Bernice: Summer water usage among PMUA topics; Women protest against Trump Saturday in Plainfield.. Mayor Mapp puts to rest some BOE election rumors.. Councilor Williams: Rec offers Lego Robotics and Double Dutch.. Jackie: Survivor:Kaoh Rong blog party..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "(BOE Race) After sparks fly at LWV forum, campaigns enter home stretch"
  
• "Women march against Trump Saturday in Plainfield"
• "Dunn petition for Ward 3 Council seat declared null and void"
  
• "Full Text of the Ruling in Dunn residency matter"

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 --

Boys Baseball:  "Plainfield tops St. Mary's-Elizabeth"
Plainfield Area Humane Society: "Art auction to benefit homeless pets" -- Saturday, Spain Inn.
Traffic Alert:  "Construction to close Route 22 West in Union for weeks"
Schools:  "Clifton seeks to use building funds to stave off layoffs" -- Something Wilma says can't be done.
Software Alert:  "Windows users of Apple's QuickTime video viewer urged to uninstall it over security flaws"

Casinos:  "Labor leader not happy with Fulop's comments on North Jersey casinos" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
Drew U.: "Abdul-Jabbar will be Drew commencement speaker"
Islamophobia:  "Interfaith leaders urge political parties to reject Islamophobia" -- Shoulder to Shoulder website here.
Jersey City:  "Judge rules against JC in reval contract dispute"
Kean U. --

• "Kean may settle for portion of former Merck property to resolve litigation"
• "Kean Twitter suspect denied probation"

Latino Jews:  "Shalom, amigo! New study sheds ligh ton Latino Jews in US"
Newark:  "Baraka fires back amid mounting Uber pushback" -- Baraka OpEd here.
Rutgers:  "President Obama to speak at RU commencement"
Scotch Plains:  "Swastika, Confederate flag drawn at park spooks parents"
South Plainfield/Piscataway:  "Miles-long train stoppage creates traffic snafu Wednesday"
Trenton:  "Police director gets disciplinary notice from council"

2016 Candidates --

• "Sanders, Clinton clash on policies, judgment" -- NYTimes | Bloomberg | Politico |
• "NY Post endorses Trump"

Bridgegate --

• "Defense lawyers argue creating a traffic jam is not a crime"

Christie Staff:  "Christie's communications director stepping down"
Sen. Harry Reid:  "Reid: I learned a lot about honesty from a man who ran a whorehouse" -- 'fish-chasing worms'?
Atlantic City:  "Is Christie read to compromise on AC?"
Jamaica:  "Island country weighs replacing Queen Elizabeth, legalizing pot"
NJ Supremes:  "Christie nominee scrutinized over political favor"

Teacher Tenure:  "California judges reverse decision to overturn tenure rules" -- A nationwide press to attack teacher tenure.


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Summer water usage among PMUA topics.

[OLDDOC]  announces a 7-day break; posts some great toons. (4/12/16)

[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]  Rec offers Lego Robotics and Double Dutch. (4/13/16)

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

[JACKIE] Survivor:Kaoh Rong blog party. (4/13/16)

[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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