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Friday, May 20, 2016

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 --

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 --

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).