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Thursday, September 20, 2018

ABC Board suspends 3 liquor establishments.. Second Street Youth Center opens new building.. With the end of Yom Kippur, Olddoc posts some good toons.. Freeholder Williams invites all to a Taste of Fall at Warinanco Park Saturday.. Sean on street lights.. Jackie: Big Brother 20 live feeds Veto winner.. Rebecca: 'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend at FUSP..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
  • Hooky again... -- Dan
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 --

ABC Board:  "Plainfield Alcoholic Beverage Control Board suspends three liquor establishments"
Business:  "Seminar for entrepreneurs to be held in Plainfield"

Second Street Youth Center:  "SSYC cuts ribbon on new facility" -- Courier here.

Economy:  "NJ is among nation's least prepared states if another recession hits" -- When, not if.
Edison:  "Town pushing to find out who sent racist 'Make Edison Great Again' mailers"
Elections:  "Judge finds no fraud in Dover primary vote, recount gives challenger 12-vote lead"
Fox News:  "Laura Ingraham's gay brother says 'she's a monster'"
Homophobia:  "Chicago parishioners defy Archbishop, burn rainbow flag in 'exorcism'"
Kaepernick Message:  "NJ pastor tells members to wear Nikes to church to support Kaepernick"
Newark:  "Former code official took $1K bribe, now he'll spend 3 years in prison"
Religion:   "Making religious communities safe for LGBTQ kids"
Retail --

2018 Senate Race --
Foreclosures:  "Momentum for state to buy foreclosed homes, turn into affordable housing"
Local Media:  "Stalled by budget mix-up, funding now in offing to support local media"
Politics:  "Racist font used in GOP mailer attacking Korean-American candidate"
SALT:  "Here's how Trump law limiting property tax break hurts NJ's middle class"
Undocumenteds:  "Sweeney: We have to expand drivers licenses to undocumented"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --
  • [ OLDDOC] With the end of Yom Kippur, Olddoc posts some good toons.  (09/19/18)
  • [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
  • [Councilor STORCH]  Storch on the proposed administrative reorganization. (09/10/18)
  • [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Freeholder Williams invites all to a Taste of Fall at Warinanco Park Saturday. (8/31/18)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  Sean on street lights out and City's poor repair record compared to PSE&G. (9/18/18)
  • [JACKIE]  Big Brother 20 live feeds Veto winner. (9/19/2018)
  • [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]   'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in Plainfield. (8/17/18)
  • [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Linden outruns Elizabeth. (09/17/18)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan remembers his childhood church, 1948-61. {08/17/18)
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