Bernice: Making Plainfield 'fair and welcoming'.. Taxi-towing ordinance moved to next week's agenda.. Olddoc reviews Monday's Council agenda session (plus an addendum).. Noel: St. Mary's defeats Union Catholic..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Mayor Mapp delivers State of the City Address tonight"
• "Plainfield BOE moves school election to November; Superintendent takes surprise leave"

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 --

Community Gardens:  "Union County Freeholders sponsor 2017 community garden grants"
Real Estate:  "Wealth gap widening as few millenials buy homes"
Weather:  "Higher snowfall expected as winter storm watch is issued"

Newark:  "Grammy Museum will open at Prudential Center"
New Brunswick:  "Protesters demand community declare itself  a 'sanctuary city'"

Trump World --

• "Court dubious of government's arguments on Trump travel ban"
• "DeVos foes promise to make her job hell"
• "Trump protesters borrow from Tea Party to put pressure on lawmakers"
• "Rosie O'Donnell says shes willing to play Steve Bannon"

2017 Guv Race --

• "Lesniak's first big endorsement: Steven Goldstein"

Gov. Christie --

• "Christie signs next of kin notification bill"

Bail Reform:  "NJ alters its bail system, upends legal landscape"
Building Codes:  "Maplewood fire raises call for changes to building codes"
Public Records --

• "Records group rules Fulop can keep his calendar private"
• "Judge rules M'sex prosecutor must release video, records of Diahlo Grant shooting"

Sanctuary Cities:  "NJ bill would fund cities denied federal money by Trump"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]  Making Plainfield 'fair and welcoming'.. Taxi-towing ordinance moved to next week's agenda.

[OLDDOC]   Olddoc reviews Monday's Council agenda session (plus an addendum). (2/7/17)

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

[Councilor STORCH] A report on Plainfield development]  . (01/14//17)

[Council President WILLIAMS]  Council President Williams on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2017. (2/01/17)

[DAVID]  ev. Tracey Brown to host Thursday evening conversation. (01/19/16)

[JACKIE]  Jackie's humorous week in review includes some neat pix, including an extra crisp slice of moon. (1/5/17)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Vision Board Workshop this Saturday. (2/01/2017)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]    St. Mary's defeats Union Catholic.  (2/7/17).

[Anonymous Gadfly]  The Children. (2/5/17)

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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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