Bernice: Council to take up LED lights at 4-way stops; Skate park design; Reality vs. wishing on parking and trash.. Olddoc on Monday's special council meeting; On the Nice horror, plus pictures of the Promenade des Anglais.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Sunday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

•  BREAKING: Eric Watson, Director of Public Works, has died.
• "New charter school to open in Boys & Girls Club space"
  

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 --

Decarcerate NJ --

• "Group talks race, criminal justice in Plainfield"
• "Music video aims to 'decarcerate' the Garden State"

Obituaries --

• "Elaine Sheckner, co-owner of Larry's Deli" -- Mother of Jeff Sheckner of the SSYC.
• "Catherine Detwiller, whose husband donated blueprint collection to Plainfield Public Library"

Campaign Finance:  "Donor of $1M to SuperPac linked to Fulop is identified"
Merck:  "Merck to cut 300 jobs"
Murder Exoneration:  "Exonerated man speaks out about how he proved his innocence"
Newark --

• "Social justice rally: 'Our very survival is at stake'"
• "Police target panhandling in busy areas of city"

Racial Profiling:  "Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his experiences with police"
South Plainfield:  "Owner of Twin City Pharmacy to serve on committee fighting opioid abuse" -- My pharmacist.

2016 Presidential Race --

• "Trump introduces Pence" -- NYTimes | Politico |
• "Who is Mike Pence?"
• "5 faith facts on Mike Pence, a 'born-again, evangelical Catholic"
• "DNC: Schedule of events and speakers"
• "Report: Trump almost picked Christie over Pence"
• "Roadwork shutdown prompts union to drop support of DNC events"
• "Christie lost out on the job he wanted. And his bad year got worse"

GOP Convention --

• "Everything you need to know about the GOP convention"
• "Insiders expect GOP convention mayhem"
• "For convention, Christie expected to be loyal soldier, not self-promoter"

9/11 Report:  "Secret chapter of 9/11 report released after 13-year wait" -- Ledger | NYTimes | Politico | Bloomberg |
Sen. Menendez:  "Menendez raises $400K for defense fund with help of media mogul"
NJ Economy:  "Immigration down, fears about economic impact up"
Police Shootings:  "Sweeney: AG should investigate all fatal police shootings"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Trash and parking issues delay proposed South Avenue project.

[OLDDOC]  mobbed by family. 7/14/16)

[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 Sunday. (7/17/16)

[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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