Second Street Youth Center gets Smart Growth Award.. Councilor Storch thanks his supporters.. Olddoc posts a letter from Jim Spear to Dan.. Off-duty husband-and-wife cops nab porch pirate.. A rare but deadly tick-born disease has invaded NJ.. Plainfield gets a new restaurant: Jessica's Cafe & Wood-fired Pizza.. Carl spots an Eastern Cottontail..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Good manners are good -- even in politics. Some people have them and..."
• "Mapping the anti-Mapp sentiment in the 2019 Primary Elections"
• "Is there a message for Chairman Mapp in the Primary numbers (City Committee)? (corrected)" -- Corrected.
• "Is there a message for Chairman Mapp in the Primary numbers (Council)?"

PLAINFIELD

• Farmer's Market: Plainfield listed for Seniors voucher distribution. Read more here.
• Hudson River Tunnel:  NY, NJ try to get Gateway going by boosting key agency's role. Read more here.
• Plainfield Public Schools: Gloria Montealegre receives Rutgers Upward Bound Award. Read more here.
• Restaurant: Plainfield gets a new restaurant: Jessica's Cafe & Wood-fired Pizza. Read more here. -- 150 Terrill Road.
• SSYC: Second Street Youth Center gets Smart Growth Award. Read more here.
• Union County Dems: Scutari reasserts himself as Union County Committee chair. Read more here.
• Obituary: Carl Price, father of Plainfield activist Peter Price. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

• Cranford: Betty Jane Kowalski elected Dem chair . Read more here.
• Kenilworth: Bar says town is racist, residents say owners are bad neighbors. Read more here.
• Linden: Armstead wins chairmanship of Linden Dems. Read more here.
• Miss NJ: Meet the contestants vying for Miss New Jersey. Read more here. -- What?!! They're all white? Gimme a break!
• Newark: Feds find horrid conditions at Essex County ICE facility. Read more here.
• North Plainfield: Clifton man dead in 5-car crash. -- Courier | Daily Voice |
• Porch Pirates: Off-duty husband-and-wife cops nab porch pirate. Read more here.
• Somerset County: North Plainfield's chief Parenti wins GOP sheriff primary. Read more here.
• Ticks: A rare but deadly tick-born disease has invaded NJ. Read more here.
• Union County: County fighting opioid crisis by getting users into rehab. Read more here.
• Voter Registration: NJ residents can now register in Arabic. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

• 2020 Prez Race --
• In Iowa: Trump vs. Biden in psychological warfare. Read more here.
• Murphy heads to Iowa to support Booker. Read more here.
• Biden gambles on high-risk strategy. Read more here.
• Millionaire's Tax --
• New Direction creates Millionaire's Tax petition. Read more here.
• Progressive groups rally at Statehouse for tax. Read more here.
• NJ Budget: Rice: No decriminalization/No justice, No vote. -- Ledger | InsiderNJ |
• Renters: GOP says rent discrimination bill is unfair to landlords. Read more here.
• Superintendent Pay: NJ school supers may soon make more than $191,584 limit. Read more here.
• Tax Incentives Probe --
• Can a pol shut down an investigation he doesn't like? The Guv says no. Read more here.

RECENT BLOG POSTS

• [ OLDDOC]  Olddoc posts a letter from Jim Spear to Dan. (06/10/19)
• [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
• [Councilor STORCH]  Councilor Storch thanks his supporters. (06/10/19)
• [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, episode 8  blog party. (06/05/19)
• [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 spots an Eastern Cottontail. (06/05/19)
• [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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