Jackie: BBOTT change of game direction again, into Tuesday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Thanksgiving meals for hungry and lonely Plainfielders"

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 --

5K Run:  "Black Men Rise 5K, a run for all lives in Plainfield"
Plainfield Symphony:  "PSO performs 'Sondheim Tonight'"
Swain Galleries:  "Swain's presents annual exhibition of small paintings"
Urban Enterprise Zone:  "Push to extend UEZs in five original cities" -- Including Plainfield.
Wardlaw-Hartridge:  "Lower school students make large donation to UNICEF"
Food Recall: "Heinz recalls gravy over mislabeling"

Charter Schools:  "Philip's Academy withdraws application for second school in Paterson"
Elizabeth --

• "Police chief retiring from divided department, getting $78K payout"
• "Man gets $30K settlement after alleging police beat him, broke his back"

EWR:  "Workers plan huge rally at EWR -- after the holidays" -- For a $15 minimum wage.
Hospitals:  "Moody's: It's getting harder for community hospitals to survive"
Paterson:  "HUD probe looks at funding since 2010"
Schools Administration:  "Paterson schools' HR director steps down, lacked qualifications"

Trump Transition --

• "Trump releases video outlining initial goals" -- Record | Ledger | NYTimes | Politico |
• "What Trump plans for the first 100 days"
• "Trump plagued by business conflict questions"
• "AP photographer captures hi-res image of Kobach's hard-line plans for DHS"
• "Priebus: Citizens of certain countries will be barred"
• "Grievances and grumblings, long before Christie's fall in Trump's circle"
• "Christie: I'm serving the rest of my term" -- Monday night on 101.5.
• "Christie declines to say if Trump has offered him a position"
• "Christie tight-lipped after closed-door cabinet meeting" -- Ledger | ObsNJ |

Reactions to Trump Election --

• "'Hamilton' actor on CBS: Nothing to apologize for"
• "Booker: Senate will be 'emergency brake' for Trump administration"

Democratic Party --

• "Sanders slams identity politics as Dems figure out their future"
• "After election stunner, Dems examine priorities"
• "Dems, Black voters face tough choices after Trump win"

Bridgegate --

• "Republican state senator signs onto Lesniak bill for Christie speiclal prosecutor"
• "Christie calls Lesniak 'crazy'"

2017 Guv Race --

• "Lesniak says he will run after all" | "Green remains committed to Murphy"
• "Paul Josephson of Duane Morris named counsel to Murphy campaign"

Legislature --

• "Pension bill requiring quarterly payments heads to Christie's desk" -- ObsNJ | Ledger | NJSpot |
• "NJ lawmakers want to reinstate death penalty in 'extreme' cases"

Marijuana:  "Christie: Marijuana tax income would be 'blood money'"
Redistricting:  "Federal judge finds WI redistricting unfair" -- Redistricting fairness is essential to any future Democratic longterm success.


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   pictures downtown on a walk around on her break.

[OLDDOC]  weighs in on using dogs in medical training.  (11/19/16)

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

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  thanks Plainfield voters. (11/15/16)

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

[JACKIE]   BBOTT: No surprise nominations, into Monday. (11/21/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  thanks Plainfield voters. (11/15/2016)

[NOEL at PALS]   Westfield vs. Union, North 2 Group 5. (11/20/16)

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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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