Bernice: Happy 420.. George Clinton and Killer Mike talking barbershop.. Jackie: The Amazing Race, double episode blog party, April 20.. Anonymous Gadfly asks 'Embarrassed yet?'..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Opening Reception for 'The Welcoming' popup art gallery Friday evening"
• "(2017 Dem Primary) With Breakfast on Saturday, campaign kicks into high gear"

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 --

Autism Awareness:  "Plainfield Public Schools mark Autism Awareness Month"
Comedy:  "Plainfield comedian does first NJ appearance at White Eagle Hall Sunday"
Girls Softball:  "Summit at Plainfield"
Urban Enterprise Zones:  "Legislators refuse to let UEZs die in NJ five charter cities"
Weekend Events:  "Weekend events, April 21-23"

Alzheimer's:  "Drinking too much soda may be linked to Alzheimer's" -- Diet, too?! OMG.
High School Sports:   "Commissioner of Education rejects NJSIAAA transfer rule" -- Ledger | Courier |
ICE:  "ICE conducts 'targeted enforcement action' in New Brunswick"
Musical Theater:  "'Hello Dolly' starring Bette Midler is a classic production"
Newark: "Dozen people sickened by synthetic marijuana"
Roselle:  "Officials break ground on $56 project amid questions about cost"
Rutgers:  "Why ex-AD Julie Hermann was not named in NCAA allegations"

2017 Guv Race --

• "NJ Spotlight to co-host two governor debates"  -- Editor Lee Keough is a Plainfield resident.

NJ Employment:  "NJ lost 17,500 jobs in March"
NJ Pesions::  "NJ has worst public pension debt in US, another report says"
NJ Teacher Salaries:  "Median teach salary is up; see what every district pays"
Opioid Epidemic --

• "Christie could decide who will get $1 billion in drug treatment aid"
• "How much does NJ get from feds to fight epidemic?"
  

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE]   Happy 420.. George Clinton and Killer Mike talking barbershop.

[OLDDOC]   Olddoc wishes all a Happy Easter.  (4/15/17)

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

[Councilor STORCH]  Stigma-Free Zone launches April 8 at City Hall. (04/06//17)

[Council President WILLIAMS]  aster Egg Hunt Saturday at Cedar Brook Park. (4/04/17)

[DAVID]  Photos of Queen City Baseball League's opening day. (04/10/17)

[JACKIE]  The Amazing Race, double episode blog party, April 20. (4/20/17)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Nina Simone sings (on the death of Martin Luther King Jr.). (4/04/17)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]   Bridgewater-Raritan ends Plainfield season on a losing note. (3/26/17).

[Anonymous Gadfly]    Anonymous Gadfly asks 'Embarrassed yet?'  (4/20/17)

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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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