Bernice: Two Cretella projects near completion; Stating the obvious.. Olddoc recalls FDR's famous 'stab in the back' speech.. Noel at PALS: Plainfield upset bid erased by Minutemen.. Jackie: BBOTT: America's nomination..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Mayor Mapp continues anti-violence push with 'Peaceful Plainfield' program"
• "Fundraiser for McRae and Williams tonight"

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 --

House Tour:  "Plainfield Symphony presents 'Homes for the Holidays'"
Plainfield Public Library:  "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Hessians" -- Program tonight.
Supermarkets:  "Area competition heats up with new Shop Rite on Park Avenue in South Plainfield"
Time Out NY Restaurant Awards:  "Former Plainfielder's restaurant, Onieal's Grand is in the running" -- You can vote, too.

Charter Schools:  "NJ Mom: Why my town's charter school doesn't work if you're poor or brown"
Foreclosures:  "How long it takes to complete a foreclosure in NJ, by county"
Franklin Twp.:  "DOJ asked to investigate police shooting death of Dahlo Grant"
Middlesex County:  "Tax board will mandate two towns to reval by end of year" -- South Plainfield is a possibility.
Mock Election:  "At Livingston, Christie's alma mater, kids vote Trump not"
North Plainfield:  "Righetti seeks reelection to borough council"
Parenting:  "What knitting can teach us about parenting"
Wildlife in the Suburbs:  "Forum on wildlife offers lessons in coexistence"
Wrong-way Cop:  "Ex-Linden cop's attorney wants to keep jury from seeing photo of shots lined up at bar"

2016 Presidential Race --

• "Trump campaign manager refuses to confirm his Tweet of 'secret tape' of Hillary on refugees"
• "Obama urges Dems to turn out in force against Trump and GOP"
• "Trump's love affair with the polls is over"
• "The states Trump needs to win to win"
• "Trump campaign test drives "Trump TV' with nightly Facebook Live Stream news"
• "Liberals hope Elizabeth Warren will serve as Clinton's scrutinizer-in-chief"
• "Fearing suit, Bar Association stifles report calling him a 'libel bully'"
• "Trump dismisses latest accuser"
• "Mayors to Trump: Enough with the 'hellhole' talk, already"
• "Former Occupy Wall Street organizer coordinated with Breitbart in GOP primary stunts"
• "Clinton slams Trump for his NJ golf course's treatment of gay worker"

Bridgegate --

• "Kelly feared she was being set up when Christie got 'memory problems'" -- Ledger | Record | ObsNJ | NYTimes | PoliticoNJ | NY Daily News -- "Christie lied".
• "Trial painting Christie as anything but 'not a bully'"
• "Weinberg: Testimony points to unacceptable atmosphere of Christie's office"
• "Sen. Weinberg demands Christie's Bridgegate law firm refund the state $8M"  -- Ledger |

ATT-Time Warner Merger:  "Rep. Frank Pallone looks to play big role in merger debate"
Congress --

• "National Dems launch new push against NJ's  Garrett"
• "Black Dems to Hillary: Send money to take Congress"

Gambling:  "Poker pro Phil Ivey may have to repay millions to Borgata" -- Spent his childhood in Roselle.
Eric Garner Case:  "DOJ shakes up inquiry into fatal chokehold case"
Gas Tax:  "'Don't Trust Trenton' rhetoric becoming a handy campaign tool"
High School Graduations:  "Groups sue state over PARCC graduation requirement" -- Ledger | Record | NJSpot |
Pension Funds:  "Firms managing pension money spend millions circumventing pay-to-play law"
Red Cross:  "The Red Cross slims down in NJ, as national criticism continues"
School Funding:  "Prieto to pitch plan to fix 'unacceptbale' school funding" -- Ledger | ObsNJ | PoliticoNJ |

Obituary:  "Tom Hayden, a founder of SDS and drafter of its Port Huron Statement" -- NYTimes | Politico |


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[[BERNICE]   Two Cretella projects near completion; Stating the obvious.

[OLDDOC]  recalls FDR's famous 'stab in the back' speech.  (10/24/16)

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

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Trump's 'bigly' sign of ignorance. (10/20/16)

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

[JACKIE]   BBOTT: America's nomination. (10/24/16)

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

[NOEL at PALS]  Plainfield upset bid erased by Minutemen. (10/24/16)

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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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