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Friday, August 12, 2016

Bernice on Danny Dunn's deficient decorum.. Olddoc offers a potpourri with some new political toons.. Jackie: BB18 live feeds into Friday..


[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 --

Green Brook Flood Control:  "Bound Brook to celebrate completion of flood control project"
Union County Magnet School:  "UC Magnet School among country's ten best high schools"

PA Bus Terminal:  "New York, NJ at war over replacing bus terminal"
Parking:  "Minnesota city scraps parking permits, switches to plate readers"
Policing:  "Cops name, shame alleged thieves in funny 'Felony Star Search' video" -- Using Facebook to catch crooks.
Ransomware:  "Cyber-attack foiled by Texas county, no ransom paid"
Technology:  "A texting truth often forgotten in politics: Your phone remembers everything"
Violence:  "On heels of teen's homicide, JC sees 5 shootings in 6-hour span"

Atlantic City:  "Moodys: Trump Casino closing adds to city's fiscal woes" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
Distracted Driving:  "Woman steers with her foot so she can text" -- Video.
Retail:  "Macy's to close  100 stores as online rivals hit retailers" -- Record | NYTimes | -- 'long-term slide in mall traffic'.

2016 Presidential Race --
Bridgegate --

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   on Danny Dunn's deficient decorum.

[OLDDOC]  offers a potpourri with some new political toons.  (8/11/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  Community pride is our responsibility. (8/09/16)

[Councilor STORCH]  on supporting our youth. (7/26/16)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Spongebob movie Thursday at Hannah Atkins. (8/08/16)

[DAVID]  Plainfielder launches Book Club Madu. (8/03/16)

[JACKIE]  BB18 live feeds into Friday. (8/12/16).

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Support our Youth Cadets graduation Friday. (8/03/2016)

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