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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