Bernice: Fits and starts at BOE meeting.. Olddoc on ACA (Obamacare) news.. David urges support of family that lost Clinton Avenue home in fire..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Rihanna thanks Plainfield Good Samaritans"
• "Facing Foreclosure? City offers help" -- Thursday at Shiloh, free but you must register.
  

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 blanks Roselle" -- TAP | Ledger |

Candidates in NJ --

• "Chelsea Clinton, at Shore, calls Trump 'unserious'"

Auto Title Loans:  "One in five borrowers have cars seized, pay  300% interest per year"
EWR --

• "Lawmakers push to reduce security delays at Newark Liberty"
• "Best and worst time to fly out of Newark Liberty"

The Halal Guys:  "East Brunswick store opens, Newark to follow"
License Plates:  "A century of NJ license plates" -- Photos.
Manville:  "Council considers liquor license transfer to theater"
'Notarios' scams:  "State settles with 'notarios'" -- Offering immigration and financial services without license.
Somerville:  "Tour de Somerville offers equal prize money for women, men"

2016 Candidates --

• "Sanders wins Oregon; Kentucky claimed by Clinton" -- NYTimes | Bloomberg | Politico |
• "Trump wins Oregon primary"
• "Party leaders put pressure on Sanders after Nevada fracas" -- NYTimes | Politico |
• "Sanders sticks it to the Democratic Party"
• "Trump is not expanding the GOP" -- Analysis by Politico.
• "Opinion: Catholics need to take a hard look at Trump's rhetoric"
• "Cory Booker: Time for progressives to double down"
• "NJ financier to head Trump-GOP fundraising committee"

Bridgegate --

• "Federal judge halts release of names" -- Record | NYTimes |

Congress --

• "Senate unanimously votes to allow 9/11 families to sue foreign countries" -- Saudi Arabia, in particular.

Gov.Christie:  "NJ vogters sour on Christie, another poll shows"
The Draft:  "Mitch McConnell says women should have to register for the draft"
NJ Budget:  "NJ facing $1.1B gap over 2016, 2017, official says" -- Ledger | Record |
Overtime:  "New federal overtime rules will benefit 132,000 Jerseyans"
Legislature --

•  "Controversial Dem plan to redistrict resurfaces"
• "Senate Dems vow to challenge Christie on women's issues"

Medicare:  "Massive medical network to help ease Medicare transition"
Refugees --

• "Refugees welcome in NJ, despite Christie's attempt to stop them"
• "Iraq vet to Christie: Policy on refugees helps ISIS"

United Methodist Church:  "Divided on sexuality, Scripture, Methodists struggle to maintain unity"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Fits and starts at BOE meeting.

[OLDDOC]   on ACA (Obamacare) news. (5/17/16)

[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]  notes Second Ward Family Fun Day is Saturday, May 21. (5/13/16)

[DAVID]  urges support of family that lost Clinton Avenue home in fire. (5/77/16)

[JACKIE]  week in review features flowers and a vehicle-damaged fence. (5/15/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  is pictured with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman for Column A Dems. (5/07/2016)

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

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