Sunday night shooting at Liberty Village.. Plainfield tops Sky Division in Union County Baseball/Softball Conference.. Pressure grows for one-seat ride on Raritan Valley Line..

I never put illustrations in the CLIPS blog,
but this New Yorker cover -- showing AG Bill
Barr, Senate leader Mitch McConnell, and Rep. Lindsey
Graham shining Trump's shoes --demands it.

 

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "League of Women Voters Freeholder candidate forum Wednesday"
• "Despite budget cut, Recreation opens Hannah Atkins Pool Memorial Day weekend"

PLAINFIELD

• Memorial Day Observance at City Hall, 10 AM Monday.
• Baseball & Softball: Plainfield tops Sky Division in Union County Conference. Read more here.
• Memorial Day: Two NJ congressmen who placed patriotism above politics. Read more here.
• Raritan Valley Line: Pressure grows for one-seat ride on Raritan Valley Line. Read more here.
• Schools Dev Authority: The state of schools in NJ. Read more here. -- They're paying for the new Woodland School.
• Shooting: Sunday night shooting at Liberty Village. Read more here.
• Transportation Fair: City of Plainfield transportation fair Wednesday. Read more here. -- Scroll down.

OF INTEREST

• Group Homes: NJ says goodby to troubled group home company. Read more here.
• Lawn Bowling: Hidden 100-year old NJ sport. Read more here.
• Peonies: Prime time for peonies: 12 acres free for cutting. Read more here. -- Nearby.

STATE/NATIONAL

• 2020 Prez Race--
• Impeachment? Most 2020 candidates tiptoe past issue. Read more here.
• Booker adds top presidential staffers. Read more here.
• Storm Wyche slated to run Booker NJ campaign. Read more here.
• Booker returns to Iowa, hopes to break out of middle of the pack. Read more here.
• Booker has a plan to curb bank overdraft fees. Read more here.
• 'Radical Love' Booker gets aggressive with his rivals. Read more here.
• Community Colleges: Murphy touts plan to make tuition free for more students. Read more here.
• Medicare for All: Backers find biggest foe in their own back yard. Read more here.
• Schools Dev Authority: The state of schools in NJ. Read more here.
• Tax Incentives Probe --
• Menendez: Murphy legitimately exercising his authority. Read more here.
• Sweeney on how incentives have spurred NJ. Read more here.
• Moran: Norcross blitzkrieg shows he is feeling the heat. Read more here.
• NAACP: Companies that got tax credits should divulge who they're hiring. Read more here.
• Mulshine: Phil Murphy's a master of timing -- bad timing. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD

• The Shining: New Yorker cover shows Trump getting shoes shined. -- New Yorker | The Hill | -- Barr, McConnell, and Graham as Trump's shoeshine boys.

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• [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  observes the Holocaust Day of Remembrance. (05/01/19)
• [SEAN McKENNA]  Hosts a guest post by Mary Burgwinkle. (5/23/19)
• [JACKIE]  The Amazing Race 31, episodes 5 and 6 blog party. (05/22/19)
• [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Hannah Atkins Pool opens Memorial Day weekend. (05/24/19)
• [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Ranney takes the Tournament of Champions. (03/21/19)
• [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl catches a Great Blue heron catching a minnow. (05/21/19)
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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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