Bernice: Democrats lead ranks of Plainfield voters; Diwali wishes.. Olddoc begins a series of posts on today's health care.. Jackie's week in review includes some Fall photos..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Robinson-Briggs' bonehead stunt puts NAACP non-profit status at risk"

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 --

Supermarket:  "New ShopRite on Park Avenue to open Wednesday"
Home Buying:  "M&T Bank offers mortgage assistance in Black and Latino neighborhoods"
Halloween:  "How the world's biggest costume-maker cracked Halloween"

Bullying:  "'Wear The Cape' program teaches anti-bullying skills to kids"
Business:  "Crowd-funding NJ: A welcome addition to entrepreneurial eco-system"
Drugs:  "$300K in drugs seized, shutting down Irvington ring" -- Distributed to North Plainfield.
ECUSA:  "Episcopal Church elects first Black woman bishop" -- Not the first to serve, but the first elected.
Mortgage Fraud:  "4 years for lawyer in mortgage fraud schemes"
Neckties:  "Fat neckties will save the economy"
Newark:  "Teacher accused of 'interactive praying' wins in dispute with district" -- Way more complicated than the headline suggests.
Public Records:  "Trenton must release records, pay Edison man's legal fees in Facebook case"
Statue of Liberty:  "Lady Liberty turns 130" -- Photos through the years.
Union:  "Woman keeps alive slain husband's business helping others"

2016 Presidential Race --

• "Clinton assails Comey, calling email decision 'troubling'" -- NYTimes | Politico | Bloomberg |
• "How Clinton plans to deal with Comey's October surprise"
• "FBI still does not have warrant to be able to read the emails"
• "Biden: Release the emails for the whole world to see"
• "Justice Department strongly discouraged Comey email move"
• "FBI reviewing new Clinton emails" -- Ledger | Record | Politico | NYTimes | Bloomberg |
• "Trump exults as Clinton team scrambles" -- NYTimes | Politico |
• "Trump: I have great confidence in Christie despite Bridgegate"
• "5 things you didn't know about Gary Johnson's Libertarian Party"
• "5 things you didn't know about Jill Stein's Green Party"
• "GOP voter in Iowa charged with attempting to vote twice"

Bridgegate --

• "Dueling portraits of Baroni and Kelly"
• "Baroni attorney takes aim at key witness in closing argument"
• "Familiar email returns in closing words of trial"
• "Missing voices: The witnesses jurors never got to hear"
• "The first verdict: Christie is guilty" -- Tom Moran.
• "Spooky days in 'Christie world' thanks to Bridgegate"
• "Unknown how the matter will unfold"
• "Were defendants 'loyal lieutenants' or was star witness a 'liar'?"
• "Five things we still don't know"

Sandy Recovery:  "Sandy survivors blast Christie on slow recovery" -- Ledger | Record |
SCOTUS:  "Supreme Court to hear transgender bathroom case" -- Ledger | NYTimes |


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Democrats lead ranks of Plainfield voters; Diwali wishes.

[OLDDOC]  begins a series of posts on today's health care.  (10/30/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  on loyalty and trust. (10/17/16)

[Councilor STORCH]  salutes volunteer community cleanup efforts. (9/26/16)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Weekend activities in Plainfield... Join Us. (10/26/16)

[DAVID]  Plainfield to revisit 1967 rebellion this Saturday. (10/28/16)

[JACKIE]   week in review includes some Fall photos. (10/30/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  We're with her!Let's make 'HERstory'!. (10/27/2016)

[NOEL at PALS]  Mid-State 38 Top 10 (Week 7).. (10/27/16)

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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

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