Olddoc weighs in on using dogs in medical training.. Noel: Westfield vs. Union, North 2 Group 5.. Jackie's week in review catches a red-tailed hawk in Plainfield..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Who is Steve Bannon and what does he have to do with Plainfield?"
• "Weekend: Two musical happenings, 7th Street cleanup"
  

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 --

Obituary:  "Neville Greaves, husband of former Councilor Vera Greaves"  -- Services Tuesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
Awards:  "Onieal's Grand Street a winner in Time Out NY contest" -- Owned by Plainfield native Chris Onieal.
PAHS:  "Blind dog needs new home"
Thanksgiving -

• "7 things to do in Plainfield Thanksgiving weekend"
• "Unity Bank to provide Thanksgiving breakfast at Salvation Army"

Rotary:  "Jazz musician Fred Fischer speaks on his polio experience"
Trailside:  "Communities pull together for new pollinator-friendly meadow" -- Plantings at Cedar Brook Park also get a mention.
Union County College:  "UCC women's basketball team beats Monroe College"
Trump Gridlock:  "NJ drivers get first taste of Trump gridlock" -- Lincoln Tunnel, Rt 78 shut down during rush hour.

Drugs:  "Heroin being replaced by this even deadlier drug"
Montclair:  "Police: Man vandalized store with pro-Trump graffiti"
Newark --

• "Three arrested in assault on child welfare worker"
• "What the Bears stadium really cost"

Port Authority:  "Federal judge dismisses AAA lawsuit over PA spending"
Rutgers --

• "RU adjunct prof put on leave over 'threatening' tweets" -- Sounds like free speech to me.
• "Rutgers confronts its ties to slavery in groundbreaking report"

STEM:  "NJ students sling pumpkins at Picatinny Arsenal from sieg weapons they made"
Trump University:  "Trump settles lawsuits for $25M" -- Ledger | Politico | NYTimes | Bloomberg | -- No guilt admitted, of course.

Trump Transition --

• "National Security positions go to hawkish loyalists" -- NYTimes | Politico |
• "Christie meets with Trump Sunday in Bedminster" -- Politico | Ledger | -- A long ride from Mendham.
• "Inside Christie's fall from grace"
• "Transition team Muslim registry proposal sparks constitutional debate"
• "Trump hires another Islamophobe -- Gaffney" -- Editorial, Ledger.
• "Trump considering retired general Mattis for Defense post"
• "Is Trump's CIA pick a Koch brothers puppet?"
• "Trump's pick for AG scoffed at 'too big to fail'"
• "Woodson says he's being considered for HUD"
• "Rep. Price clear favorite for HHS spot"
• "Trump appointees endorsed link between Islam, radicalism"

Reaction to Trump Election --

• "Trump set to make big change to NJ economy"
• "Stephen Colbert and John Oliver tackle Trump presidency at NJPAC appearance"
• "'Hamilton' cast asks Pence to 'work for all of us'; social media explodes" -- Ledger | Record | NYTimes | Bloomberg | Politico |
• "Alt-right celebrates Trump's election at DC event"
• "Sanders: Clinton will play vital role in future of Democratic party"
• "White nationalists herald 'awakening'"
• "Alt-right retaliates against Twitter ban by creating 'fake Black accounts'"
• "Breitbart may need to reveal business structure to get Capitol press credentials"

NJ Politics --

• "Winners & Losers: League Conference edition" -- Act I, scene 2.
• "Senator Weinberg's 2016 Women's Power List"
• "Revisiting the League: The Phil Murphy Show"

Divorce:  "US divorce rates drop to lowest level over 35 years"
Offshore Drilling:  "No oil drilling off Atlantic states, feds decide"
Fracking:  "Canadian study finds fracking leads to greater risk of earthquakes"

Obituary:  "Sharon Jones, powerful voice of soul"


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]   week in review catches a red-tailed hawk in Plainfield. (11/20/16)

[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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