PMUA approves bulk fee increases, hears 2020 budget.. Abbott Districts: State's own estimates show need for upgrades.. Booker stops defending Trump's 'Opportunity Zones' (Plainfield is one).. Paramount breaks ground on Netherwood Flats..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Souza and Strauss Saturday at Plainfield Symphony"
• "Monday is cut-the-cord day"
• "Is Cleveland Avenue project a 'canary in the coal mine' for future Plainfield projects?"

PLAINFIELD

• Abbott Districts: State's own estimates show need for upgrades. Read more here
•  Opportunity Zones: Booker stops defending Trump's 'Opportunity Zones' -- Read more here.
• PMUA: PMUA approves bulk fee increases, hears 2020 budget. Read more here.
• South Avenue: Paramount breaks ground on Netherwood Flats. -- REBiz |
• Week Ahead: The week ahead in Plainfield, to Nov. 24. Read more here.
• Obituary: Irina Johnson, daughter of Netherwood Neighbors Lee Keough and Tom Johnson. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

• e-Scooters: 3 Union County men charged with DWIs after passing cops in wrong direction. Read more here.
• #Fartgate: With #Fartgate, Twitter was a gas once again. Read more here.
• Franklin: 4 cops gamed system to make $250K last ;year. Read more here.
• Media: New Gannett CEO: Protecting journalism the right thing to do. Read more here. -- Look for layoffs, closings.
• Menlo Park Mall: Suspect who wanted to attack Blacks is 18-year-od firefighter. Read more here.
• Scotch Plains: Plan approved to replace Snuffy's with a Lidl. Read more here.
• Soccer: Sky Blue, Murphy's team, is moving to Red Bull Arena. Read more here.
• Unions: Carpenters Union hit with new grand jury subpoenas. Read more here

STATE/NATIONAL

• 2020 Prez Race --
• Booker --
• Booker to Dem allies: End your ICE contracts now. Read more here.
• Booker stops defending Trump's 'Opportunity Zones' -- Read more here.
• Fox News anchor makes on-air correction after saying Booker dropped out of 2020 race. Read more here.
• Buttigieg: Spotlight on Buttigieg at Wednesday debate. Read more here.
• Marijuana --
• Weed bill dead, voters to decide. -- PoliticoNJ | NJGlobe |
• Mulshine: A referendum could level playing field between pot, cigarette smokers. Read more here.
• NJ Dems --
• Welcome to Dem Chair fracas in AC. Read more here.
• Payne endorses Jones. Read more here.
• Tax Incentives --
• Norcross: Norcross complains of rough treatment. -- PoliticoNJ | Ledger | InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | NJSpot |
• Protesters --
• Troopers remove WF's Sue Altman. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe |
• Norcross denies he wanted protesters thrown out of hearing. Read more here.
• Elizabeth Warren condemns forcible removal of Sue Altman. Read more here.
• Attorney General's office will review Sue Altman's removal. Read more here.

IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

• Tuesday Hearings --
• Takeaways from Tuesday hearings. -- WaPo |
• Volcker revises testimony. Read more here.
• Even GOP-favored witnesses are implicating Trump. Read more here.
• Sondland --
• Comes down to one guy: All eyes on Sondland Wednesday. -- WaPo | Politico |
• 'When Sondland stepped in, things went really off the rails'. 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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