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..
[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 --
Bernie Worrell --
- "Bernie Worrell, keyboardist for Parliament Funkadelic dead at 72" -- SPIN | Ledger | NYTimes | Courier |
- "Bernie Worrell and the power of music" -- 2014 interview.
- "60-year-old fatally shot on his back porch" -- Ledger | Courier |
- "El-Amin says 60-year-old shielded another man during shooting"
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.
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.
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).
