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- Achievement: Plainfield professor heads School of Business at CSI. Read more here.
- Boys Soccer: Plainfield tops Bridgewater-Raritan in first round of NJSIAA tournie. Read more here.
- Cedar Brook Park: Union County opens new multi-use fields in Cedar Brook Park. Read more here.
- Flood Insurance: A call to reform flood insurance. Read more here.
- Halloween: No Bones About It: An update on Halloween activities. Read more here.
- Girls Soccer: Bridgewater-Raritan advances past Plainfield. Read more here.
- Jefferson School: Jefferson students enjoy trip to Reeves Reed Arboretum. Read more here.
- Plainfield Rescue Squad: Scenes from the 2nd annual Haunted House. Read more here.
- Shade Tree Commission: Plainfield Shade Tree Commission presents free Rutgers program. Read more here.
- Week Ahead: Plainfield events through Nov. 2. Read more here.
- Obituary: Betty Willey, special ed teacher, longtime volunteer. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Colonia: Famed cardiologist dead after plane crashes into Colonia home. -- Ledger | Courier |
- Electric Vehicles: Picking up the pace on vehicles and charging stations in NJ. Read more here.
- Elizabeth: Lime Bike brings e-scooters to Elizabeth. Read more here. -- And Plainfield?
- NCAA: How states forced NCAA's hand on student endorsements. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: Panel to probe NJT's problems starts next month. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: Classical guitarist Carlos Cuestas to perform at Vermuele Mansion. Read more here.
- Piscataway: Non-establishment Dems want state to monitor elections. Read more here.
- Polling: A conversation with Monmouth U's Patrick Murray. Read more here.
- UFOs: NJ ranks high in UFO spottings. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- LD21 (Bramnick): Murphy likely to campaign in LD21. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives --
- American Dream: Source of arguments for and against tax incentive reform. Read more here.
- Costs: Taxpayers face $6.5M tab for incentives investigation. Read more here.
- Lesniak: This bill will give NJ the most powerful econ dev tools in America. Read more here.
IMPEACHMENT
- Going Public: Dems prepare to take impeachment probe public. Read more here.
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,
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- George Clinton: George Clinton to be honored by Grammys with Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more here.
- Crisis Intervention: Union County funds crisis intervention training program. Read more here.
- Doggie Howl: Scenes from Plainfield's Doggie Howl contest. Read more here.
- Football: Saturday's Mid-State conference roundup. Read more here. -- Includes Plainfield.
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Open Space Grants: Plainfield receives $75K grant to resurface Rushmore basketball courts. Read more here.
- Plainfield Symphony: PSO rings in the holiday season with 'Strauss meets Souza'. Read more here.
- Union County Dems: Linden's Armstead denied admittance to UC Dems breakfast. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe |
- Obituary: John Conyers, longest serving African American congressman, 90. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- American Dream: Pictures from the mall's opening day. Read more here.
- Courts: NJ Judge: 'We get frustrated with the women human beings'; he's facing ethics charges. Read more here.
- Generations: How the Baby Boomers broke America. Read more here.
- Media: Daily newspapers barely cover legislative races. Read more here.
- Newark: How Junius Williams stopped planned connector between 280 and 78. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Campaigning: Dems again ask GOP to pledge not to use hacked materials. Read more here.
- Booker --
- Biden: Biden's zombie campaign. Read more here.
- LD21 (Bramnick) --
- Bramnick and Munoz take center stage at LWV forum, despite their absence. Read more here.
- Munoz door-knocking at full throttle. Read more here.
- Group with ties to Christie attacks independent conservatives in LD21. Read more here.
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Tax Incentives --
- American Dream: More than $1B has been committed to new mall in Meadowlands. Read more here.
IMPEACHMENT
- Bolton --
- Fired Trump adviser in talks to testify in impeachment inquiry. Read more here.
- Don't bet on Bolton to be an impeachment hero. Read more here.
- Giuliani: Republicans scramble to dispose of cash from Giuliani associates. Read more here.
- Phone Call: NSC official plans to testify even if White House tries to block him. Read more here.
- Process: Dems are using rules set up by GOP in 2015. Read more here.
- Ukraine Conspiracy: Veteran reporter worked with Giuliani associates to launch campaign. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Baghdadi Death: Quintessential Trump performance marks death of terrorist. Read more here.
- Fox News: Chris Wallace shocks Fox viewers with anti-Trump diatribe. Read more here.
- Kelly: Former COS told Trump replacing him with a 'yes' man would lead to impeachment. Read more here.
- New Jersey: Trump's tirade about 'f***ed up' NJ. Read more here.
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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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- Clinton School: Auto accident directly in front of school causes lockdown. Read more here.
- Crescent Avenue Church: Historic building's repairs coincide with 175th anniversary. Read more here.
- Lottery: Winning $50K ticket sold in Plainfield. Read more here.
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PHS Football: Plainfield bested by Scotch Plains-Fanwood in squeaker. Read more here.
- Tax Fraud: Plainfield tax preparer gets 30 months for fraud, witness tampering. -- TAPinto | News12 |
- Week in Review: ZBA hears from bakery applicant, more. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Catholic Church: Amazon synod calls for married priests. Read more here.
- Jersey City: FBI investigating re-entry agency tied to Fulop. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Booker --
- Clinton: Senate Dems tell Hillary time to move on. Read more here.
IMPEACHMENT
- Giuliani: Giuliani probe snowballs. Read more here.
- Judge: Inquiry is legal; grand jury material should be released. Read more here.
- Yovanovitch: Top State official details chaos after Yovanovitch ouster. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Conway: How Kellyanne escaped attention this past month. Read more here.
- Hotels: Trump's DC hotel subject of latest subpoena. Read more here.
- Springsteen: Trump 'doesn't have a grasp' on what it means to be an American. Read more here.
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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PLAINFIELD
- 2020 Census: 45,000 temp workers needed in NJ for Census. Read more here. -- Signup table at this weekend's Haunted House at the Rescue Squad. Thank you Councilor Davis for passing the word!
- Haunted Halloween: Cadets offer Haunted Halloween experience at Plainfield Rescue Squad, Oct. 25-26. Read more here.
- Board of Ed: Time to reform Plainfield's public schools. -- Letter to the editor.
- Boys Basketball: Plainfield beats Roselle Catholic, wins Prestige Patriots Championship. Read more here.
- Commuting: PATH to add longer trains to ease commuter crush. Read more here.
- Lottery: Winning $50K ticket sold in Plainfield. Read more here. -- Check your tickets!
- Measles: Allentown (PA) woman ignored quarantine because she was burying daughter in Plainfield. Read more here.
- Queen City Film Festival: A chat with QC Film Festival director Lamar Mackson. Read more here.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Plainfield on list of top fifty STD communities in NJ. Read more here.
- Things to Do: Things to do in Plainfield: Halloween edition. Read more here.
- Zoning Board: Bakery, coffee shop, apartments proposed on East 5th Street. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Airbnb: Bruising battle in JC over short-term rental regulations. Read more here.
- Halloween: All aboard the Great Pumpkin Ride along the Delaware River. Read more here.
- Linden: Armstead contribution to independent candidate leads to call for resignation. Read more here.
- Newark: Protesters demand ldriver icenses for undocumented workers. Read more here.
- Rahway: $10K award offered in arrest of man charged with rape. -- Ledger | Courier |
- Reparations: Sen. Rice applauds Princeton seminary's $25M reparations set-aside. Read more here.
- Roselle: Cops accused of assaulting boys faces more charges. Read more here.
- Solar: Vivint Solar agrees to pay $122K fine over deceptive practices. Read more here.
- South Plainfield: Police raid massage parlors with ties to prostitution. Read more here.
- Turf Field: Holmdel mayor diverted $2M for turf field, needs to be investigated. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Analysis: Dems' two side need to join and fight for dreams -- pragmatically. Read more here. -- Thoughtful comment.
- November Debate: Four female moderators named for November debate. Read more here.
- Booker: No bigger wonk in this race than me. Read more here.
- Biden: Poll: Biden has widest lead since launching his campaign. Read more here.
- New Candidate?: CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods quietly tests presidential bid. Read more here.
- Warren: Pointing at NJ district, Warren says 'let's get rid of lunch debt'. Read more here.
- Rep. Cummings: Elijah Cummings is first African American to lie in state in Capitol. Read more here.
- LD21 --
- Group that hammered Bramnick, Munoz has been around 7 years. Read more here.EERA
- Operating engineers spending $400K to re-elect Bramnick. Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy: I really do get along with other top Dems, Murphy says. Read more here.
- Business Climate: Yet again, NJ's business climate ranked last. Read more here.
- Collegiate Sports: NJ bill would allow college athletes to earn endorsements. Read more here.
- Elections: Dems benefit from NJ's vote-by-mail ballots. Read more here.
- Marijuana: Sen. Rice: Legalizing pot won't stop social injustice in black and brown communities. Read more here.
- Statehouse: $300M renovations sparks conflict between administration, legislature. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives --
- Fox News: Fox judge says inquiry 'consistent with rules' the GOP majority enacted. Read more here.
- Giuliani: Is Giuliani going to jail? Read more here.
- Military Aide: Pentagon official testifies about withheld military aide to Ukraine. Read more here.
- Sondland: Sondland seeks to align himself with Taylor after bombshell testimony. Read more here.
- Timeline: Impeachment timeline if flux as evidence against President piles up. Read more here.
- Ukraine Docs: Judge orders State to release Ukraine documents in 30 days. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- 2016 Election: DOJ inquiry becomes criminal investigation. Read more here.
- Ben Carson: Carson mocked for thanking God for Trump. Read more here.
- Colorado: Trump wants to build a wall in Colorado. Read more here.
- Golf Course: NJ seeks to revoke liquor license at Trump's Colts Neck NJ golf course. Read more here.
- Ledger Editorial: Trump's theocracy comes for NJ. Read more here.
- Student Loans: DeVos held in contempt for violating judge's order on student loans. Read more here.
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.
About Cookies: This blog is
operated by Google, which uses cookies to improve the
user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
their use.
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- Board of Ed Race --
- Bus Tour: Scenes from the New Resident Bus Tour. Read more here.
- Girls Soccer: North Plainfield over Plainfield. Read more here.
- LGBTQ Activists: Freeholder Williams on Insider NJ's 2019 Insider NJ Out Power List. Read more here.
- Master Plan: Plainfield holds second of four Master Plan workshops. Read more here.
- Queen City Film Festival: Preview of QC Film Festival. Read more here.
- Senior Center: Project Meds Drop Box comes to Senior Center. Read more here.
- Utilities: The obscure charges that utilities companies add to your bill. Read more here.
- Week Ahead: The week ahead in Plainfield thru Sunday. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Affordable Housing: Edison converts market-rate apartments to affordable. Read more here.
- Bear Hunt: NJ's week-long bear hunt ends with 265 bruins killed. Read more here.
- Essex County: Essex to create citizen review board for corrections facility. Read more here.
- Facebook: States' probes into Facebook monopoly balloons to 45 attorneys general. Read more here.
- Firefox Browser: Firefox turns the tables on online trackers. Read more here. -- If you care about your privacy.
- Hospitals: RWJBarnabas to buy Christ Hospital and Hoboken UMC. Read more here.
- Israel: Report exposes effort to ban criticism of Israel in US schools. Read more here.
- Parkway/Turnpike: No toll hikes for 2020. Read more here.
- Piscataway: Pharmacy owner convicted of defrauding IRS. Read more here.
- Reparations: Princeton Seminary will pay $27M in slavery reparations. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Sen. Menendez: Trump foreign policy 'calamities' will energize Dems. Read more here.
- LD21 (Bramnick) --
- Dems hope registration and Trump will help them oust GOP. Read more here.
- Early vote by mail numbers look good for Dems in LD21. Read more here.
- Labor: Next goal for activists: Predictable work schedules. Read more here.
- Re-entry: McGreevey re-entry commission releases sweeping report. -- Ledger | NJGlobe |
- Standardized Tests: NJ is close to killing two tests. Here's why. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives --
- Camden: Dem landlord at center of probe gave big to Christie superPAC. Read more here.
- Draft Bill: Draft tax incentives bill sent to Murphy. Read more here.
- Update: State on hook for $2 billion less than previously thought. Read more here.
- Opinion: Lesniak's advice on economic development belongs in a museum. Read more here.
- Taylor: Top US diplomat ties Trump directly to quid pro quo. Read more here.
- Fox News: Fox's Chris Wallace drops latest bomb shell in impeachment inquiry. Read more here.
- Giuliani: DOJ issues statement that undercuts Giuliani. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- 'Lynch' Tweet: GOP quits trying to rein in Trump after 'lynching' tweet. Read more here.
- McConnell: McConnell doesn't remember speaking to Trump about Ukraine phone call. Read more here.
- Jim Mattis: The White House is not to be trusted right now. Read more here.
- Lev Parnas: Parnas' Instagram reveals note from Trump thanking him for his 'friendship'. Read more here.
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.
About Cookies: This blog is
operated by Google, which uses cookies to improve the
user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
their use.
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- Board of Ed Race --
-
Muhlenberg: Wikipedia entry on Muhlenberg. Read more here. -- Amazingly, this came in my news feed today.
- Plainfield Symphony: PSO opened 100th season with an American premiere. Read more here.
- Transit-oriented Development: Plainfield TOD open for business. Read more here.
- We Are Plainfield: We Are Plainfield to showcase, celebrate local talent. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Airbnb: Jersey City's change of heart on Airbnb. Read more here.
- Hunter Biden: What Hunter Biden did on the board of Burisma. Read more here.
- Cranford: Let's talk impeachment, town hall crowd says to Malinowski. Read more here.
- Facebook: The Republican operatives who call the shots at Facebook. Read more here.
- Highland Park: 'P is for Palestine' book reading goes on despite protests. Read more here.
- Job Opening: State Commission of Investigation looking to hire investigative reporter. Read more here.
- Linden: Man sought in Linden shooting. -- Ledger | Courier |
- Newark --
- NJPAC's $175M capital campaign sets stage for redevelopment. Read more here.
- Schools are short dozens of teachers, leading to large classes, more substitute teachers. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: NJT's $302M safety system project delayed 5 months, contractor admits. Read more here.
- Orchids: The ugly history of beautiful things: Orchids. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Booker: I will restore dignity lost under Trump's leadership. Read more here.
- Sanders: Bernie bonds with Perth Amboy's Diaz at AOC rally Saturday. Read more here.
- Warren: Warren's record on lobbyists doesn't match her campaign rhetoric. Read more here.
- LD8 --
- AFL-CIO withdraws endorsement of candidate who crossed picket line. Read more here.
- Verizon workers union won't endorse LaPlaca. Read more here.
- LD21: Mandelblatt and Gunderman are up, Bramnick is down. Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy: NJ's liberal governor takes on Dems Christie embraced. Read more here.
- Sen. Menendez: Menendez reacts to Pimpeo interview. -- Ledger | InsiderNJ |
- Dark Money: Let progressives fix dark money, groups say. Read more here.
Tax Incentives --
- Camden: Tax credits turned office complex into lucrative investment. Now the Feds are investigating. Read more here.
- Giuliani --
- State Dept.: The revenge of the State Department. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Bannon: Bannon says Trump may be impeached in 6 weeks, faces challenge from Bloomberg, Clinton. Read more here.
- Explanations: Shifting explanations from Trump White House alarm some in GOP. Read more here.
- Giuliani: Florida dissolved company long before $500K deal with Giuliani. Read more here.
- Def Sec Mattis: Mattis roasts Trump: I earned my spurs on the battlefield. Read more here.
- Trumpism: The Trump era started in NJ, mayor says. We owe it to nation to end it here. Read more here.
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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