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Monday, April 23, 2018

New DMV office in South Plainfield to open.. Councilor Williams reflects on the life of Jerry Green..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
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:  "5K Walk for Autism and Disability awareness Saturday at PHS"
DMV: "New facility in South Plainfield should ease crunch in Somerville-- coming in May at 5000 Hadley Road.
Week Ahead:  "Week ahead in Plainfield, April 23-29"

African American History:  "Trump 'considering' a pardon for bocer Jack Johnson"
Earth Day:  "'Throwaway culture' in spotlight as Earth Day targets plastics"
Guns:  "GOP split as banks take on gun industry"
Newark:  "Cherry blossoms finally blom in Branch Brook Park" -- Hurry if you want to see them, they don't last long.
NJ Political History:  "A great NJ labor union feud and the last Dem to lose a Senate race"
Summit:  "50,000 daffodils bloom at Reeves-Reed arboretum -- Plainfield used to be know for its iris displays.
Westfield:  "Northside Kitchen wins 'Best Bite' at Sandwichfest"
William Paterson University:  "Student's o-word tirade prompts online uproar"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[OLDDOC]  Olddoc on Jerry Green's passing, Earth Day, and some toons on the Cohen bust.  (4/19/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reflects on the life of Jerry Green. (4/22/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool April 18 blog party. (4/18/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Drama workshops for adults and children (4/4/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

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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