Jackie's week in review reminds us of the reason for Memorial Day.. Can you spot the bug on the marigolds?.. More..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Memorial Day: Plainfield's War Memorial Flagpole"
  
• "Memorial Day Observance at Plainfield City Hall Monday" -- 10:00 AM.
  

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 --

Malyor Mapp:  "Fight terrorism through unity"
Memorial Day --

• "Memorial Day ceremony at City Hall"
• "Vintage photos of Memorial Day in NJ"
• "WWII B-29 Superfortress to land at Mercer Airport on Memorial Day"

Memorial Day:  "What's open, what's closed"
'X Marks The Spot':  "4 mayors, two counties, one common spot on the map and a call for cooperation"

Fireworks:  "NJ could soon legalize some backyard fireworks"
Gays and the Catholic Church:  "Jesuit's book seeks to bring church, LGBTQ community together"
The Internet:  "Net neutrality under attack by corporate hacks" -- Editorial, Ledger.
Newark --

• "African American Heritage Parade" -- Photos.
• "How bail reform is playing out in NJ's largest city"

Panhandling:  "As cities crack down, people of faith wrestle with their consciences"
Political Parties:  "How many Republicans and Democrats are in all 21 counties"
South Plainfield:  "Park Avenue Diner robbed by armed men"
Tract & Field:  "40 teams won sectional titles"
Trenton:  "Hundreds come out for two port roll fests"

2017 Guv Race --

• "Biden vouches for Murphy as Primary nears" -- Record | Ledger | Politico |
• "Wisniewski's final TV spot airs"

Gov. Christie --

• "Moran: Christie channels Bernie Sanders in doomed Horizon fight"

Charter Schools:  "Wanted: A guv who's smart about charter schools" -- Editorial, Ledger.


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[OLDDOC]   Olddoc offers a 'toons only' post.  (5/25/17)

[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]  Williams endorses Joylette Mills-Ransome. (5/24/17)

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

[JACKIE]  Jackie's week in review reminds us of the reason for Memorial Day; can you spot the bug on the marigolds?  (5/28/17)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Hannah Atkins pool opening Saturday,May 27. (5/24/17)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]   Mid-State 38 final season summary. (5/22/17).

[Anonymous Gadfly]   Are we there yet?  (5/22/17)

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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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