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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
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 --
Union County Politics: "Bad-blood firefighting at the edges of Murphy domination" -- Green et al vs. Lesniak.
Historic Hiking Trail: "Plainfield students among those helping clear Ash Brook Swamp trail"
Caring Communities: "Warm and loving Plainfield family challenged by high energy twins"
Macy's Parade: "Time, channel, best viewing spots"
Bound Brook: "School officials won't be removed for scandalous post about teacher"
Business: "Dr. Pepper Snapple buys NJ-based Bai for $1.7B"
Credit Card Breach: "Breaches reported at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, other venues"
Elizabeth: "Shopkeeper admits to $1M food stamp fraud"
Immigration --
- "Perth Amboy mayor vows to protect city's unauthorized immigrants"
- "Newark's undocumented immigrants on edge"
- "DOJ sues Bernards Township in denial of mosque permit"
- "Township officials accuse feds of conflict of interest"
Trenton: "Law director resigns to become chief city judge"
Trump Transition --
- BREAKING: "Trump taps Nikki Haley as UN ambassador" -- Politico | NYTimes |
- "Trump: The president can't have a conflict of interest" -- Besides, my brand is hotter now.
- "Kushner denies pushing Christie out of transition" -- Record |
- "Trump,in NYT interview, moderates views but defies conventions" | Full transcript here.
- "Trump on Clinton: Don't lock her up" -- Record | Politico | NYTimes |
- "Conservatives put Trump on notice"
- "The 229-year-old sentence liberals hope will sink Trump"
- "Trump disavows the alt-right" -- Sort of.
- "Exclusive Forbes Interview: How Jared Kushner won Trump the White House" -- Must turn off ad-blockers to read.
- "Major advertising tech company bars Breitbart for hate speech"
- "'Sanctuary churches' vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown"
- "Religious groups to Obama: Dismantle immigration registry's framework"
- "How Hispanics helped put Trump in the White House"
- "'Caravan of Courage' undocumenteds visit Rutgers on way to DC"
- "Jersey neighbors offer Muslims support against bias"
- "NJ officials voice concerns about Trump's potential environmental impact"
- "Ex-guv Byrne's son considers run"
- "After breakfast with Murphy, Sweeney encouraged but not ready to endorse"
- "Wisniewski launches his campaign as the anti-Murphy"
- "Wiz donations to local Dems used legal loophole"
Gov. Christie --
Banking: "Report: Citibank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America pose systemic risk to global financial markets"
Birth Certificates: "Transgender woman sues NJ for right to change her birth certificate"
NJ Income Taxes: "Christie now keeping bi-state tax agreement with Pennsylvania" -- Politico | Ledger |
NJ Pensions: "'Landmark' pension deal is way overrated" -- Editorial. Ledger.
NJ SPCA: "SPCA loses nonprofit status for failing to file reports"
NJ Transit: "NJT's spending tough to track as details kept secret"
Open Space: "State frees up $67M for open space, recreation projects"
Overtime Pay: "Federal judge puts overtime pay for 4.2M workers on hold" -- Record | Politico | NYTimes |
Public Records: "NJ top court rules security camera footage is off-limits under OPRA" -- Record | Ledger |
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
