Bernice: Bella Vita Estates ready for tenants; Celebrate Independence Day Saturday.. Olddoc: SCOTUS's year.. Councilor Williams: Parade, concert, fireworks Saturday.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Thursday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Plainfield celebrates on Saturday with parade, concert, fireworks"
  
• "Free outdoor movies begin tonight"

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 --

Farmers Market:  "Union County distributes free vouchers for Seniors"
Senior Housing:  "New senior housing on Roosevelt Avenue opens" -- 80 units.

Cast-Iron Skillets:  "Fashioning cast iron pans for today's cooks" -- Use my old skillets every day.
Corruption:  "Lakewood code inspector indicted for bribe-taking" -- Since 1997.
Duke Farms:  "Historic  Coach Barn restored"
ICE:  "Hudson County may end controversial partnership with ICE"
Jersey City:  "Allegations of racism fly over JC street art" -- The idea sounds cool, though.
Mercer County:  "Embattled parks director fired as corruption probe continues"
Newark:  "City finds elevated lead levels in 23 students"
New Providence:  "Microburst flips 2-ton van Tuesday evening" -- I heard the thunderstorm
NJ Transit:  "Controversial audio surveillance of NJT riders comes to quiet end"
Re-entry Programs:  "Prisoners at San Quentin get paid to code"

2016 Candidates --

• "Complaint charges Trump with violating campaign finance law" -- Bloomberg | Ledger | IBT |
• "Clinton reshuffles the swing state deck"
• "Battleground Bloodbath: Clinton leads Trump in seven swing states"
• "How much is Clinton leading Trump in NJ?"
• "Trump Institute offered get-rich schemes with plagiarized materials"

Bridgegate --

• "Now hidden evidence includes personal emails"
• "Christie's law firm says cellphone was returned to him"
• "Cellphone mystery: 5 new things in Biridgegate case"

Campaign Finance:  "NJ man admits giving Obama campaign illegal money from foreign politician"
Gas Pipelines:  "Penn East pipeline inspires Watson Coleman bill to regulate federal agency"
Guns --

• "Watson Coleman roundtable on gun violence sees cries for change" -- Ledger | Trentonian |
• "Pallone continues sit-in, gun violence discussion at his office"

Hospital Taxes:  "Effort to address hospital property taxes appears stuck in Legislature"
Sales Tax Deal --

• "NJ Senate Dems are opposed to gas and sales tax deal" -- Record | Ledger | PolNJ |
• "Christie pushes Senate to act on plan, says GOP behind him" | "Kean: Not so"
• "Christie on defense as gas, sales tax plan faces failure"
• "Fact-checking Christie claims on deal"

Transportation Trust Fund:  "NJ road plan ladles billions of new debt on old" -- Bloomberg | NJSpot |

Slavery:  "Who will tell the story of slavery?" -- The struggle for a National Museum of Slavery.


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Bella Vita Estates ready for tenants; Celebrate Independence Day Saturday.

[OLDDOC]  SCOTUS's year. (6/29/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  Good police/community relations are vital to a community's well-being. (6/27/16)

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Parade, concert, fireworks Saturday. (6/29/16)

[DAVID]  celebrates with the Cavaliers. (6/26/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Thursday. (6/30/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  celebrates Katherine the Great (Dunham). (6/28/2016)

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

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Bernice posts link to Iziah Thompson's commentary on Dem sit-in.. Olddoc: Clinton up in polls; thoughts on Brexit.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Wednesday.. Rebecca celebrates Katherine the Great (Dunham)..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "(Board of Ed) Board needs to crack the whip on meetings, notices, agendas"

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 --

Michael Popper:  Funeral is today at Noon, St. Bernard's Church.
Homelessness:  "Annual count of homeless shows Union County drop"
Product Recall:  "IKEA recalls 29 million dressers after infant deaths"

EWR:   "Low-cost airline set to launch out of Newark"
Newark:  "School unveil partnership to get more kids to college"
NJ Transit:  "Tentative contract won't cost NJT more"

2016 Candidates --

• "NJ Muslim leaders, fearful of Trump, try to get out the vote"
• "Trump blasts trade deals, departing from GOP orthodoxy" -- Record | NYTimes | Bloomberg | Politico |
• "Trump's economic nostalgia"
• "Unscathed by report, Hillary faces emails as final Benghazi chapter"
• "Trump bid to become born again fails as Jesus turns down 'friend' request"
• "Report: Why NJ Jewish writer critical of Trump purchased a gun" -- WNYC story here.

Gov. Christie --

• "Back in town hall groove, Christie thanks NJ for its patience with him" -- Hah!
• "Protesters greet Christie at first school funding 'fairness forum'" -- NJSpot | Ledger |

Sen. Menendez:  "Did SCOTUS hand Menendez a lifeline?"
Rep. Watson Coleman:  "Congresswoman calls for overhaul of pipeline regulator"
Bridgegate --

• "Feds: Not our fault Bridgegate texts by Christie are missing"
• "Did Christie get cellphone back? Lawyers disagree"

Energy --

• "BPU wants utilities to pay more attention to costs on transmission projects"
• "The top 3 renewable energy utilities" -- PSE&G not among them.

Legislature --

• "NJ Senate passes strict limits for gun permits"
• "Will NJ allow restraining orders for cyber-harassment?"

NJ Budget:  "Dems budget sweetens charity pot by $50M"
Sales Tax --

• "Funding puts sales tax cut under microscope"
• "9 things you need to know about NJ's sales tax, which may be going down"

School Funding:  "Sweeney pushing '100 percent' funding for NJ schools" -- Record | Ledger |
UVA Rape Case:  "Rolling Stone wins dismissal of defamation lawsuit"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   posts link to Iziah Thompson's commentary on Dem sit-in.

[OLDDOC]  Clinton up in polls; thoughts on Brexit. (6/28/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  Good police/community relations are vital to a community's well-being. (6/27/16)

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Outdoor movie nights begin Thursday. (6/27/16)

[DAVID]  celebrates with the Cavaliers. (6/26/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Wednesday. (6/29/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  celebrates Katherine the Great (Dunham). (6/28/2016)

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

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Bernice: Trolls begone!; More photos from the NJ State Bicycle Races.. Check back on Olddoc about noon.. Mayor Mapp: Good police/community relations are vital to a community's well-being.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Tuesday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Free outdoor movies begin Thursday"
  

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 --

Michael Popper --

• "NJ man dies in kayaking accident"
• "Obituary: Viewing today, services Wednesday" -- Memorial Funeral Home, Fanwood; St. Bernard's Church.
  

Bridgewater:  "TD Bank Ballpark voted best in US for 2nd year"
Elizabeth:  "City coping with several water main breaks Tuesday AM"
Montclair:  "'Spy House', reminder of betrayal, sits empty and unsold"
Newark:  "Police helicopter aids in locating ATV riders, dozens of traffic tickets issued"
North Plainfield:  "$433K lottery ticket sold in North Plainfield"
Politics?:  "Stacey Dash launches her political website, urges 'return to Reagan's Hollywood'"
Raritan Valley Community College:  "What RVCC will do with $750K NSF grant"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump calls Warren 'racist' and 'fraud' after she says he's 'insecure money-grubber'" -- Ledger | Politico |

Bridgegate --

• "Christie aide politicked while working on the taxpayer's dime"

Gun Lobby:  "How much has gun lobby given NJ legislators this year?"
Legislature --

• "Christie cuts last minute open space deal to avoid veto override" -- Ledger | PolNJ | NJSpot |
• "Sales tax cut, gas tax hike approved in surprise midnight deal" -- Ledger | Record | Courier | NJSpot |
• "Dems set up battle with Christie over who can carry a gun in NJ"
• "NJ public worker pension referendum moves closer to ballot"
• "'Smart Gun' bill goes to Christie, who doesn't like it"
• "Dems hold off on blocking Christie veto of domestic abuser gun ban"

Needle Exchange:  "Statewide needle exchange getting closer in NJ"
Sales Tax:  "Christie explains his sales tax cut idea"
SCOTUS --

• "Justices reject abortion limits in Texas" -- NYTimes | Politico |
• "Ex-Virginia governor's graft case vacated"  -- NYTimes | Politico |
• "How the McDonnell decision affects Menendez" | "Decision complicates corruption cases"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Trolls begone!; More photos from the NJ State Bicycle Races.

[OLDDOC]  PHS Hall of Fame, class of 2016 (Dr. Yood is an inductee). (6/27/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  Good police/community relations are vital to a community's well-being. (6/27/16)

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Outdoor movie nights begin Thursday. (6/27/16)

[DAVID]  celebrates with the Cavaliers. (6/26/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Tuesday. (6/28/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: Photos from the NJ State Bicycle Races; Pride Day wishes.. Olddoc: PHS Hall of Fame, class of 2016 (Dr. Yood is an inductee).. Councilor Williams: Outdoor movie nights begin Thursday.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Monday.. David celebrates with the Cavaliers..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Congratulations to Olddoc and the PHS Hall of Fame Class of 2016"

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 --

Obituary:  "Michael Popper" -- Viewing Tuesday, Memorial Funeral Home, services Wed., St. Bernard's.
Rotary Club:  "Plainfield-North Plainfield Rotary Club celebrates year's achievements"
Track & Field:  "Plainfield's Simmons is the CN Boys Spring Track Athlete of the Year"
Pride March:  "Orlando on mind of NYC LGBT parade marchers"

Corruption:  "Records suggest kickbacks to head of Bergen County detective unit" -- Cellphone records.
Pedestrian Fatalities:  "Google has a low-tech idea to cut down fatalities"
Pets:  "Pets in need, June 27"
Retail:  "NJ strip malls look for 'Internet-proof' tenants"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump slips behind Clinton in two new polls" -- Politico | NYTimes |
• "Hillary surprises by attending NYC Pride Parade"
• "Trump and RNC see common foe: Rogue delegates"
• "Gingrich defends Trump but says no one is vetting him for VP"
• "Trump: Texas won't be seceding under me"
• "Stile: Christie lends gentle hand to Trump campaign"
• "What do this season's political books tell us about the election?"

$15 Wage:  "$15/hour wage still years away even with legislative approval"
Drug Treatment:  "Is medication-assisted treatment a better method?"
Foreclosures:  "Sen. Menendez takes on 'zombie foreclosures'"
Guns:  "See which musicians endorsed Dems call for gun control"
School Funding:  "Can Christie get his tax plan passed?" -- NJSpot | Courier |
Skinheads:  "At least 8 hurt as anti-fascists, skinheads battle at California capitol"
Solar Energy:  "Averting another collapse in NJ's solar sector"

Chickens:  "Perdue aims to deflect criticism, bolster its bottom line by being kinder to chickens"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Photos from the NJ State Bicycle Races; Pride Day wishes.

[OLDDOC]  PHS Hall of Fame, class of 2016 (Dr. Yood is an inductee). (6/27/16)

[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]  Outdoor movie nights begin Thursday. (6/27/16)

[DAVID]  celebrates with the Cavaliers. (6/26/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Monday. (6/27/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: Don't Get Around Much Anymore; PBA's Operation Safe Streets; Special BOE meeting Thursday.. Jackie: Week in review catches a Strawberry Moon and more..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Enjoying the NJ State Bicycle Races Sunday (or not)"

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 --

Bernie Worrell --

• "Bernie Worrell, keyboardist for Parliament Funkadelic dead at 72" -- SPIN | Ledger | NYTimes | Courier |
• "Bernie Worrell and the power of music" -- 2014 interview.

Homicide --

• "60-year-old fatally shot on his back porch" -- Ledger | Courier |
• "El-Amin says 60-year-old shielded another man during shooting"

Anti-Violence Meeting:  "Hours before 5th homicide, residents rallied against violence"
Drugs:  "20 arrested, 4 guns seized in home raids, Plainfield police say"
Robbery:  "Man who robbed Plainfield check cashing store gets 18 years"

East Orange:  "Entrepreneur turned determination into a dream"
Edison:  "Township Council appoints Dem to fill vacancy"
Elizabeth:  "Immigrant rights group rallies against Supreme Court ruling"
Gluten-Free Bakery/Restaurant:  "Squirrel and The Bee in Short Hills"
Linden:  "'Recent officers' conduct' causes mayor to propose police director"
Newark:  "More than 200 tickets issued as part of traffic safety checkpoints"
NJ Transit --

• "Final two unions reach agreement with NJT"
• "Stories behind historic NJ train stations" -- Left Plainfield out.

North Plainfield:  "Boro man sentenced in international car theft ring" -- Ledger | TAP |
Port Authority:  "PA to spend $187M to upgrade system, eliminate cash tolls"
Pride Month:  "A first for Clifton as LGBT flag is raised at City Hall"
Trenton:  "City unveils action plan for Obama's 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative"

2016 Candidates --

• "Brexit revolt casts a shadow over Hillary's cautious path"
• "George Will leaves the GOP"
• "High spam rate hampers first Trump fundraising email"
• "Is Christie in line to become Trump's chief of staff?"
• "Sanders campaign showed how to turn viral moments into money"
• "Former Bush Treasury secretary will be voting for Hillary"
• "Former Gov. Kean to Trump: Don't pick Christie for VP"
• "What Brexit and Trump's GOP share: Fear of immigrants" -- James Farmer.

2017 Guv Race --

• "As primary approaches, can Fulop crack South Jersey?"

Bridgegate --

• "How Watergate is playing a role in Bridgegate"

Congress:  "Booker gets to help one of his heroes"
Obituary:  "Ray Bateman, iconic NJ senator, dead at 88" -- PolNJ | Ledger | Courier |
Profile:  "How Elizabeth Warren's Rutgers roots forged her future VP prospects"
Zika Virus:  "NJ agencies target, track Zika virus as mosquito season begins"

Black History:  "Jack Daniels embraces help from a slave"
Christianity vs. African Traditions:  "Witchcraft concerns Anglican archbishop of Uganda"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Don't Get Around Much Anymore; PBA's Operation Safe Streets; Special BOE meeting Thursday.

[OLDDOC]  offers a weekend potpourri. (6/23/16)

[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]  on Michael Popper's death. (6/24/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  Week in review catches a Strawberry Moon and more. (6/26/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Plainfield Today: SID Block Party, Jazz at Shiloh, NJ Bike Races, more this weekend.. No CLIPS Saturday; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday -- Dan

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "SID Block Party, Jazz at Shiloh, NJ Bike Races, more this weekend"
• "Michael Popper dies in kayaking accident"

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 --

No CLIPS Saturday, June 25; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday.


[LEDGER] - [COURIER]


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Sad news from Netherwood Heights Neighbors; Heed Sunday road closings.

[OLDDOC]  offers a weekend potpourri. (6/23/16)

[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]  on Michael Popper's death. (6/24/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Friday. (6/24/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: Sad news from Netherwood Heights Neighbors; Heed Sunday road closings.. Olddoc offers a weekend potpourri.. Councilor Williams on Michael Popper's death.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Friday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "SID Block Party, Jazz at Shiloh, NJ Bike Races, more this weekend"
• "Michael Popper dies in kayaking accident"
• "Why Christie's school funding plan should alarm Plainfielders"
  

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 --

Kayaking Accident:  "Plainfield man dies in Main kayaking accident, wife rescued by Coast Guard" -- Michael Popper, Netherwood Neighbors 'Santa'.
PAAAS:  "National publication cites Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies"
DeLeeuw Scholarships:  "This year's scholarships aid 22 students"
Drugs:  "Plainfield police seize drugs, handgun during raids"

Essex County:  "Report: Solitary confinement 'excessive' and 'arbitrary' at county jail"
Gun Laws:  "A (brief) history of US gun laws"
Linden:  "City looks to hire police director"
Miss America:  "First openly gay woman to compete in 2017"
Racial Intimidation:  "Town settles with former mayor for $75k over being called 'boy' and 'm"onkey'"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump, Clinton clash on Court's immigration decision"
• "Trump: I'm forgiving $50M loan to my campaign"
• "Is Christie being vetted for Trump's VP?" -- So, the guv was in South Plainfield?
• "Sanders: Here's what my voters want"
• "Barbara Bush: I don't know how women can vote for Trump"
• "Would Vice President Christie help or hurt Trump's chances?"

2017 Guv Race --

• "Update on guv race developments"

Brexit --

• "Britain votes to leave the EU" -- Politico | NYTimes | IBT | Bloomberg |
• "Five ways Britain leaving EU impacts Americans"

Congress Sit-in --

• "Dem sit-in draws attention to gun control"  -- NYTimes |
• "Despite cameras being shut off, C-Span captures sit-in"
• "The House sit-in and social media's power"

Civil Service Commission:  "Christie nominates two for board" -- Both Republicans; he must nominate 2 Dems to fill the board.
Horizon Blue Cross:  "Court: Blue Cross does not have to reveal criteria for tiered insurance plan"
Immigration:  "SCOTUS decision puts 200K NJ residents in limbo"
Legislature --

• "$15/hour wage bill now in Christie's hands" -- Record | Ledger | PolNJ |
• "Lawmakers move forward on $34.8B budget" -- Record | Ledger | PolNJ |
• "Senate committee OKs NJ welfare hike"
• "Dems push through 23-cent gas tax hike" -- Record | Ledger | PolNJ |
• "Lawmakers set to override Christie veto on open space"

NJ Supremes:  "Top court rules East Orange employee testimony in sex harassment case be allowed"
Port Authority:  "Lesniak: Pension padding 'scheme' at PA requires audit"
School Funding --

• "Christie starts his funding campaign at S. Plainfield Dem couple's kitchen table"
• "How would Christie plan affect charter schools?"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Sad news from Netherwood Heights Neighbors; Heed Sunday road closings.

[OLDDOC]  offers a weekend potpourri. (6/23/16)

[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]  on Michael Popper's death. (6/24/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Friday. (6/24/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice offers commentary on Tuesday's BOE meeting, and last Friday's Orlando Vigil.. Jackie: BB18 season premier blog party..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Why Christie's school funding plan should alarm Plainfielders"

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 --

PHS Graduation:  "Photos of 2016 PHS graduation"
Dunkin' Donuts:  "Cold Brew coffee coming to NJ stores"

African Burial Ground:  "Story of lost graveyard unearthed"
Fire Chief Pay:  "The 175 Club" -- Roselle among highest paid in state.
Flood Insurance:  "Most Bound Brook residents, businesses no longer need flood insurance"
Newark --

• "Accusations against Booker dismissed in Watershed case"
• "After nearly 75 years, a Scout leader is retiring"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump lashes into Clinton"  -- Ledger | NYTimes | Politico }
• "Fact-checking Clinton and Trump's speeches about each other"  -- Ledger | NPR | NYTimes |
• "NJ's lone Hispanic GOP lawmaker won't support Trump" -- Politico | Ledger |

$15 Minimum:  "Minimum wage bill approaches final legislative passage"
Anti-Semitism:  "Anti-Semitic assaults spike in US"
Campaign Finance:  "Get Ready: The next 'Citizens United' is coming"
Congress:  "Dems stage sit-in on House floor over gun control vote"  -- Ledger | Bloomberg | NYTimes | Politico |
Drugs:  "Proposal would let addicts trade drugs for help"
Lautenberg Law:  "Obama signs new law to stem toxic chemical risks" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
Oil Trains:  "Revived bill would impose new rules on oil trains in NJ"
Orlando Shooting:  "Man says he was shooter's lover" -- Politico | IBT |
School Funding --

• "Christie: Some urban schools would close under his plan"
• "Republicans pledge support for Christie school funding plan"
• "Christie calculates he has less than 50-50 chance of plan succeeding"

Welfare:  "Grants could rise for first time since 1987"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   commentary on Tuesday's BOE meeting, and last Friday's Orlando Vigil.

[OLDDOC]  Council meeting thoughts (two posts). (6/22/16)

[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]  remembers the Orlando victims, notes a vigil and issues a challenge. (6/16/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 season premier blog party. (6/22/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: Transfers perturb school staff, results in limbo; Sides drawn on state of the City?.. Olddoc: Council meeting thoughts (two posts)..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "PAAAS praise reprised by Council"

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 --

De Leeuw Scholarship:  "Plainfield student receives Adele De Leeuw scholarship"
Robbery:  "Plainfield man convicted in convenience store robbery" -- Courier | Ledger |
NJ Transit:  "Feds ask NJT, unions to extend strike deadline"

Newark:  "Largest blood lead study yet finds 'concern' in city's kids"
Pinklining:  "Predatory lenders zero in on minority women"
Trenton:  "Company offered $33M in tax credits to stay in NJ"

2016 Candidates --

• "Clinton: Trump would bankrupt America" -- NYTimes | Ledger | Politico |
• "Trump sends first letter asking for donations"
• "Five takeaways from Trump-Clinton swing state polls"
• "Trump hints he may fund race himself"
• "Trump launching 'LyingCrookedHillary.com' after Clinton economic broadside"

Christie Cabinet:  "Former counsel sworn in as acting AG"
Dem Convention:  "Who's representing NJ" -- Complete list here.
NJ Supremes:  "You can't be fired because you're getting divorced"
School Funding --

• "Christie funding proposal: Bold, botched, or both?"
• "Dems to Christie on funding shakeup: No way"
• "Christie taking his school funding pitch on the road"

Technology --

• "How many people use ad-blockers?"
• "Making a steak without the cow"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Transfers perturb school staff, results in limbo; Sides drawn on state of the City?.

[OLDDOC]  Council meeting thoughts (two posts). (6/22/16)

[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]  remembers the Orlando victims, notes a vigil and issues a challenge. (6/16/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 blog pool cutoff looming. (6/21/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: PAAAS success topped Council agenda.. Jackie: BB18 blog pool cutoff looming..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Council 'discussion' items: Would better questions give better answers?"
  

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 --

Class of 2016:  "Plainfield graduates more than 430"

Animal Abuse:  "Horse adopted by Jon Stewart sanctuary dies"
Flemington:  "Man writes himself in, wins seat on Hunterdon Dem committee"
Jersey City:  "Timeline for tax reval revealed" -- After the guv election.
Lakewood:  "Is Lakewood on the verge of a meltdown?"
Liberty State Park:  "Iconic rail station set to reopen Wednesday"
Newark:  "How LGBT-friendly clubs have long striven for safety"

2016 Candidates --

• "Trump fires campaign manager Lewandowski" -- NYTimes | Politico | NPR | Record |
• "Trump starts summer push with crippling money deficit" -- Politico | NYTimes |
• "What Trump learned from Joe McCarthy's right-hand man"

Gov Christie --

• "NJ highway woes seen dealing blow to Christie legacy"
• "Jamie Fox: Fixing roads requires leadership. Where is it?" -- Former Christie DOT commish.
• "Christie creates new post to protect NJ from cyber attacks" -- Record | Ledger | NJSpot |
  

Democratic Party:  "After Wiz is removed from DNC, Curry looks to 'unified' part at convention"
Executive Pay:  "Highest paid CEOs in NJ"
Guns --

• "Booker, Menendez fum e over losing gun battle to GOP"
• "Watson Coleman: Congress has done nothing"

Legislature --

• "Lawmakers introduce 23-cent gas tax hike" -- Ledger | Politico |
• "Lawmakers clamp down on 'surprise' medical bills" -- Politico | Ledger |
• "Lawmakers aim to spur 'smart gun' production"

NJ Pensions:  "Proposal would lead to 'economic Armageddon', biz leader says" -- Does he have a dog in this fight?
Orlando Shooting:  "Red Bulls express solidarity for Orlando, LGBT communities"

Islamophobia:  "Report: List of Islamophobic groups reaches new high"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   PAAAS success topped Council agenda.

[OLDDOC]  offers a potpourri about Council meeting. (6/19/16)

[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]  remembers the Orlando victims, notes a vigil and issues a challenge. (6/16/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 blog pool cutoff looming. (6/21/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: HOPES Group ready to renovate Armory; New CFO expected; Happy Summer Solstice.. Olddoc offers a potpourri about Council meeting.. Jackie: BB18 First Impressions - Bridgette Dunning..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "'Discussion items' added to Council agenda"
  
• "Photos from Friday's Orlando Vigil"
  

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 --

Music:  "The Doughboys in a tribute to the Queen City" -- Photos through the years here.

Beer:  "Jersey Fresh Beet Beer? You bet!"
Children's Specialized Hospital:  "125 year of delivering compassionate care"
Dueling Supermarkets:  "Lidl" and "Aldi" -- German giants start to slug it out in NJ.
Newark --

• "Shabazz: The departure of the 'turnaround' principal"
• "10 coolest museum exhibits"

NJ Muslims:  "Clifton Muslim family perplexed at Trump's portrayals"
Pets --

• "Assemblyman wants ban on declawing cats"
• "NJ pets in need, June 20"

Real Estate:  "Superstition adds wrinkles to home sales"
Somerset County:  "County libraries to get faster Internet this summer"

2016 Candidates --

• "How should Hillary choose a running mate?"
• "Sanders die-hards gather, try to look past November"
• "Trump calls for profiling to stop terrorists"
• "Trump gives Clinton her cause"
• "Hillary's path to victory" | "Trump's path to victory"

Transportation Trust Fund:  "Experts: $2B plan falls short"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   HOPES Group ready to renovate Armory; New CFO expected; Happy Summer Solstice.

[OLDDOC]  offers a potpourri about Council meeting. (6/19/16)

[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]  remembers the Orlando victims, notes a vigil and issues a challenge. (6/16/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 First Impressions - Bridgette Dunning. (6/19/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: Vigil for Orlando; New CFO expected; Bugs and blooms.. Jackie's week in review includes pix of Orlando vigil.. David posts pix of vigil for Orlando..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Orlando and Plainfield: Bonding and Acting"

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 --

Graduations:  "Plainfield's 3high schools celebrate commencements"
Fire:  "Scrap metal fire slowed Friday trains through Plainfield" -- Courier | Ledger |
Burglaries:  "Top 25 NJ towns for burglaries" -- Nope.

Elizabeth:  "Lawyers overbilled school district more than $1M, audit says"
Jersey City --

• "Allegedly falsified time sheets at center of caseagainst cops"
• "New policy for JC's transgender students"

Kean U.:  "Kean grad gets 90 days over threatening tweets"
Raritan Pow Wow:  "First ever Raritan  Native American Pow Wow educates public"
Summer Solstice:  "7 facts about the summer solstice"
Trenton:  "'Art All Night' brings best of Trenton out"
Verizon:  "Workers ratify new contracts"
Westfield:  "Newest restaurant features grilled cheese sandwiches" -- 13 of them.

2016 Candidates --

• "Donald Trump -- the coloring book?" -- The Auditor.
• "Dems unite on expanding Social Security"
• "GOP operative lashes out at party, calls Trump 'Cheeto Jesus'"
• "Trump retweets photo with anti-LGBT pastor"
• "Reports: Groups aiming to block Trump at GOP convention"
• "Trump once paid no income taxes during AC casino troubles" -- Politico | Ledger |
• "Could Christie regret his Trump endorsement?"
• "Trump targeted Native Americans when they threatened his casinos"
• "Major advertisers opt out of convention sponsorships"
• "Poll: What public thinks of Booker, Christie as VP picks for Clinton, Trump"
• "Trump's escalaating war on Muslims"

Sen. Menendez --

• "Menendez helped Florida donor who made illegal contributions"

Jon Corzine:  "Corzine to teach about populism at FDU"
Economy:  "The world economy looks a bit like it's the 1930s"
Employment:  "NJ lost thousands of jobs in May"
Stock Markets:  "New stock exchange approved, using 'speed bump' to slow high-speed trades"

Language:  "Is language being used unfairly against Muslims?"
Muslims & Gays:  "Muslim attitudes complex, and far from universally anti-gay"
Orlando Shooter:  "Omar Mateen: Always agitated. Always mad"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Vigil for Orlando; New CFO expected; Bugs and blooms.

[OLDDOC]   More about 'gun control'. (6/16/16)

[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]  remembers the Orlando victims, notes a vigil and issues a challenge. (6/16/16)

[DAVID]  posts pix of vigil for Orlando. (6/18/16)

[JACKIE]  week in review includes pix of Orlando vigil. (6/19/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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Bernice: Planning Board approves two 'in need' studies.. Councilor Williams reminds all of tonight's vigil for Orlando victims.. Jackie on BB18: First impressions - Corey Brooks..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Orlando shooting victims vigil tonight"

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 --

BREAKING:  "Metal recycling factory fire affects Raritan Valley Line"
Affordable Housing: "Applications for housing voucher lottery: Deadline is Friday" -- Some advance notice.
Barack Obama Green Charter HS:  "Teacher wins teaching and classroom grants"
Sports:  "Former Plainfield teacher Jean White inducted into NC hall of fame" -- 36 years in Plainfield district.
Vigils --

• "Vigils for Orlando victims planned in Plainfield, Rahway
• "Mourning around the world for Orlando victims" -- Photos.

Bordentown:  "Town ordered to pay fired zoning/planning officer $240K"
Jersey City --

• "JC cops get LGBT sensitivity training from NYC officers"
• "Workers rally in support of stalled bills"

Kean U.:  "Woman behind threatening tweets faces sentencing"
Scotch Plains:  "Teen killed in Cooper Road crash was star hockey player"

2016 Candidates --

• "Sanders: I'll work with Clinton to transform party" -- Record | NYTimes | Bloomberg | Politico |
• "Chasing campaign cash, Trump veers from battleground states"

Bridgegate --

• "Christie: Released emails do not violet NJ ethics rules"
• "Christie pushes back on allegations of political activity in his office"

Attorney General --

• "Christie nominates his former chief counsel as AG"  -- Ledger | Record | PolNJ | NJSpot |

$15 Minimum:  "Opponents say  $15 minimum a threat to NJ small biz"
Guns --

• "Christie: Dems 'exploiting' Orlando shooting by pushing gun reforms"
• "Christie vows to fight lawmakers over gun permit changes"
• "Dems seek to override Christie on domestic violence gun ban" -- PolNJ | Ledger | NJSpot |

Medical Marijuana:  "Lawmakers vote to allow marijuana for PTSD" -- NJSpot | Ledger |
NJ Roads:  "NJ roads, bridges get a 'D' in engineers' report"
Orlando Shooting --

• "Orlando shooting puts LGBT Muslims into national spotlight"
• "Christie orders flag at half-staff" -- After everyone beat on him for being so late.

Soda Tax:  "Philly becomes first big US city to pass soda tax"
Transportation Trust Fund:  "Lesniak proposes reinstating millionaire's tax" -- PolNJ | Ledger |

Lobster:  "The do's and don'ts of finding the right lobster"
Profile:  "The Garrison Keillor you never knew" -- Retiring, at last.


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Planning Board approves two 'in need' studies.

[OLDDOC]   More about 'gun control'. (6/16/16)

[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]  remembers the Orlando victims, notes a vigil and issues a challenge. (6/16/16)

[DAVID]  maps the City Council primary results. (6/09/16)

[JACKIE]  on BB18:  First impressions - Corey Brooks. (6/17/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a gallery of the Orlando victims. (6/16/2016)

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

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