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Sunday, June 19, 2016

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..


[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 --

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 --
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 --
Sen. Menendez --
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).