PEA candidate forum Wednesday; Buy Van Wyck Brooks house tour tickets beginning April 2..
[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 --
Shooting: "Man fatally shot about 6 AM this morning"
Internet: "Data collection decision a blow to Comcast, Verizon"
Obituary: "Jacqueline 'Jackie' Jackson, former teacher" -- Taught 30 years at Evergreen, Jubbaard and Jefferson Schools.
Health Clubs: "20 health clubs, gyms cited in licensing crackdown" -- Including Dunellen, South Plainfield.
Hospitals: "RWJ-St. Barnabas merger a done deal" -- Courier | Ledger |
Jackie Robinson: "Philly city council apologizes for 'virulent racism' directed at baseball star"
Lead --
- "Map: Kids in every NJ county at risk for lead poisoning"
- "How to tell if there' lead in your home's paint"
Newark: "Elevated lead levels found at 8 more schools" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Pingry School: "Teacher at center of probe played strip poker with pre-teen boys"
Trenton --
Westfield: "Art exhibit captures the beauty of the wild"
2016 Candidates --
- "Signs of Wisconsin backlash against Trump"
- "What do women want? Not Trump" -- Politico | Bloomberg |
- "Hackers declare war on Trump"
Autism: "Autism rate up 12% in NJ; experts cite better detection"
NJ Estate Tax: "This group says leaving NJ because of estate tax is a myth"
NJ Pensions: "Pension debt grew to $43.8B last year"
Port Authority: "PA bus terminal, rail tunnel projects face opposition" -- Record | Ledger |
Social Security: "NJ Congressman takes aim at Social Security woes"
Elections: "How to hack an election"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] PEA candidate forum Wednesday; Buy VWB house tour tickets beginning April 2.
[OLDDOC] posts some great political cartoons. (3/30/16)
[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] Survivor: Kaoh Rang blog party. (3/30/16)
[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)
