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Monday, April 4, 2016

Bernice: Primary filing deadline today; Taylor on spot after anti-police stance.. Olddoc faces a coin flip: Council circus or NCAA basketball.. Jackie's week in review, with daffodil hanging in there..


[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 --

Branding:  "Which city's promo video is better? Elizabeth vs. Plainfield"
Community Access Unlimited:  "A sustainable affordable housing program on Union County" -- Including Plainfield.
Fire:  "Plainfield fire under investigation"
NJ Transit:  "Report: Ex Amtrak official to head NJT" -- Ledger | WSJ |
Real Estate:  "Home buyers, sellers sold on drones"

Dinosaur Park:  "Saved from extinction, Dinosaur Park moves to Bergen County"
Minimum Wage:  "Workers, activists protest low minimum wage in Journal Square"
Pets:  "NJ pets in need, April 4"
Religion:  "New TV series helps all to start thinking about God"
Trenton:  "Punk Rock Flea Market draws thousands"

2016 Candidates --
2017 Guv Race --
Atlantic City:  "Dems urge Prieto to post AC takeover bill" -- PolNJ | Record |
PARCC Testing:  "As Round 2 begins, NJ hopes to convert teachers to believers"
Water:  "State at beginning of long process to purify water in schools"

LGBT Youth Suicides:  "Film aims to help families prevent LGBT youth suicides"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Primary filing deadline today; Taylor on spot after anti-police stance.

[OLDDOC]  faces a coin flip: Council circus or NCAA basketball. (4/04/16)

[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 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)