CBAC presents budget recommendations to Council.. Names of two North Plainfield priests accused of sex abuse disclosed.. Councilor Storch writes Plainfield progress on abandoned properties.. Murphy budget takes $33M from needy firefighters fund.. Plainfield residents comment on redevelopment studies..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Sneak peek at Union County's new voting machine"
• "Things look dire for the NHSC (Plainfield Health Center)" -- Next court date is May 9.

PLAINFIELD

• Boys Baseball --
• Hillside at Plainfield. Read more here.
• Rutgers Prep at Plainfield. Read more here.
• City Council --
• CBAC presents budget recommendations to Council. Read more here.
• Plainfield residents comment on redevelopment studies. Read more here.
• Driver Licenses: State finally rolling out Real ID licenses; how to get yours. Read more here.
• Lord & Taylor: Hudson's Bay may be looking to sell off L&T. Read more here.
• Parking: Plainfield begins redevelopment with parking structure. Read more here.
• Rotary: Plainfield musician Vicky Griswold receives Service Above Self award. Read more here.
• UC Dems: County parties flush with cash. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

• Catholic Church: These 311 priests and nuns accused of sexual abuse. Read more here. -- A much larger list.
• Islam --
• Ramadan through the eyes of Muslims North and South. Read more here.
• Report: Anti-Muslim groups funded by some mainline charities. Read more here.
• Metuchen: Private counselor charged with assaulting two boys at Metuchen YMCA. Read more here.
• North Plainfield: Names of two North Plainfield priests accused of sex abuse disclosed. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

• 2020 Prez Race --
• Booker headed to NC, NH this weekend. Read more here.
• Biden: How deep his busing problem runs. Read more here.
• Sanders: Bernie decides to play rough this time. Read more here.
• How ACLU is setting Trump up for a field day in 2020. Read more here.
• Firefighters --
• Murphy budget takes $33M from needy firefighters fund. Read more here.
• Murphy backs down from plan to raid fund. Read more here.
• Millionaire's Tax: Murphy offer both carrot and stick to approve tax. Read more here.
• NJ Pensions: NJ's pensions are actually getting healthier. Read more here. Tax Incentives Probe --
• The Norcross Connections. Read more here. -- Includes chart.
• Timeline of EDA program in Camden. Read more here.
• Lawyers for Norcross say probe is illegal. Read more here.
• Most of lawyers who signed letter have obvious ties to Chris Christie. Read more here.
• Take a Poll: Who has the higher ground? -- Take poll here.

TRUMP WORLD

• AG Barr: Barr unable to give honest answers at Arby's drive-thru window. Read more here.

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• [ OLDDOC]  Olddoc notes loss of a friend, Carl Riley's resignation; more. (05/02/19)
• [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
• [Councilor STORCH]  Councilor Storch writes Plainfield progress on abandoned properties. (05/06/19)
• [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  observes the Holocaust Day of Remembrance. (05/01/19)
• [SEAN McKENNA]  Back after a 4 month break, Sean comments on Council. (4/05/19)
• [JACKIE]  Survivor: Edge of Extinction: Wednesday technical problems. (05/02/19)
• [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Bob Bender, fighting the good fight. (04/24/19)
• [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Ranney takes the Tournament of Champions. (03/21/19)
• [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl posts new vid of a coyote. (05/02/19)
• [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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