Bernice on patronage.. Councilor Williams notes rain causes rescheduling of Saturday's Ward 2 Family Fun Day..
[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 --
Exhibit: "Hip Hop exhibit opens at Library Saturday" -- Video: Interview of a young Jay Z here.
Track & Field: "Plainfield Boys top Day 1 of Union County Chamnpionships"
Candidates in NJ --
- "Trump touts Christie at his rally, saying 'there's nothing like NJ'" -- PolNJ | Ledger | NYTimes |
- "Trump: Fundraiser paid off Christie's entire campaign debt"
- "The scene at Trump's rally? Red hats and protests"
- "9 memorable moments from Trump's NJ rally"
- "These Dems aren't happy about Trump visit to NJ"
- "NJ female politicians line up with Hillary"
EWR: "Baraka orders $15/hour wage, city oversight at Newark Liberty" -- Squaring off against the Port Authority.
Hoboken: "Council president fires back after racist Tweet"
Hudson River Crossings: "Could this futuristic bridge solve NJ's transportation problems?"
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst: "Defense policy bill would save NJ base"
Newark: "White House chooses Newark for summer jobs program"
NFL: "NFL to repay $720,000 to taxpayers for 'pay for patriotism'"
Perth Amboy: "Mayor Wilda Diaz launches re-election bid"
2016 Candidates --
Global Warming: "Meet the glacier that could make the Jersey Shore uninhabitable"
Legislature --
- "Bill to regulate Uber, Lyft would require background checks"
- "Bill would cut pension ties with businesses boycotting Israel"
- "Under bill, customers would pay 5 cents for every bag"
Obituary: "Morley Safer, mainstay of '60 Minutes', dies a week after retiring"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Bernice on patronage.
[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 rain causes rescheduling of Saturday's Ward 2 Family Fun Day. (5/20/16)
[DAVID] urges support of family that lost Clinton Avenue home in fire. (5/77/16)
[JACKIE] Survivor: Kaoh Rong season finale blog party. (5/18/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Black Lesbian Playwright and Activist Lorraine Hansberry . (5/18/2016)
[NOEL at PALS] YES basketball tournament, 6th-8th Grade Division. (3/26/16).
