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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