Bernice: Dunn sinks, Robinson-Briggs surfaces in quirky election year.. Rebecca posts a haiku of self-admonition.. David maps the City Council primary results..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Plainfield mayors' portraits will be unveiled tonight"
  
• "Tour of private Plainfield gardens Sunday benefits Library"

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/PAAAS:  "49 students complete Rutgers Early College Humanities (REACH) program"
Renew International:  "Plainfield-based program inspires Catholic parishioners nationwide through small groups"
Shooting:  "Two men shot in Plainfield Wednesday night"
Lottery:  "$150K winner at Dunellen QuikChek"
PATH:  "Port Authority to temporarily suspend weekend service to 33rd Street"

Dangerous Jobs:  "NJ's most dangerous jobs" -- Will you be surprised?
Elizabeth:  "NJ youth boxers pay tribute to Muhammad Ali"
New Brunswick:  "Aspiring boxers feel Ali's impact"
Essex County College:  "Africana Institute welcomes visit of Nigerian king Friday"
Lyons VA:  "Annual 5K run raises $115K for homeless vets"
Needle Exchange:  "After ten years, NJ moves to expand program"

2016 Candidates --

• "Obama backs Hillary, urges party to come together"  -- Politico | NYTimes | Ledger | Record |
  
• "Bernie meets Obama, pledges to work to defeat Trump" -- Politico | NYTimes |
• "Amid party concerns, Trump meets with his finance committee"
• "Clinton to Trump: 'Delete your account' after Twitter barb"
• "hillary's 'delete your account' Tweet soars toward Twitter record"
• "Hundreds say Trump doesn't pay his bills"
• "NJ Building Trades Council endorses Hillary"
• "Christie won't say i he privately rebuked Trump over judge comments"
• "Hackensack mayor, deputy mayor leave GOP in protest over Trump's racist comments"

2017 Guv Race --

• "Sweeney wants to 'fix' school funding with five-year plan" -- Ledger | Record | PolNJ | NJSpot |

NJ Pensions --

• "NJ Supremes rule no COLA payments until system is healthy" -- NJSpot | Ledger | Record |
• "What Christie, unions are saying about pension ruling"

Anti-Terrorism:  "Booker, Menendez: Amtrak, NJT need safeguards to prevent terror attacks"

West Texs Investment club:  "Reality show hosts want to make America great again, one investment at a time"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Dunn sinks, Robinson-Briggs surfaces in quirky election year.

[OLDDOC]   a potpourri including local elections, Ali's funeral. (6/08/16)

[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]  Of Christ and politics. (6/09/16)

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

[JACKIE]  Jackie's week in review catches a vain pigeon. (6/05/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  posts a haiku of self-admonition. (6/10/2016)

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

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