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[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
PLAINFIELD
- Council Races: Six questions for Joylette Mills-Ransome. Read more here.
- Board of Ed Races --
- Halloween: Festivities and safety tips. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: Portal Bridge stuck for second time, 90 minute delays. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Charlie Brown's: Shrinking steakhouse chain closes another NJ restaurant. Read more here.
- Gender Politics: Gender politics and the suburbs in the age of Trump. Read more here.
- Media: Star-Ledger asks Congress to bail them out. Read more here.
- Parkway: Say goodbye to the last exact change lane on the GSP. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2018 Public Question: 'Yes' to ballot question will help vo-techs, colleges. Read more here.
- 2018 Senate Race: Menendez in final stretch, Booker and Murphy are helping. Read more here. Hugin tries to high tail it from Trump on birthright citizenship. Read more here.
- Analysis: Our GOP problem from hell. Read more here.
- CD7: Tittel rails against Greens as 'Trump enablers'. Read more here.
- Medicaid Fraud: Inspector: They made me a scapegoat in fraud investigation. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Birthright Citizenship: Trump announces end by executive order. Read more here. Can he do it? Almost everyone says no. Read more here.
- White Supremacists: Does Trump encourage them? Faith groups divided. Read more here.
OBITUARY
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [
OLDDOC]
Olddoc finds hatred and bigotry hogging the news, but still urges being a good citizen. (10/30/18)
-
[Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his
blog.
-
[Councilor
STORCH] Storch on the Police Division's accreditation. (09/23/18)
-
[Freeholder
WILLIAMS]
'Paint by the Pond' event Saturday.
(10/05/18)
-
[SEAN
McKENNA] Sean
on street lights out and City's poor repair record
compared to PSE&G. (9/18/18)
-
[JACKIE]
Survivor:
David v. Goliath blog party.
(10/24/18)
-
[REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger]
'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in
Plainfield. (9/17/18)
-
[NOEL
at Jersey HS Sports] Edison secures post-season position with win over Plainfield.
(10/28/18)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
PLAINFIELD
- Board of Ed Race --
- Boys Soccer: Plainfield tops Piscataway. Read more here.
- Candidate Forum: Public hears from council candidates at NAACP forum. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Anti-Semitism in NJ: Jewish business shot up in Howell. Read more here.
- Artificial Turf: Westfield residents express concerns over 13-year-old artificial turf. Read more here.
- Headstones: 'Thanks for stopping by' and other NJ headstones. Read more here.
- Marijuana: Poll says Jerseyans back legalization. Read more here.
- Panhandling: Finding it 'embarrassing', Asbury Park bans it. Read more here.
- Pets: NJ pets in need, October 29. Read more here.
- Pet Grooming: NJ moves closer to being first state to license pet groomers. Read more here.
- Pranks: Mayor Yaede and the bag of penis candies. Read more here.
- Social Justice: Newark rally intends to hold Murphy accountable for social justice issues. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Sen. Booker: Booker campaigns for Dems in New Hampshire. Read more here.
- Alvarez Investigation: Senate, Assembly approve joint investigation. -- PoliticoNJ | InsiderNJ | Ledger |
- Guns: Murphy pushes even tighter gun laws after synagogue shooting. Read more here.
- Innocence Commission: Move to free more innocent people picks up steam. Read more here.
- Medicaid Amnesty: Who knew of the amnesty? Memo says several did. Read more here.
- Pittsburgh Shootings: NJ politicians react to the Pittsburgh shootings. Read more here. Murphy attends interfaith vigil in Metuchen. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [
OLDDOC]
Olddoc engages a reader on 'modernizing dictatorships'. (10/23/18)
-
[Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his
blog.
-
[Councilor
STORCH] Storch on the Police Division's accreditation. (09/23/18)
-
[Freeholder
WILLIAMS]
'Paint by the Pond' event Saturday.
(10/05/18)
-
[SEAN
McKENNA] Sean
on street lights out and City's poor repair record
compared to PSE&G. (9/18/18)
-
[JACKIE]
Survivor:
David v. Goliath blog party.
(10/24/18)
-
[REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger]
'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in
Plainfield. (9/17/18)
-
[NOEL
at Jersey HS Sports] Edison secures post-season position with win over Plainfield.
(10/28/18)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
PLAINFIELD
- 2018 Elections: Murphy campaigns with Menendez at UC Dem breakfast. Read more here. Murphy stumps with Union County Dems. Read more here.
- Local Race: Courier misidentifies Plainfield candidate's affiliation. Read more here.
-
Football: Edison meets Plainfield at rain-soaked Hub Stine Field. Read more here.
- Grants: Plainfield receives children's recreation, greening grants from Union County. Read more here.
- Rescue Squad: Scenes from the Plainfield Rescue Squad's Haunted House. Read more here.
Plainfield Music Store: The Plainfield Music Store bids farewell to downtown Plainfield. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Election History: NJ congressmen who lost re-election. Read more here.
- Halloween Decorations: Lambertville house is a fright. Read more here.
- Mischief Night: How it got its start in NJ. Read more here.
- Odd Bedfellows: In Brick, Trump-supporting porn actor runs for BOE with youth minister. Read more here.
- Stray Pets: Impounded, adopted and euthanized, by county in NJ. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2018 Senate Race: Ledger endorses Menendez. -- Ledger | InsiderNJ | Menendez strikes out at Hugin with the Trump card. Read more here.
- Sen. Booker: Booker says 'words matter' after Pittsburgh shooting, mail bombs. Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy: Murphy condemns anti-semitism at Sunday vigil for Pittsburgh victims. Read more here.
- Rep. Watson Coleman: Bonnie Watson Coleman cancer-free after procedure. Read more here.
Congress: How a Dem majority could undermine the Mueller probe. Read more here. Payback may be coming with weapon Republicans handed Dems. Read more here.
- Pittsburgh Shooting: Police: Synagogue gunman said he wanted all Jews to die. Read more here. Pope Francis condemns attack on Pittsburgh synagogue. Read more here.
- Taxes: GOP lawmaker calls on Dems to consider middle class tax cuts. Read more here.
OBITUARY
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [
OLDDOC]
Olddoc engages a reader on 'modernizing dictatorships'. (10/23/18)
-
[Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his
blog.
-
[Councilor
STORCH] Storch on the Police Division's accreditation. (09/23/18)
-
[Freeholder
WILLIAMS]
'Paint by the Pond' event Saturday.
(10/05/18)
-
[SEAN
McKENNA] Sean
on street lights out and City's poor repair record
compared to PSE&G. (9/18/18)
-
[JACKIE]
Survivor:
David v. Goliath blog party.
(10/24/18)
-
[REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger]
'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in
Plainfield. (9/17/18)
-
[NOEL
at Jersey HS Sports] Edison secures post-season position with win over Plainfield.
(10/28/18)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan remembers his childhood church,
1948-61
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their use.
[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
PLAINFIELD
- Fall Expo: Scenes from the
Fall Expo at duCret. Read
more here.
- Girls Soccer: Roselle Park at Plainfield. Read more here.
- Hispanic Heritage Month: Scenes from the Hispanic Heritage Festival. Read more here.
- Pets: Found in Plainfield. Do you recognize me? Read more here.
- Wardlaw-Hartridge: . W-H
student from Plainfield excels in international competition. Read
more here.
- Week in Review: Plainfield week in review: Fall Expo, Hispanic Heritage, more. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Colleges: 35 NJ colleges
ranked by highest-paid graduates. Read
more here.
- Dunellen: $105M Dunellen
Station project receives final approval. Read
more here.
- Fanwood:. Development of
downtown, commercial corridor continues. Read
more here.
- Hacker: Former RU hacker
has to pay $8.6M in restitution. Read
more here.
- ICE: Essex County in
nation's top ten of ICE arrests. Read
more here.
- Portal Bridge: Work on
bottleneck bridge on Boston-DC rail reached milestone . Read
more here.
- Marijuana: Baraka says
cities need more tax revenue from legal weed. Read
more here.
- Revolutionary War: Rare
Revolutionary War-era newspaper discovered in NJ. Read
more here.
- Matthew Shepard: Thousands
pack National Cathedral for gay symbol's funeral. Read
more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Election Home Stretch:
Murphy and Tammy to campaign in all 21 counties. Read
more here. Analysis: The Blue Wave ebbs into the Red Tide. Read more here.
- 2018 Senate Race: Menendez
makes it about Trump in his latest ad. Read
more here. Hugin jubilant, Menendez not worried
after rating change. Read
more here.
- Sen. Booker: Bomb meant for
Booker intercepted. Read
more here. How Trump went after Booker in days
before bombs. Read
more here.
- Alvarez Investigation: Summary copy of the reso to be considered Monday. Read more here.
Senate Dems divided over investigation. Read
more here.
- Dept. of Education: Teacher
who mocked special ed students fired by DOE. Read
more here.
- Squirrel Hill Shooting: 11 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. -- Courier | Ledger | Politico | NYTimes | Analysis: Shooting could hurt GOP on election day. Read more here. Alan Steinberg remembers his Squirrel Hill roots. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
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[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
NEWS
No CLIPS Saturday, October 27; you're on your own with the
bloggers. See you Sunday.
[LEDGER] - [COURIER] - [TAPinto]
RECENT BLOG POSTS
-
[OLDDOC] Olddoc on
the Russia investigation plus more. (7/19/17)
-
[Mayor MAPP] Mayor
Adrian Mapp thanks Plainfield voters. (6/09/2017)
-
[Councilor STORCH]
More progress in Plainfield: Our roadways. (07/08/17)
-
[Council
President WILLIAMS] Community Service: LiVay Sweet Shop's
'Smile Drive'.. (7/06/17)
-
[DAVID]
Rebellion to be commemorated Saturday. (07/15/17)
-
[JACKIE] BB 19:
Live Eviction, DoT and HoH blog party. (7/20/17)
-
[REBECCA at Bathrobe
Blogger] Rebecca gives us an update on the Darkinboddy
project. (7/06/17)
-
[NOEL at
Jersey HS Sports] Noel at HS Sports reports on PHS 2017
Hall of Fame. (7/03/17).
-
[Anonymous Gadfly]
Just when you thought you had seen it all. (7/02/17).
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[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
PLAINFIELD
OF INTEREST
- Facebook Messenger App? It started in this 23-year-old's NJ basement. Read the story here.
- Megyn Kelly: Will 'blackface' remarks cost her her job at NBC? Read the story here.
- Marketing: Vets turn police investigation of 'Bag of Dicks' candy into marketing gold. Read the story here.
- NAACP: Eight to be honored at annual Bayonne Freedom Fund Dinner. Read the story here.
Seton Hall: Students demand funding for diversity. Read the story here.
- Trenton: Retired police sergeant set to be Trenton's first female police director. Read the story here.
- University Hospital: Inspection finds 'major' deficiencies. Read the story here. -- I'm shocked; that's where I got my pacemaker last December, and the place was spotlessly clean on my cardiac unit.
- Vintage Photos: Halloween and fall tradition sin NJ. Read the story here.
STATE/NATIONAL
TRUMP WORLD
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC]
Olddoc comments on the Council meeting, has questions about
South Avenue redevelopment plan. (10/10/18)
- [Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his
blog.
- [Councilor
STORCH] Storch advises the Plainfield Police Division is now accredited. (10/23/18)
- [Freeholder
WILLIAMS] 'Paint
by the Pond' event Saturday. (10/05/18)
- [SEAN
McKENNA] Sean on street lights
out and City's poor repair record compared to PSE&G.
(9/18/18)
- [JACKIE]
Survivor: David v. Goliath blog party.
(10/24/18)
- [REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger] 'The
Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in Plainfield.
(8/17/18)
- [NOEL at
Jersey HS Sports] Week 8 Mid State 38 Top Ten.
(10/25/18)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan remembers his childhood church,
1948-61. (08/17/18)
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Plainfield | Plainfield
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Community Connect | PHS
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About Cookies: This blog is
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user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
their use.
[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
PLAINFIELD
- Gov. McGreevey: Is McGreevey on the ropes in Jersey City?. Read the story here.
- Obituary: Rev. Canon Ron Albury, former rector of Holy Cross Church.. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
STATE/NATIONAL
OBITUARY
- Dorcas Reilly, inventor of green bean casserole known to all. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC]
Olddoc comments on the Council meeting, has questions about
South Avenue redevelopment plan. (10/10/18)
- [Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his
blog.
- [Councilor
STORCH] Storch advises the Plainfield Police Division is now accredited. (10/23/18)
- [Freeholder
WILLIAMS] 'Paint
by the Pond' event Saturday. (10/05/18)
- [SEAN
McKENNA] Sean on street lights
out and City's poor repair record compared to PSE&G.
(9/18/18)
- [JACKIE]
Survivor: David v. Goliath blog party.
(10/24/18)
- [REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger] 'The
Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in Plainfield.
(8/17/18)
- [NOEL at
Jersey HS Sports] Elizabeth too much for Plainfield.
(10/09/18)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan remembers his childhood church,
1948-61. (08/17/18)
FACEBOOK PAGES: City of
Plainfield | Plainfield
Buzz | Plainfield
Community Connect | PHS
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About Cookies: This blog is
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user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
their use.
[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
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.
PLAINFIELD
OF INTEREST
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2018 Senate Race: Rutgers-Eagleton poll has Menendez in 51-46 lead over Hugin. Read the story here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [
OLDDOC]
Olddoc engages a reader on 'modernizing dictatorships'. (10/23/18)
-
[Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his
blog.
-
[Councilor
STORCH] Storch on the proposed administrative
reorganization. (09/10/18)
-
[Freeholder
WILLIAMS]
'Paint by the Pond' event Saturday.
(10/05/18)
-
[SEAN
McKENNA] Sean
on street lights out and City's poor repair record
compared to PSE&G. (9/18/18)
-
[JACKIE]
Survivor:
David v. Goliath blog party.
(10/17/18)
-
[REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger]
'The Colored Museum' hits the stage this weekend in
Plainfield. (9/17/18)
-
[NOEL
at Jersey HS Sports] Franklin takes advantage of Plainfield turnovers.
(10/21/18)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan remembers his childhood church,
1948-61
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