Olddoc prowls Wikipedia for Plainfield tidbits.. Noel: Westfield advances to Mid-State 38 Final Four.. Jackie: BBOTT into Tuesday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Creepy recent interactions with government"

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 --

Library:  "Councilor Goode reads to children at Storytime"
Phone Scams:  "PSE&G joins other utilities in push against phone scams"

Atlantic City:  "Christie picks pal Chiesa to run Atlantic City" -- Ledger | TPAC | ObsNJ | -- Former AG, US Senator.
Bedsheet Scandal:  "Fake luxury bedsheet scandal hits cotton industry" -- Target, WalMart, Bed Bath & Beyond.
Horizon:  "Privacy breach could affect up to 170,000 customers"
Newark --

• "Baraka: City will stand by undocumented despite Trump's election"
• "NJPAC finally breaks ground on high-rise project"

Orange:  "Residents choose elected over appointed school board"
Port Authority --

• "Samson sentencing pushed back" -- Is the canary singing?
• "PA cut elite cop presence significantly"

Religion:  "Muslim-Jewish alliance formed against anti-Semitism, Islamophobia"

Trump Transition --

• "Bannon picked, others jockeying"
• "Trump advisers steamroll Christie's transition plan"
• "Sessions leading choice for Defense"
• "Putin and Trump agree to improve relations" -- NYTimes |
• "Obama: American's should reconcile themselves to Trump presidency" -- Record | Politico |
• "Giuliani: Christie will have 'important role' in Trump administration" -- Ledger |
• "What Trump's vow to deport 3 million immigrants would mean"
• "Trump's holdings raise potential for conflicts of interest"
• "Obama to Trump: Send signals of unity to minorities, women"

Electoral College --

• "Two electors urge other electors not to vote for Trump" -- A Hail Mary that could throw the decision to the House.

Democratic National Committee --

• "Ellison formally announces run for DNC chair"
• "Booker calls for DNC to move leftward"
• "Pulling Dems back to 'it's the economy, stupid'"

Bridgegate --

• "Stepien's lawyer says he appears to be focus of Feds' probe" -- Record |
• "Feds: GWB plot was timed to disrupt school in Fort Lee"
• "Thousands of documents released in GWB scandal"

Christie Presidential Bid --

• "Trump told Christie he didn't think he'd last beyond October 2015"

Bail Reform:  "Fight brews over costs of massive bail overhaul"
Energy:  "Poll show state not in line with Jerseyans clean energy desires" -- Ledger | NJSpot |
Estate Tax:  "Tax cut already changing CPAs advice to leave NJ"
"Guns":  "NJ concedes stun gun ban violates the Constitution"
Immigration:  "Mexican man facing deportation moves into Philly church" -- Historic Arch Street Methodist Church.
NJ Credit:  "NJ's credit rating downgraded for 10th time under Christie" -- Record | Politico | NJSpot |
NJ Finances:  "Reviewing olf unfunded mandates could help follow the money"
NJ Judgeships:  "NJ moves to fill vacant judgeships"
NJ Pensions:  "Sweeney says Christie is on board with quarterly pension payments"
NJ Politics:  "Progressive leaders gather together to discuss NJ's future"
Pets -

• "Lawmakers move to regulate pet sales"
• "Assembly panel approves cat declaw ban"

Obituary:  "Gwen Ifill, award-winning political commentator" -- Politico | NYTimes |

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Taking a break.

[OLDDOC]  prowls Wikipedia for Plainfield tidbits.  (11/14/16)

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

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  urges the case for Rebecca and Charles, vote Column A. (11/07/16)

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

[JACKIE]   BBOTT into Tuesday. (11/15/16)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  urges the case for Rebecca and Charles, vote Column A. (11/07/2016)

[NOEL at PALS]   Westfield advances to Mid-State 38 Final Four. (11/14/16)

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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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