Bernice: Happy May Eve!,, Council meets on May Day... Olddoc scans Monday's Council agenda.. Jackie's week in review includes "The squirrel children Home Alone".. Anonymous Gadfly: Where are the students?..
[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 --
Hubbard School: "Fundraiser carwsh Friday afternoon"
Teachers: "Mayor Mapp on the importance of teachers"
Cable TV: "Mulshine: I cut the cable and lived to tell about it, you should too"
D.A.R.E.: "A rejuvenated D.A.R.E. can combat opioid epidemic, cops say"
East Orange: "Funding cuts threaten future of city's only homeless shelter"
Fundraisers: "Glittering costumes are made of glass"
Immigrants: "Thousands expected to rally on May 1 for immigrant rights"
Marijuana --
- "Forget decriminalization -- it's time to legalize weed" -- Editorial, Ledger.
- "Can peppers and marijuana help cure stomach problems?"
- "No mass layoffs, taxes to increase under $915M school budget"
- "Newark Housing Authority building wins architecture prize"
Trump World --
- "Where Christie and Trump agree with congressional Democrats"
- "Experts: Trump is lost in space with Mars plan"
Gov. Christie: "'No big regrets' as governor"
Public Worker Lawsuits: "More than $100M in taxpayer monies spent on lawsuits yearly"
RECENT BLOG POSTS --
[BERNICE] Happy May Eve!,, Council meets on May Day.
[OLDDOC] Olddoc scans Monday's Council agenda. (4/30/17)
[Mayor MAPP] 9th Annual MLK Potluck and Food Drive.
[Councilor STORCH] Stigma-Free Zone launches April 8 at City Hall. (04/06//17)
[Council President WILLIAMS] aster Egg Hunt Saturday at Cedar Brook Park. (4/04/17)
[DAVID] Photos of Queen City Baseball League's opening day. (04/10/17)
[JACKIE] week in review includes "The squirrel children Home Alone". (4/30/17)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Nina Simone sings (on the death of Martin Luther King Jr.). (4/04/17)
[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Bridgewater-Raritan ends Plainfield season on a losing note. (3/26/17).
[Anonymous Gadfly] Where are the students?. (4/30/17)
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**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'.. Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan
