Teacher charged with sexual contact with female students.. Sheriff's officer charged with stealing $5K in merchandise from Home Depot.. Olddoc points out Hanukkah is for everybody.. Noel at HS Sports: Pre-season interview with new PHS basketball coach Mike Gordon..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Having a little fun at Individual #1's expense"

PLAINFIELD

• After School Program:  Somerset YMCA starts after-school program in Plainfield. Read more here.
• duCret:  Christmas Tea at duCret Sunday afternoon. Read more here.
• PRAAR: Rescue group disputes condition of neglected Plainfield dog. Read more here. -- View video here.
• Union County Sheriff:  Sheriff's officer charged with stealing $5K in merchandise from Home Depot. Read more here.
• Week in Review:  Plainfield week in review: PSEG remediation project, Board of Ed and PEA, more. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

• Green Brook:  Volunteers clean up the Green Brook. Read more here.
• ICE:  ICE arrests 105 in latest large-scale operation. Read more here. -- War on NJ.
• Lakewood Fraud:  A $53K check to the state and another guilty plea. Read more here.
• Newark:  Commission formed to fight gentrification. Read more here.
• Newark Schools:  Universal enrollment was in danger, so charters started planning a separate system. Read more here.
• NJCU:  New performing arts center for $400M NJCU project. Read more here.
• Rutgers:  Fed up faculty protest slow contract talks, threaten a strike. Read more here.
• Sayreville: Teacher charged with sexual contact with female students. Read more here.
• South Plainfield:  FBI arrests man on run from the law. -- TAPinto | Courier |
• WWII Japanese Internment:  A South Jersey town with a hidden history. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

• 2018 Mid-Terms:  Menendez sets record for NJ mid-term. Read more here. -- Some would say Trump set the record.
• Gov. Murphy:  Cammarano stepping down as chief of staff. Read more here.
• $15 Minimum Wage: Murphy criticizes $15 bill. Read more here.
• Alvarez Rape Investigation:  Moran: Do women govern differently? Look at Trenton this week. Read more here. Kornacki: Alvarez investigations may become national news. Read more here.
• Guns: US Appeals Court upholds NJ restriction on ammunition. Read more here.
• Jared Kushner:  Kushner beach-front strip eligible for rump's poor-area perks. Read more here.

RECENT BLOG POSTS

• [ OLDDOC]  Olddoc points out Hanukkah is for everybody. (12/07/18)
• [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 Dec. 5 blog party. (12/05/18)
• [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Black Nativity Holiday Bazaar at FUSP. (11/12/18)
• [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Pre-season interview with new PHS basketball coach Mike Gordon. (12/08/18)
• [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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