Bernice: Count to four, count to five (budget meeting).. South Avenue project ownership changed.. Councilor Williams: Plainfield budget passes..Olddoc has company..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

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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 --

Sanders in NJ:  "Sanders rally at Rutgers Mother's Day"-- Courier | Ledger |
Weather:  "NJ, the land of blizzards?"

Bayonne:  "Head of business group charged with steling $161K from it"
Elizabeth:  "Construction company fined 9th time over construction site safety violations"
Linden:  "Police sergeant, captain's son, busted for selling pot"
Newark:  "Historic NJ Bell building sells for $16.5M"
Orange:  "Arrest warrant plays into NJ's messiest mayoral race"
Paterson:  "Muslim woman employee who accused city of discrimination gets $400K settlement"
Plastic Bags:  "NYC passes 5¢ fee for plastic shopping bags"
Rutgers:  "Why Christie may not welcome Obama at Rutgers"
Somerset County:  "Detective's suit alleges 7 ways prosecutor mishandled cases"
Trenton:  "Plan to float $4.7M bond for unpaid payroll taxes gets initial OK"

2016 Candidates --

• "Paul Ryan 'not ready' to back Trump" -- Politico | NYTimes | "Christie: I'll reach out to Ryan"
• "From Ryan, a reminder to Trump of stakes for the GOP"
• "Jared Kushner, Trump son-in-law" -- He owns NY Observer and PolitickerNJ.
• "Romney won't back Trump"
• "Trump's education policies? Look no further than Christie"

Atlantic City:  "Drama explodes as Prieto calls off vote on rescue plan" -- Jerry Green couldn't make Jim Kennedy be there?
Transgender Bathrooms:  "NJ may join states barring travel to states with anti-transgender laws"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Count to four, count to five (budget meeting); South Avenue project ownership changed.

[OLDDOC]  offers Rasmussen Report commentary on the presidential races. (5/04/16)

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

[Councilor STORCH]  in support of Anderson-Hurtt-Pile for school board. (4/20/16)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Plainfield budget passes. (5/06/16)

[DAVID]  Where is your quadrant on the political compass? (5/04/16)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Kaoh Ron blog party. (5/04/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Prince: Genius of Realness. (4/22/2016)

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

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