Sunday night Plainfield shooting victim ID'ed.. New book details Michelle Obama's painful Princeton years.. Freeholder Williams: Model Railroad Club hosts Holiday Sound and Light Show.. Carl posts night video of an awesome possum.. Noel at HS Sports: Mid-State 38 Top Ten - Week 11.. Rebecca: Black Nativity Holiday Bazaar at FUSP..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Plainfield Foundation seeks new member for distribution committee"

PLAINFIELD

• Shooting Victim:  Sunday night shooting victim ID'ed. -- Courier | Ledger | TAPinto |
• Motorcycle Fatality:  Plainfield man killed in motorcycle crash. Read more here.
• ICE: Local law enforcement to get new guidance on ICE detainer requests. Read more here.
• League of Municipalities:  18,000 attend annual League convention. Read more here. -- Many city officials and staff included.
• Blood Drive:  Blood Drive at Plainfield High School Friday. Read more here.
• Deer Management:  City Council to hold public hearing on deer management. Read more here.
• Weather:  Nor'easter to dump snow on area Thursday. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

• $15 Minimum:  NJ hospital system raising minimum wage to $15. Read more here.
• Asbury Park:  LGBT activists wed, Murphy attends ceremony. Read more here.
• DWIs:  NJ Supreme Court scraps 20K alcohol breath tests. Read more here.
• Measles:  Schools can keep out unvaccinated kids, Health Dept. says. Read more here.
• Newark:  Study shows how Newark lead got so bad. Read more here. As Super pushes for changes, some charter ponder leaving unified registration. Read more here.
• Michelle Obama:  New book details Michelle Obama's painful Princeton years. Read more here.
• Opioids:  State sues J&J subsidiary, charging improper marketing, distribution. Read more here.
• Rutgers: C. Vivian Stringer reaches 1,000 wins. Read more here. And the lives she has touched. Read more here.
• Salt Water Taffy:  Famed taffy maker files for bankruptcy. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

• 2018 Med-Terms:  Bramnick explains the election in WNYC interview. Read more here.
• 2020 Race:  Hillary ponders running in 2020. Read more here. Race is on to find competent early state staffers. Read more here.
• Sen. Booker:  Recount 8.5M votes by hand? Cory Booker to the rescue! Read more here. -- Keeping his name out there every day.
• Chris Christie:  Lesser-known Christie scandal could surface if he's tapped for AG. Read more here. Hearing for former Christie official could be a sing of things to come. Read more here.
• Alvarez Probe:  NJ Dems hire criminal lawyer in hiring probe. Read more here. Textbooks:  NJ looks to mandate diversity in school textbooks. Read more here.
• Voting:  Mulshine: Let's stamp out vote by mail. Read more here. -- Actually raises some good questions.

TRUMP WORLD

• Acosta Affair:  CNN sues Trump administration, demands press pass be restored. Read more here. CNN seen as likely to prevail in court. Read more here.
• Conservative Columnist: Trump may be a disaster at home, but he's even worse overseas. Read more here.
• Melania Trump:  Melania calls for ouster of Bolton aide. Read more here.
• Staff:  Staff anger spills over at White House. Read more here.

RECENT BLOG POSTS

• [OLDDOC]  Olddoc takes exception to Dan's characterization of Mapp's charter actions. (11/11/18)
• [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
• [Councilor STORCH]  Storch on the Police Division's accreditation. (09/23/18)
• [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Model Railroad Club hosts Holiday Sound and Light Show. (11/12/18)
• [SEAN McKENNA]  My vote is for Ron Johnson on Nov. 6. (11/06/18)
• [JACKIE]  Survivor: David v. Goliath Nov. 7 blog party. (11/07/18)
• [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Black Nativity Holiday Bazaar at FUSP. (11/12/18)
• [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Mid-State 38 Top Ten - Week 11. (11/13/18)
• [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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