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Monday, May 2, 2016

Bernice notes 6 meetings this week.. Councilor Williams: Column A Dem kickoff: Keep Plainfield moving forward..


[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 --

Asm Green:  "Did Jerry Green turn down Speakership over Atlantic City deal?"

Asbury Park:  "Asbury Park opening first hotel in 50 years"
East Orange:  "How an old city with water problems avoided becoming Flint, MI"
Food:  "Exploring Korean cuisine -- Cookbook by restaurateur raised in Berkeley Heights.
Motivation:  "Why Eric LeGrande is a hero to so many with disabilities"
Pets:  "NJ pets in need, May 2"
Sports Authority:  "Chain to close all stores nationwide"
TD Bank:  "TD bank being sued over coin counter discrepancies"

2016 Candidates --
Advertising:  "Senator wants to probe billboards using phone data to track shoppers"
Atlantic City:  "Backroom brawl over Prieto's AC bill intensifies over weekend"
Birth Control:  "NJ could get prescription-free birth control"
College Admissions:  "Are legacy admissions affirmative action for white students?-- Fair questions.
Financial System:  "Fed many need more power to help securities firms in a crunch" -- This is capitalism?
Immigrants:  "May Day marches in LA by immigrants carry strong anti-Trump themes"
Schools:  "NJ holding hearings to consider later start times"
Terrorism:  "NJ anti-terrorism plan aims to spot those vulnerable to radicalization"
Verizon:  "Retiree attack on golden parachutes may catch fire in election year"
Voting:  "Stricter rules on voter IDs reshape national voting"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  notes 6 meetings this week.

[OLDDOC]  on the Council agenda; Advances in heart surgery. (5/01/16)

[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]  Column A Dem kickoff: Keep Plainfield moving forward. (5/01/16)

[DAVID]  supports Wilma Campbell. (4/17/16)

[JACKIE]  week in review catches Eyewitness News on Watchung Avenue. (5/01/16)

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

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