
Legislature:  "Bill introduced to require testing of school water for lead"
NJ Supreme Court:  "Christie ends 6-year battle by nominating a Dem" -- NJSpot | Ledger |
SCOTUS:  "Diversity on Court won't decide cases, Sotomayor tells RU students" -- Ledger | PolNJ | Courier |


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  notes Dunn residency hearing held, decision on Wednesday; LWV Forum info is up, urges attendance.

[OLDDOC]  on withdrawn IT resolution, Health Div residency waiver, plus some great toons. (4/11/16)

[Mayor MAPP] Mayor Mapp squelches misleading Board of Ed election rumors. (4/11/16)

[Councilor STORCH]  Development in Plainfield: Looking into the future. (2/07/16)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   notes Hooked on Fishing program gets under way. (4/07/16)

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

[JACKIE] week in review includes a view of the Friends Meeting House from on high. (4/10/16)

[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)