Senate race coverage heats up.. Plainfield Rescue Squad to host Halloween Haunted House.. Olddoc offers a thought on hate speech: We have a right not to listen..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Dem doubleheader this weekend: Friday fundraiser, Saturday Kickoff Rally"
• "Short film 'Driver' to be screened at FUSP Saturday"

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 --
Kavanaugh Hearing:  "How to hear Blasey Ford testify: Time. live stream"
Autism:   "Rutgers opens autism research center"
Halloween:  "Plainfield Rescue Squad to hold a Halloween Haunted House"
Obituary:  "Charles P. Miller, retired Plainfield police officer"
American Idol:   "'American Idol' wants Hoboken to stop calling its annual singing contest 'Sinatra Idol'"  -- Hmmmm.
Cable TV:  "Optimum customers could lose Fox channels right before MLB playoffs"
Bill Cosby:  "Cosby gets 3 to 10 years"  -- Courier | Ledger |
Craft Breweries:  "NJ's 88 craft breweries were having too much fun. So the state slapped new rules on them"
Dunkin' Donuts:  "Dunkin' Donuts is changing its name" -- Mobile lanes? They're popping up everywhere.
Marijuana --

• "Big NJ cannabis industry event sold out, evidence of strong interest in weed"
• "Black community leader: Legalization should come with reparations"

Newark:  "Friends and fellow authors pay tribute to Newark native Philip Roth"
NJ Transit:  "Riders flame NJT on social media after latest commute from hell"
Postal Thefts:  "Mailbox bandits pried $300K in checks from blue bins"
SAT Scores:  "The 50 highest SAT scoring schools"  -- Is anyone home at the Ledger. Comment pointed out 11 hrs. ago that the list is incomplete and it's not fixed as of 1:30 AM.
South Plainfield:  "Pavlak steps down as head wrestling coach"
2018 Congressional Races:  "You'll never believe who the Tea Party just endorsed in NJ"

2018 Senate Race --

• "Carl Golden: State of the Race: Menendez v. Hugin"
• "Mulshine: The Torch is passed; Dems stuck with Menendez as 'Torricelli date' passes"
• "Menendez wants Hugin to condemn Trump"
• "Menendez challenger carrying baggage of his own"
• "Hugin gets another low-level Dem endorsement"
• "Hillary Clinton coming to NJ to help Menendez fill campaign coffers"

Gov. Murphy:   "Murphy fundraiser for Dem Governors Ass'n expected to raise $2.5M"

Kavanaugh Nomination:  "Kavanaugh just made the court look more political than ever"
Tax Deductions:  "NJ adopts SALT workaround rules"  -- PoliticoNJ | NJSpot | Ledger |

Garden State Equality:  "Full list of 2018 endorsements" -- Including our own Rebecca Williams for Freeholder.

Plastic Bags:  "Lawmakers plan to ban plastic bags, straws, carry-out containers"

Trump World --

• Scary Movie:  "New 'Trump Prophecy' film highlights belief that Trump election was God's plan"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

• [ OLDDOC] . Olddoc offers a thought on hate speech: We have a right not to listen. (09/25/18)
• [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
• [Councilor STORCH]  Storch on the proposed administrative reorganization. (09/10/18)
• [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Union County Fall Fishing Derby a great success. (9/23/18)
• [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 and looking back. (9/24/2018)
• [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]   'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in Plainfield. (8/17/18)
• [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Linden too much for Plainfield. (09/24/18)
• [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan remembers his childhood church, 1948-61. {08/17/18)

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