C L I P S

Where Plainfield turns for news.

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Princeton U. director, insurance VP charged in child porn sweep.. Security cams catch men chasing woman down, killing her.. Freeholder Williams: Jennifer Popper honored as Union County Volunteer.. Jackie: Survivor: David v. Goliath Nov. 28 blog party..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD

  • Crescent Concerts:  Crescent Concerts presents "Yuletide by Candlelight". Read more here.
  • Star Fish:  Plainfield Star Fish food pantry receives large donation from New Providence church. Read more here.
  • Theater:  Plainfield student performs in play at Pingry. Read more here.
  • Obituary:  Robert H. Wilson, former Housing Authority commissioner. Read more here.


OF INTEREST

  • Child Porn:  Princeton U. director, insurance VP charged in child porn sweep. Read more here.
  • Christmas Lights:  Homeowner display annoying neighbors, Old Bridge wants him to pay $75K. Read more here.
  • Drones:  Professional drone instruction at NJ Drone Academy. Read more here.
  • Fast Food:  NJ's fast food franchises ranked, worst to best. Read more here.
  • Gateway Tunnel:  Gov. Cuomo tries to sell Trump on need. Read more here. View a picture of the "delay cake". Read more here.
  • Jails:  For NJ jails, suicides and overdoses, but little oversight. Read more here.
  • Marijuana:  How a push to legalize pot became a debate on race and fairness. Read more here. Guadagno: Legalizing prostitution would be  preferable to legalizing pot. Read more here.
  • Municipal Pay:  Atlantic City spending $1.3M to give workers raises next year. Read more here.
  • New Brunswick:  Elijah's Kitchen finds new ways to improve lives through food. Read more here.
  • Piscataway:  Tenured teacher fired after using N-word, profanity in meltdown. -- Ledger | Courier | 101.5 | Read more here.
  • Pollution:  Outdated pipes causing pollution to NJ waterways. Read more here.
  • Ransomware:  Iranian hackers extorted $30K in Newark computer hack. Read more here. -- Plainfield paid nada, zip, zero.
  • Trenton: Security cams catch men chasing woman down, killing her. Read more here.


STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race:  NH Obama chair gives Cory Booker some advice. Read more here.
  • Mid-Term Elections:  Healthcare drove November elections, stand to shape new Congress. Read more here.
  • Crime:  Crime rates plunge in NJ. Read more here.
  • Obamacare:  Trump may finally be undermining Obamacare. Read more here.
  • Redistricting:  Moran: top the shameless power grab by NJ Dems. Read more here. Why NJ can't take the politics out of redistricting. Read more here.
  • Sports Betting:  US leagues cashing in on betting they once opposed. Read more here.

RECENT BLOG POSTS

  • [OLDDOC] Olddoc on Monday's Council agenda]  . (11/18/18)
  • [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
  • [Councilor STORCH]  Councilor Storch on Airbnb's presence in Plainfield. (11/26/18)
  • [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Jennifer Popper honored as Union County Volunteer. (11/28/18)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  My vote is for Ron Johnson on Nov. 6. (11/06/18)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor: David v. Goliath Nov. 28 blog party. (11/28/18)
  • [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Black Nativity Holiday Bazaar at FUSP. (11/12/18)
  • [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Noel analyzes the Plainfield-Westfield Thanksgiving game. (11/25/18)
  • [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] New! YouTube Channel by Plainfielder Carl Monopoli, featuring Plainfield wildlife. . Awesome possum (night camera) here. (11/11/18)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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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.
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Posted by Dan at 3:22 AM