25 towns that use the most police force, ranked (Plainfield not among them -- but you'll be surprised at No. 1).. President Bush funeral arrangements.. Olddoc offers a short note, including Tuesday's Council meeting..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Mayor Mapp to honor gift of FUSP building at Council Tuesday"

PLAINFIELD

• Donor Direct Action:  Plainfielder Sherrie Russell Brown becomes program director. Read more here. -- Strengthening women's rights organizations worldwide. Congratulations, Sherrie!
• Drake House:  Drake House 22nd annual tree lighting. Read more here.
• Holiday Tree Lighting:  Tree Lighting Thursday. Read more here. -- Date change owing to Mayor's holiday event for city workers.
• Mayor Mapp: A year-end update with Mayor Mapp. Read more here. Week Ahead:  The week ahead in Plainfield, Dec. 3 - 9. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

• Alimony:  How alimony works in NJ. Read more here.
• CPR:  Girl's heart stopped at soccer practice; coach's CPR save her life. Read more here.
• General Motors:  Mulshine: The fault is not in our cars, but in ourselves. Read more here.
• Hinduism:  An exclusive look inside NJ's largest Hindu temple. Read more here.
• Homelessness:  Making housing the priority -- over treatment or sobriety. Read more here. Obituary:  Ledger editor, longtime columnist dies. Read more here. -- Ledger did not do a writeup. Sad.
• Open Space:  Pumping up spending on open space, parks. Read more here.
• Police Use of Force:  25 towns that use the most force, ranked. Read more here. -- A list on which Plainfield does not appear.
• Small Biz:  Small biz gets the love after years of sweeteners for big biz. Read more here.
• Wrestling:  South Plainfield's Loniewski will wrestle for Davidson in NC. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

• Bush Funeral:  Funeral arrangements for George H.W. Bush. Read more here.
• Congress:  Pascrell, Sires, Payne likely to become subcommittee chairs. Read more here.
• Dem Governors Ass'n:  Some DGA trivia. Read more here.
• Katie Brennan Assault Allegations:  Moran: Brennan'a roar at rape hearing could capsize Murphy. Read more here.
• ICE:  Judge rules DOJ can't force local police to help ICE. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD

• Meryl Streep:  At home in NJ, Streep says she empathizes with Trump. Read more here.

RECENT BLOG POSTS

• [OLDDOC] Olddoc offers a short note, including Tuesday's Council meeting. (12/02/18)
• [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
• [Councilor STORCH]  Councilor Storch reports Airbnb activity in all four wards. (11/28/18)
• [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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