Bernice: Pumpkin spice madness and perplexing pumpkins.. Olddoc has a busy appointment week, invites comments.. Councilor Williams: Wednesday night debate watch with Rebecca, Charles and the Democrats.. Jackie's week in review catches a Hunter's Moon, BBOTT into Monday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "City offers free help to avoid being hacked, ID theft"
  
• "Community debate watching party at Dem HQ Wednesday"

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 --

Voter Registration:  "Tuesday is deadline; City Clerk's office will be open early and late"
PHS Football:  "Watchung Hills over Plainfield"

Bats:  "WPU  team's discovery offers hope amid bat crisis"
Breast Cancer:  "NJ's largest breast cancer walk draws 16K to Point Pleasant boardwalk"
Edison:  "Police department launches new bike patrol unit"
Hudson River Tunnel:  "Feds say they've done all they can, now it's up to the states"
Newark:  "NJIT exhibit a welcome homecoming to famed Newark architect"
Pets:  "NJ pets in need, Oct. 17"
Pizza Hut:  "Area manager of South Plainfield, Edison stores accused of discrimination"

2016 Presidential Race --

• "Trump doubles down on 'rigged election'" -- Record | NYTimes | Bloomberg | Politico | WashPost |
• "Will Trump accept presidential election results?" -- Ledger | Record |
• "Trump train stops in NJ"
• "As Trump's campaign flails, the violence will only get worse"
• "Prison for Hillary"
• "Wikileaks' greatest exposure: Trump's disloyalty" -- Editorial, Ledger.
• "Trump trashes Saturday Night Live"
• "The election may be over, but Trump's blowup is just starting"
• "Trump's NJ Jewish voters steadfast"
• "JC's 'Tunnelgate' mayor hosts Clinton fundraiser"

Bridgegate --

• "Defendant Baroni takes the stand today"
• "Christie's former counsel didn't investigate lane closures, didn't ask questions, doesn't recollect"
• "Unlikely Fulop will be called to testify"

Charter Schools --

• "NAACP ratifies charter moratorium, Murphy expresses reservations" -- NJSpot | NewarkInc |
• "Is Phil Murphy a threat to charter schools?" -- Tom Moran.

Gas Tax:  "Christie signs 23-cent gas tax increase"
NJ Transit:  "As safety concerns grow, lawmakers vow joint investigation of NJT"
School Boards:  "Middlesex lawmakers seek to stop felons from running for school boards"
NJ Senate:  "Sources: Sweene;y to remove Gill as Commerce chair" -- Nellie Pou her replacement?

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[[BERNICE]   Pumpkin spice madness and perplexing pumpkins.

[OLDDOC]  has a busy appointment week, invites comments.  (10/17/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  We are stronger together. (10/12/16)

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Wednesday night debate watch with Rebecca, Charles and the Democrats. (10/17/16)

[DAVID]  Lost in the Wilderness documentary. (10/10/16)

[JACKIE]   week in review catches a Hunter's Moon, BBOTT into Monday. (10/17/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  on Rec Division's Halloween activities for October. (9/28/2016)

[NOEL at PALS]  Westfield holds off Elizabeth. (10/15/16)

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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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