Bernice: City to ask Legislature to act on charter changes; New uses for downtown building.. Councilor Williams: 'Jurassic World' at Seidler Park tonight.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Thursday morning..
[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 --
Firefighting: "New rules make rooftop solar safer for firefighting" -- Several Plainfield homes have rooftop solar.
Pets: "NJ Senate resolution establishes Shelter Pet Month"
Campaign Finance: "Fulop's proposed ban on outside contributions raises eyebrows"
Passaic: "Sources: Something rotten in Passaic" -- 3 of last 4 mayors went to jail.
Paterson: "Black Lives Matter leaders push city to create board to review complaints against police"
Synthetic Marijuana: "6 things to know about K2, or synthetic pot"
2016 Presidential Race --
- "Clinton calls Trump divisive" -- NYTimes |
- "Dem Veepstakes not over: Frontrunners invited to speak at convention"
- "Polls in 3 battleground states show Trump improving" -- NYTimes | Politico |
- "Report: Trump son-in-law opposes Christie as VP" -- Ledger | Politico |
- "Steeped in dead politicians, historians take on Trump" -- Facebook page is here.
- "Christie Whitman: Let's find a 3rd-party candidate"
Foreclosures: "NJ continues to lead nation in foreclosures"
Gas Tax / Roads --
- "Source: Sweeney proposes tax phase-in over two years" -- Politico | WSJ |
- "NJBIA insists estate tax repeal must be part of deal"
- "Why Christie, Sweeney, others agree on 23-cent gas tax hike"
NJ Transit: "NJT issues stop-work order on $712M in new buses" -- Per Christie shutdown.
Lead: "NJ schools must test every faucet and fountain for lead" -- NJSpot | Ledger |
Police Body Cams: "Coalition for Justice steps up lobby for cams"
Race Relations: "Poll: Race relations at lowest point in Obama presidency"
SCOTUS: "Transgender bathroom issue headed to SCOTUS"
Seniors & Sex: "Too old for sex? Not at this nursing home"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] City to ask Legislature to act on charter changes; New uses for downtown building.
[OLDDOC] is hosting an all-family gathering; no blog today. 7/13/16)
[Mayor MAPP] on 'The weakness of violence'. (7/10/16)
[Councilor STORCH] in support of Anderson-Hurtt-Pile for school board. (4/20/16)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] Outdoor movie nights continue with 'Jurassic World' at Seidler Park Thursday. (7/10/16)
[DAVID] Pix of Monday's Plainfield March for Equality. (7/13/16)
[JACKIE] BB18 live feeds into Thursday morning. (7/14/16)
[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).
