Olddoc notes Mapp will have control of Council in 2017; plus an amazing photo tour toggline between 1944 and today.. Councilor Williams on Thursday's Town Hall..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Mayor Mapp sets Thursday Town Hall on violence and public safety"
• "Plainfield Dems meet Wednesday on upcoming Williams vacancy"

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 --

Christmas Eve Auto Fatality:  "Man killed in Christmas Eve accident in Plainfield"
Town Hall:  "Town Hall meeting to address 12 murders in 2016" -- Coleman funeral 10 AM Wednesday.

Bernards Mosque:  "Officials who stopped mosque: Stop, settle and apologize" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Charter Schools:  "Critics prepare for battle over Christie's charter school overhaul"
Media:  "Megyn Kelly leaving Fox for NBC"
Roselle:  "Embattled mayor faces no confidence voter from her council"
Sugary Beverages:  "New tax hits with sticker shock in Philly"
Trenton: "Mayor Eric Jackson  disputes SPCA account of emaciated dog"

President-elect Trump --

• "Springsteen: Trump presidency makes me afraid"

Congress --

• "House Republicans drop plan tu gut ethics office after Trump opposition"
• "Trump rattles GOP lawmakers with Twitter power"
• "Moran: Trump the good guy on ethics? Not so fast"

2017 Guv Race:  "Branmick says he is not running" -- Plainfield native.
'Chairman's Flight' Case:  "Christie pal Samson is disbarred,  sentencing delayed"
Economy:  "Ford scraps plans for Mexico plant, will invest $700 in US factory"
Port Authority:  "PA boss to get second retirement payout"
Property Tax Revals:  "Tax reval reduces Paterson's appeals from 8,000 to just hundreds"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Bernice wishes all a happy and prosperous 2017.

[OLDDOC]  Olddoc notes Mapp will have control of Council in 2017; plus an amazing photo tour toggline between 1944 and today. (1/03/17)

[Mayor MAPP]  9th Annual MLK Potluck and Food Drive.

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

[Councilor WILLIAMS]  on Thursday's Town Hall. (1/03/17)

[DAVID]  16th Annual Kwanzaa celebration. (12/17/16)

[JACKIE]   (Dec. 18) Week in review. (12/18/16)

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

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Plainfield goes 2-1 t  J.P. Flynn Memorial Holiday Tournament. (1/01/17).

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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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