Bernice: City releases service schedule for Eric Watson; Take part in National Night Out.. Olddoc posts GOP convention-themed toons.. Councilor Williams: What to do if live wires hit your car.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Thursday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Services announced for Eric Watson"
• "Services for Lillian McGowan, former Library Trustee, set for Friday"

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 --

Mayor Mapp:  "Mayor lays out summer programs"
Junior Olympics:  "Cedarbrook 5th-grader to compete in Junior Olympics"
Obituaries --

• "Eric Watson, Director of Public Works & Urban Development"
• "Lillian McGowan, former Library Trustee"

EWR:  "17 faster TSA lanes coming to Newark"

Hillside:  "Battle over police chief becomes game of musical chairs" -- Turmoil in the land of Charlotte.
L'Affaire:  "Stage House Inn to convert banquet hall to third location"
Newark --

• "$6.9M handoff of Head Start program leaves employees' future uncertain"
• "Two ball teams, one goal: Stop the violence"

Rutgers --

• "RU hikes tuition for 2016-17 year" | "Facts about costs"
• "Rutgers settles dispute with Douglass alumnae"

Scotch Plains --

• "Sydney McLaughlin is off and running -- to Rio"
• "Olympian Sydney McLaughlin unveils her own Gatorade bottle"

Trenton:  "City pools to close indefinitely until vendor is paid"

2016 Presidential Race --

• "Does Christie really want to lock Hillary up?"
• "Trump forgives $47M in campaign loans"

Republican National Convention --

• "Watch live stream here"
• "RNC schedule of events and speakers" | "Key facts and figures"
• "Trump arrives like a rock star"
• "Boos as Cruz refuses to endorse Trump"  -- Record | PolNJ | NYTimes | Bloomberg | Politico | Ledger |
• "Trump Campaign: Writer of Melania speech volunteered on her own time" -- Ledger | NYTimes | Politico |

Gov. Christie --

• "Fear of Dem mischief makes Guadagno a prisoner in NJ"
• "White House questions Christie's 'ethical record'"

NJ Supremes:  "Top court: Cops can't search car simply because high beams are on"
Port Authority:  "Christie stands by 'friend' Samson, says Fox convicted of nothing"
Racial Discrimination:  "Poll: Voters think racial discrimination has worsened"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   School Board needs to post meeting schedule.

[OLDDOC]  Considers Monday's Council meeting a waste; The Republican Convention (toons).  (7/19/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  Plainfield Summer: Public Safety, Education, Redevelopment, and Quality of Life. (7/18/16)

[Councilor STORCH]  in support of Anderson-Hurtt-Pile for school board. (4/20/16)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  'Inside Out' at Seidler Field July 21. (7/18/16)

[DAVID]  on his Montréal vacation. (7/19/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Wednesday morning. (7/20/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Shakespeare's '12th Night' at Cedar Brook Park Sunday. (7/19/2016)

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

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