Noose tightens on Trump with Cohen plea, Help Plainfield teachers with classroom needs.. Manafort verdict.. Olddoc posts some funny toons on a variety of topics.. Jackie: Big Brother 20 live feeds into Tuesday evening..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Senior Swim Soirée set for Sunday"
• "Board of Ed candidate interviews set for tonight"  -- Emerson School, 6:00 PM.

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.

Apologies for the changes in formatting. My new laptop has a mind of its own and inserts extra line breaks willy-nilly. Until I can figure it all out, I'm collapsing the formatting to bullet points. Sorry, Dan.

NEWS --

School Board Race:  "Plainfield Education Association to host BOE forum Wednesday"
Help A Plainfield Teacher --

• "Mrs. Bordieri at Barlow wants to model math"
• "Mrs. T. of Washington School needs to fund a reading project"
• "Mrs. Urquizo at Evergreen wants Scholastic News for her students"

Freeholder Williams: "Drag Queen Story Hour promotes tolerance, provides fun for children"

Animal Crackers:  "With push from PETA, animal crackers bust out of their cages"
Autism Nonprofit:  "Former CFO stole funds to buy vehicle, furniture"
Camden:  "2 remaining suspects wanted in ambush shooting of cops arrested in Philly"

Edison:  "Gay former principal wins $300K settlement from BOE"  -- Ledger | Courier |

Immigration:  "Labor unions rally in Philly n support of immigrants, against family detention"

Islam:   "On Eid al-Adha, Muslims celebrate submission to God"
Linden:  "Against statewide backdrop, council tables anti-marijuana ordinance" -- Their own Senator is a prime mover.

McGreeveys:  "McGreevey's parents are victims of home invasion"
Newark:  "18 gangsters who turned housing complex into drug mart charged"

North Plainfield:  "Metro Storage opens new location (at former Homeowner Heaven)"
Rahway:  "Drag Queen Story Hour promotes tolerance, provides fun for children"

2018 Senate Race:  "Menendez in first campaign ad says Hugin 'forgot his roots'"
Clean Air:  "Trump's latest move could mean dirtier air in NJ"
Congressional Races --

• "Machinist and Aerospace Workers union backs Dem Malinowski" -- It's the old CIO-AFL split, with the CIO unions more progressive.
• "Building trades unions reaffirm backing of GOP candidate MacArthur" -- Prez: We no longer follow party lines.

Elections:  "I just hacked a state election. I'm 17. And I'm not a very good hacker"
NRA:   "Murphy investigating NRA firearm insurance" -- Banning it in NY has cost NRA big $$$.

Town Halls:  "Congressional candidates ditch town halls, avoid angry constituents"
Trump World --

• "Cohen says he paid hush money at candidate Trump's direction"
• "Manafort convicted on eight counts"
• "With Michael Cohen's guilty plea, Trump's greatest fear comes true"
• "Trump allies' shifting explanations of 2016 payoffs to women"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

• [ OLDDOC] Olddoc posts some funny toons on a variety of topics.  (08/21/18)
• [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
• [Councilor STORCH]  Gordon Fuller, a true public servant in Plainfield, will be missed. (07/28/18)
• [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Sensory-friendly trail at Trailside is officially open. (8/21/18)
• [SEAN McKENNA]  Sean has a guest post on the city charter topic by Mary Burgwinkle. (8/13/18)
• [JACKIE]  Big Brother 20 live feeds Tuesday evening. (8/21/2018)
• [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  2ninto d Annual Senior Swim Soiree at Hannah Atkins pool. (8/10/18)
• [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  on 2018 PHS Hall of Fame inductions. (07/16/18)
• [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan remembers his childhood church, 1948-61. {08/17/18)

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