Bernice: Zoning Board approves lot merger for Classic Car restorer.. Olddoc on the Kaine/Pence debate, plus rejoinder to a commenter on Trump and Hitler.. Noel at PALS: Bridgewater-Raritan takes over Midstate 38 top rankings.. Jackie: BBOTT: HoH comp into Thursday.. David celebrates his 30th in Puerto Rico..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Will Jerry Green lose his Trenton mojo if he's the last to back Murphy?"

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 --

Abbott Districts: "Christie lawyers to use Paterson' super's memo to attack Abbott schools funding"
Girls Soccer:  "Johnson at Plainfield"

Bernards:  "Mediation unsuccessful between town and mosque"
Books:  "Can you be Black and Republican?"
Bookstores:  "The neighborhood bookstore's unlikely ally? The Internet"
Camden:  "Christie's parting gift: A $133M high school"
Clowns:  "Creepy clowns strike a nerve with real ones"
Drought:  "Drought fears growing as NJ keeps getting drier"
Newark:  "122 workers at detention center $4.8M wage settlement" -- Cheapsters were not paying required minimum.
North Plainfield:  "Customer accuses Killer Karz of theft of auto"
PSE&G:  "PSE&G to close NJ coal power plants" -- NJSpot | Record |
Roselle:  "Dueling harassment claims expose tension between officials"
Tolls:  "Toll booths to be eliminated at all of NY's MTA bridges and tunnels"
Trademark Dispute:  "NJ winery, Turnpike Authority head to court over logo"
Weather:  "As climate warms, NJ primed for worse storms than Sandy"

2016 Presidential Race --

• "Candidates have very different strategies for the final stretch"
• "Hispanic Dems: Pence will pay for 'that Hispanic thing' at the polls"
• "Trump's slip in polls sparks concern down the ballot"
• "Chelsea Clinton to raise money in JC"
• "The Trump possibility" -- OpEd, NYTimes.

2017 Guv Race --

• "Is Murphy on fast track for Dem nod in race?" -- Ledger | Record |
• "Sources: Essex to roll out for Murphy Friday"
• "With Murphy in the lead, jockeying for spoils of victory begins"
• "Amid Murphy romp, Wiz surfaces in Somerset County"
• "Pallone to back Murphy"
• "Welcome to NJ, the land of Goldman Sachs" -- Opinion, PolitickerNJ.

Bridgegate --

• "Ex-staffer testifies about price to pay for crossing Christie" -- Ledger | Records | ObsNJ | Courier |
• "What that GOP freeholder really called Chris Christie"
• "Wildstein lets it rip on his final day of testimony" -- ObsNJ | NYTimes |
• "Cuomo denies Wildstein account, mum on Christie's story"
• "Wildstein: Christie and Cuomo discussed plan to end Bridgegate scrutiny"
• "Amid Bridgegate maelstrom, Cuomo talks PA reform, sort of"

Charter Schools:  "Should NJ lower qualifications for charter school teachers?"  -- Ledger | Record | NJSpot |
Cyberthreats:  "Half of state have sought help to thwart election hackers"
Gas Tax --

• "Opposition stalls gas tax vote" -- Record | ObsNJ | PoliticoNJ | NJSpot |
• "Transit 'death panel' could kill road projects under tax plan"

Policing:  "NJ police now required to take continuing ed classes to improve relations with minority communities"
Sandy Aid:  "Feds question s$43M in Christie spending on Sandy aid"
 Whistleblower Suit:  "Assemblyman wants disclosure of details in ex-Hunterdon prosecutor's settlement"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[[BERNICE]   Zoning Board approves lot merger for Classic Car restorer..

[OLDDOC]  on the Kaine/Pence debate, plus rejoinder to a commenter on Trump and Hitler.  (10/05/16)

[Mayor MAPP]  pictures civic-minded residents at 'Clean the Queen' cleanup. (10/03/16)

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  Plainfield is our city - Public Safety affects us all. (10/03/16)

[DAVID]  celebrates his 30th in Puerto Rico. (10/06/16)

[JACKIE]   BBOTT: HoH comp into Thursday. (10/06/16)

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

[NOEL at PALS]  Bridgewater-Raritan takes over Midstate 38 top rankings. (10/06/16)

**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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