16-year sentence for attack on Plainfield cop upheld.. Dorothy Henry obituary.. Olddoc on the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.. Rebecca: NJ State Bicycle Championship and Taste of Plainfield Sunday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Freeholder Linda Carter tapped to fill Assemblyman Jerry Green's seat"

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 --

Bike Race:  "NJ State Championship Bike Race returns to Plainfield"
Commuting:  "New Goethals Bridge opens to traffic Monday"
Crime:  "Court upholds 16-uear sentence for attack on Plainfield cop"
Royal Wedding --

• "TAPinto shares a podcast on the royal wedding"
• "Royal wedding at Windsor as millions watch" -- Photos here.
  

Wardlaw-Hartridge:  "4th graders promote drug free NJ"
Water:  "NJ American Water hiking rates by 12 percent"
Week in Review:  "Plainfield week in review"
Obituary:  "Dorothy A. Henry, retired Plainfield educator"

Cord-Cutting:   "How to ditch cable and keep all your shows"
Dunellen:  "Former BOE prez Hainey gets 4 years probation in child porn case" -- InsiderNJ | Courier | Ledger |
Whitney Houston:  "New documentary sheds light on her death"
Mountainside --

• "Dildogate allegations may be reason to change culture, group says"
• "Officer secretly recorded chief spewing racist comments"
• "Video: Cop uses dildo to harass dispatcher"
• "23 insane, disgusting and flat-out inhumane claims from the lawsuit"

Newark:  "The 4 school leaders who want to be Newark's next superintendent"
Racial Slur:  "Black athlete wants apology after being called Rosa Parks on bus at crew race"
School Bus Crash:  "Source: School bus driver attempted illegal U-turn"
Texas School Shooting:  "10 dead in Texas school shooting"

Gov. Murphy: "Murphy signs law expanding public worker union rights"
For-Profit Schools:  "We'll crack down if you don't, NJ AG tells Trump administration"
NJ Judges:  "Gov. Murphy grees to pay hikes for NJ judges"
Public Records:  "Yet another attempt to narrow NJ public records gets smacked down"
Sen. McCain:  "John McCain's last fight"

Trump World --

• "Why Trump should fear Michael Avenatti more than Bob Mueller"
• "Report calls Trump ally's testimony into question" -- Did Betsy DeVos' brother lie to Congress?

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[ OLDDOC]  Olddoc on the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.  (5/19/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams: Moving forward with Linda Carter in LD22. (5/13/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 16 blog party. (5/16/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  NJ State Bicycle Championship and Taste of Plainfield Sunday. (5/17/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Plainfield Today: Fish Fry Friendraiser for Ashley Davis Saturday.. Bike Race and Taste of Plainfield Sunday.. No CLIPS Saturday; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday -- Dan

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

•  "Fish Fry friendraiser for Ashley Davis this Saturday"
• Bike Race:  "NJ State Championship Bike Race returns to Plainfield" -- From TAPinto.
  

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, May 18; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday.


[LEDGER] - [COURIER] - [TAPinto]


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[ OLDDOC]  Olddoc posts a comment by Susan Lattimore Jackson, and finds someihing to like in a Tillerson speech.  (5/17/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams: Moving forward with Linda Carter in LD22. (5/13/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 16 blog party. (5/16/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  NJ State Bicycle Championship and Tste of Plainfield Sunday. (5/17/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

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Plainfield man surrenders after 6-hour standoff.. Rebecca: NJ State Bicycle Championship and Taste of Plainfield Sunday.. Olddoc posts a comment by Susan Lattimore Jackson, and finds someihing to like in a Tillerson speech..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Fish Fry friendraiser for Ashley Davis this Saturday"

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 --

Plainfield Public Schools:  "Ceremony recognizes students across District"
Standoff:  "Barricaded man surrenders to Plainfield police after standoff" -- TAPinto | Courier | Ledger |

Hisotric Preservation:  "NJ's ten most endangered sites for 2018"
Mountainside:  "'Dildogate' lawsuit alleges harassment in police department" --  Text of lawsuit is here; video here.
Pets:  "Vintage photos of pets and animals in NJ"
Teacher Unions:  "Teachers resign as union heads after saying they'd 'bend the truth' about abuse"

2018 Dem Primary:  "Scutari makes case for Menendez at top of ticket"
Medical Marijuana:  "NJ dispensary prtners with John Boehner's firm"
NJ Bedget:  "Oliver defends Murphy flat funding for towns, raid on housing aid"
Schools:  "Social Justice group files suit to force NJ to integrate its schools" -- InsiderNJ | NJSpot |

Trump World --

• "As Mueller probes Seychelles meeting, details emerge about Russian plane"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[ OLDDOC]  Olddoc posts a comment by Susan Lattimore Jackson, and finds someihing to like in a Tillerson speech.  (5/17/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams: Moving forward with Linda Carter in LD22. (5/13/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 16 blog party. (5/16/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  NJ State Bicycle Championship and Tste of Plainfield Sunday. (5/17/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Special Convention to fill Jerry Green vacancy set for Saturday.. Storch and Williams endorse Linda Carter for LD22 seat.. Rebecca: Joylette Mills-Ransome for Council feels like déjà vu.. Olddoc on Monday's Council meeting plus some toons.. Jackie: Survivor: Ghost Pool May 16 blog party..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Fish Fry friendraiser for Ashley Davis this Saturday"

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 --

Bike Race:  "NJ State Championship Bike Race returns to Plainfield"
Board of Ed:  "School board makes selection to fill open seat"
Hit and Run:  "Hit and run driver kills Plainfield pedestrian in North Plainfield"
NJ American Water:  "State's lrgest water company hikes rates 12%"
Old Homes:  "23 NJ towns with most old homes" -- Plainfield makes the list.
YMCA:  "Y President Ravenell Williams to receive United Way award"

Linden:  "Debate over city mascot ends with Councilman filing simple assault charge against mayor"
South Orange/Maplewood BOE --

• "District accused of segregating students has $127M fix"
• "Another NJ official goes off on cop, calls chief 'skinhead'"

South Plainfield:  "Funnel cloud appears over South Plainfield"
Sports Betting:  "The jobs that sports bettin will bring to NJ"
Union Twp.:  "200 staffers on chopping block if school district can't plug budget hole"
Women in Politics:  "Women's Political Caucus of NJ sweats in new officers"

Gov. Murphy:  "Murphy puts tocks in blind trust, discloses hundreds of transactions"  -- Take that, Trump.
Sen. Menendez:  "Menendez to turn over 6 years of ta returns to media"
House Races:  "What NJ's nti-Trump wave means to Dems in 5 races"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[ OLDDOC]  Olddoc on Monday's Council meeting plus some toons.  (5/15/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams: Moving forward with Linda Carter in LD22. (5/13/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 16 blog party. (5/16/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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LD22 Dems meet Tuesday to fill Jerry Green's vacant seat.. Rebecca Williams and Cory Storch endorse Linda Carter for Green's seat..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• Road work under way on West 3rd Street

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 --

Weather:  "Severe storms could rock NJ Tuesday afternoon"

Sports Betting --

• "Murphy, lawmakers rush to pass law after SCOTUS ruling" -- PoliticoNJ | Ledger |
• "Politi: SCOTUS ruling a game changer for American sports"
  

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc posts a reader's comment on another questionable item, the Yates-North Avenue settlement.  (5/13/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams: Moving forward with Linda Carter in LD22. (5/13/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 9 blog party. (5/09/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Councilor Williams: Moving forward with Linda Carter in LD22.. Olddoc posts a reader's comment on another questionable item, the Yates-North Avenue settlement..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Council takes up $450,000 settlement for Plainfield firefighter at Monday's meeting"

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 --

Week Ahead:  "The week ahead in Plainfield: May 14-20"

Bariatric Surgery:  "It changed both of our lives, say mother and daughter after surgery"
Dreamers:  "Moran: Scholarships for Dreamers.God bless America!"
NJ's Smallest Town:  "Tavistock, and why you'll probably never live there"
NJPAC:  "NJPAC's 2018-19 season includes must-see events like James Comey"
North Plainfield:  "Library hosts Lego League Expo"
Plastic Straws:  "Why they keep ending up on NJ beaches"
Real Estate:  "NJ Realtors: Low inventory could affect first-time buyers"
Rutgers:  "Nearly 13,000 graduate on Mother's Day"

Trump World --

• "Why Commerce Secretary Ross' Russian ties may be next in Mueller investigation"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc posts a reader's comment on another questionable item, the Yates-North Avenue settlement.  (5/13/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams: Moving forward with Linda Carter in LD22. (5/13/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 9 blog party. (5/09/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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NJ Transit to install surveillance cams on trains.. Olddoc calls attention to $450K settlement set for Monday's council, plus more..Councilor Storch supports Linda Carter for LD22 seat..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Drizzly day does not dampen Dem candidates' enthusiasm"

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 --

Business:  "Access Self Storage opens in Plainfield"
North Avenue/Train Station:  "Plainfield reveals plans for pedestrian mall at train station"
Rotary Club:  "91st annual track and field meet at Hub Stine June 6"
Boys Baseball:  "Plainfield overpowers Highland Park"
Girls Softball:  "Plainfield squeezes one out over Kent Place"
Commuting: "Behave yourself! NJ Transit will be watching you on the train"
Week in Review:  "Plainfield week in review"

Lacrosse:  "NJ high school cancels lacrose season after racial slur incident"
State Workers:  "Court kills $6.7B drug plan for state workers"
Teacher Pay:  "Average teacher pay by state, ranked" -- NJ is pretty high, but can you believe who is No. 1?

Trump World --

• "Trump COS Kelly retracts remarks made in NPR interview"
• "Kushner VA proposal 'takes a broken system and breaks it completely'"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc calls attention to $450K settlement set for Monday's council, plus more.  (5/12/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 9 blog party. (5/09/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Plainfield Today: Dems rally at Park-Madison Plaza Saturday.. No CLIPS Saturday; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday -- Dan

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Democrats to rally at Jerry Green Plaza (Park-Madison) Saturday" -- Noon to 4 PM.

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, May 12; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday.


[LEDGER] - [COURIER] - [TAPinto]


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on Mapp and Carter, catches up on national politics.  (5/09/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 9 blog party. (5/09/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

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Councilor Storch endorses Linda Carter.. Proposed new Plainfield charter school opposed.. Plainfield cops to be honored..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Democrats to rally at Jerry Green Plaza (Park-Madison) Saturday"

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 --

Charter Schools:  "Plainfield school district opposes new chart school application" -- TAPinto | Courier |
Police:  "Plainfield cops to be honored tor catching convicted felon"

Affordable Housing:  "Jersey City resists developer seeking relief from affordable housing obligation" -- How developers really work.
ICE:  "I'm an immigration attorney. ICE should stop locking up people for no reason"
Piscataway:  "Gun ordinance would ban sales in 'sensitive' areas"
Somerville:  "Borough approves transit village near train station"

Gov.Murphy:  "Murphy conditionally vetoes police, fire pension bill" -- Ledger |
Community Colleges:  "Rough ride for Murphy appontee as she pitches aid plan"
Russian Election Meddling:  "The social media ads Russia wanted Americans to see"
State Police Lab:  "More than a thousand drugs cases will be tossed as a result of lab scandal"

Trump World --

• "George Will: Pence is worse than Trump; he's America's most repulsive public figure"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on Mapp and Carter, catches up on national politics.  (5/09/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 9 blog party. (5/09/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Councilor Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat.. Olddoc on Mapp and Carter, catches up on national politics.. Jackie: Survivor: Ghost Pool May 9 blog party..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Plainfield Dems roar approval of Carter candidacy for Green's Assembly seat"
• "Joylette Mills-Ransome  hosts a Comedy Night fundraiser Thursday" -- That's tonight, 7 PM.
  

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 --

Democrats: "PDCC discusses succesion plans for key positions"
Bachelor;s\'s Degrees:  "Which degree predominates in Plainfield?" -- You might be surprised.
Boys Baseball:  "Edison at Plainfield"
Fire:  "Wednesday morning fire in Plainfield"  -- TAPinto | Courier |
Municipal Alliance:   "Plainfield officer named Union County Municipal Alliance Volunteer of the Year"   

Dreamers:  "Murphy signs bill allowing Dreamer students to qualify for financial aid"
Guns:  "Pennsylvania man charged with buying AK-47, AR-15s in Pa., selling them in NJ"
Hair Braiding:  "New law would rela rules on hair braiding"
Medicaid:  "Thorny reform of payments gets state oversight, one year later"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on Mapp and Carter, catches up on naitonal politics.  (5/09/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Storch endorses Linda Carter for LD22 Assembly seat. (05/09/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 9 blog party. (5/09/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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FOSH Garage Sale registration closes Friday.. 7 candidates interviewed for vacant Board of Ed seat.. Does DISH network owe you $1,200?..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Joylette Mills-Ransome  hosts a Comedy Night fundraiser Thursday"

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 --

FOSH Garage Sale:  Deadline for registration is Friday, May 11, for info email fosh@foshnj.com.
Board of Ed:   "Seven candidates interviewed to fill vacant satt" -- With video.
Drake House:   "Jazz Workshop at the Drake House on May 20"
Boys Baseball:  "union Catholic bests Plainfield in squeaker"
Girls Softball --

• "Plainfield trounces Hillside"
• "New Providence at Plainfield in another squeaker"

DISH Network:  "How to check if DISH owes you $1,200 for violating Do Not Call list"

Guns:  "Murphy laments 'iron pipeline' as source of NJ's illegal guns"
Newark --

• "Baraka claims 'touchdown' in Newark"
• "Amador and Campos headed for runoff in East Ward"

Trenton:  "Gusciora and Perez in mayoral runoff" -- Eric Jackson chose not to run.

Trump World --

• "Michael Cohen did business with firm linked to Russian oligarch, ATT"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.  (5/02/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party. (5/02/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Plainfield man busted after cop chase in Roselle Park, crash in Westfleld..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Joylette Mills-Ransome,  Wards 2/3 Democratic candidate, hosts a Comedy Night fundraiser Thursday"
•  "Plainfield Dem Committee meets Tuesday: Linda Carter on agenda"

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 --

Traffic Bust:  "Plainfield man arrested atfer chase starting in Roselle Park, ending in Westfield crash"
Week Ahead:  "The week ahead in Plainfield, May 7-13"
Product Recall:  "Utz recalls 15 varieties of tortilla chips"

NJEA:  "Murphy supports hearings on 'unacceptable' NJEA videos"
Paper Mill Playhouse:  "Paper Mill just lost next season's high profile show. What happened?"
Pets:  "NJ pets in need, May 7"
Port Authority:  "PA top cop leaves in wake of Rush Limbaugh police escort probe"

Trump World --

• "Trump grows frustrated with Giuliani as Sotmry Daniels drama rages on"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.  (5/02/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party. (5/02/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Plainfield gets $100K for roads.. Thul,Cozzoli sites up for study.. Plainfield Dem Committee meets Tuesday..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Unusually full plate for Council agenda session Monday"
• "Plainfield Dem Committee meets Tuesday: Linda Carter on agenda"

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 --

Council:  "Site of former Thul, Cozzolli business up for redevelopment study"
Freeholders:  "Plainfield gets $100K infrastructure grant from Union County" -- Those with secret decoder rings may find some patterns in the distributions.
Property Taxes:  "New law lets  local governments treat property taxes as charitable contributions"
Weekend:  "Scenes from a weekend in Plainfield" -- Photo album.

Diabetes Education:  "Push to expand diabetes education puts NJ among small group of states"
Jersey City Statue:  "Fulop: '100%' WWII statue will be moved"
Marijuana:  "Moran: Yes, weed will be legalized in NJ. Here's why"
NAACP:  "NJ NAACP enthused about clean energy"
Paid Sick Leave:  "How the new bill will work"
Pets: "We rented a shelter dog for a week and it went exactly how you'd think (Amazing!)"
Profile:  "DiIonno: These days, Gerry Cooney fights for ids"
Racist Politics:  "Racist, homophobic flyer hits Paterson" -- TAPinto | InsiderNJ |

Trump World --

• "Trump team makes the midterms about saving his presidency"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.  (5/02/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party. (5/02/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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North Avenue pedestrian mall hearing Thursday.. Water main flushing starts.. Rebecca: Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Plainfield Dem Committee meets Tuesday: Linda Carter on agenda"
• "Newcomer bus tour a great success"
  

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 --

North Avenue/Train Station Area:  "Plainfield to hold public hearing on pedestrian mall plans"
Water Main Flushing:  "NJ American Water to begin flushing mains in Netherwood aarea"
Weekend:  "Things to do in Plainfield this weekend, May 5-6"
Beer:  "Plainfield Brewery wins Gold at World Beer Cup"

DWIs:  "20K cases could be tossed after judge finds 'substantial doubts' in State Police lab scandal"
Football:   "Concussion Expert: Should we ban tackle football before the age of 12?"
Liberty State Park:  "State rejects bid to extend golf course onto LSP"
NJEA --

• "NJEA looking at all members after 2 union bosses suspended" -- Otherwise known as locking the barn door after the horse is out.
• "Education groups want hearings after secret videos of union officers surface"

Pets:   "New law hands caat, dog abuse cases to cops, prosecutors. Many are not ready"
Political Life:  "Political death at your own hands: Text mesages, emails and metadata" -- A must read for public officials.
Political Retaliation:  "Jury awards ex-Jersey City cops $2.2M in political retaliation case"
Voter Rolls:  "Nearly 70,000 NJ residents registered as Dems since Trump election"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.  (5/02/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party. (5/02/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Donate to the Homeless Period at LiVays' Sweet Shoppe this weekend. (5/04/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Plainfield Today: TAPinto's Weekend Guide.. No CLIPS Saturday; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday -- Dan

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Things to do in Plainfield this weekend, May 5-6" -- TAPinto.
  

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, May 5; you're on your own with the bloggers. See you Sunday.


[LEDGER] - [COURIER] - [TAPinto]


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

OLDDOC]  Olddoc on May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.  (5/02/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party. (5/02/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  New resident bus tour Saturday,May 5. (4/28/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

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Siddeeq El-Amin portrait to hang in US Capitol for one year.. PHS hoops star Jailah White signs letter of intent..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY

• "Recreation hosting free bus tour for newcomers Saturday"

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 --

College:  "PHS hoops star Jailah White signs letter of intent"
Congressional Arts Award:  "Imani Sylvain wins award for work featuring her grandfather, Siddeeq El-Amin" -- Will be on display for one year in the US Capitol.
Film:  "Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age" -- Free at Cedarbrook School Friday, 6 PM.
Yates Vets Home:  "Plainfield vets home case continues"

Bound Brook:  "Baseball player sues coach for instructing him 'to slide'"
Kenilworth:  "Schools superintendent arrested for ..."
NJ Transit:  "To catch up on safety work, NJT will cancel some trains to 2019" --- Appears not to affect Raritan Valley Line.
Rahway:  "Former mayor Steinman sued by employee alleging sexual harassment" -- Courier | Ledger |

2018  US Senate Race:  "Menendez criticizes opponent's ethics"  -- That's rich.
Congress:  "Ryan reverses, will keep House chaplain in place"
Marriage:  "NJ first state in line to ban marriage for those under 18"
State Workers:  "Murphy reveals cost of raises to 35,000 state workers"
Teachers Unions:  "2nd NJ teacher union prez suspended after undercover video"  -- Who would blab to a complete stranger?

Trump World --

• "How Giuliani's remarks change the legal landscape"
• "Rudy Giuliani's prime time face plant"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[OLDDOC]  Olddoc on May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.  (5/02/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party. (5/02/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  New resident bus tour Saturday,May 5. (4/28/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Olddoc: On May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.. Jackie: Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Recreation hosting free bus tour for newcomers Saturday"
• "Mayor Mapp to attend fundraiser for First Ward candidate Ashley Davis Thursday

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 --

Commercial Landscapers:  "Commercial landscaper now need to register to work in Plainfield"
Film:  "Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age" -- Free at Cedarbrook School Friday, 6 PM.
Rhythm & Blues By The Brook:  "Ohio Players headline R&B Festival in Cedar Brook Park"

High School Students:  "NJ high school students focus energy on registering to vote"
Newark:  "$1B tower to rise on former Westinghouse site"
Roselle:  "Abrupt resignation of superintendent marks thirs big departure in district this year"
Scouting:  "Boy Scouts to change name to Scouts BSA now that girls can join"

NJ Politics:  "Menendez admonishment gives NJ Republicans a lifeline"
NJ Supremes:  "Court ruling refines state's criminal justice reform program"
NJ Transit --

• "NJT probe ordered by Murphy hasn't even left the station"
• "Salaries of NJT executives, ranked"

Nuclear Energy:  "NJ nuclear subsidies could go to out-of-state plants"
Paid Sick Leave: "Murphy sign sick leave bill"

Trump World --

• BREAKING: "Giuliani: Trump repaid Cohen$130K for Stormy Daniels hush payment"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[OLDDOC]  Olddoc on May Day and asserts Planfield Dems are split in two factions.  (5/02/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool May 2 blog party. (5/02/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  New resident bus tour Saturday,May 5. (4/28/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Commercial lndscapers must now register to work in Plainfield.. Yates Vets Hoe proposal on Zoning Board agenda Wednesday.. Rebecc: New resident bus tour Saturday,May 5..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• Yates Veterans Home proposal on Zoning Board agenda, Wed., 7 PM.
• "Mayor Mapp to attend fundraiser for First Ward candidate Ashley Davis Thursday"

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 --

Baseball:  "Jonathan Dayton at Plainfield"
Commercial Landscapers:  "Commercial landscaper now need to register to work in Plainfield"
Film:  "Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age" -- Free at Cedarbrook School Friday, 6 PM.
Conversation Among Women:  "Ledger seeking NJ women who want to participate in a civil, honest conversation about politics"

Black Renaissance:  "Pras from Fugees about to unleash his long-awaited movement"
ISIS: "His mother is Catholic, his father is Orthodox Jewish. So why would he join ISIS?"
Newark -
"Fulop raises $50K for Baraka"
"A $1B boost for battered Newark" -- Bloomberg's bias is showing in the headline!
"Suit claims Baraka illegally  used city money to pay campaign expenses"
"City wants to guarantee lawyer for low-income residents facing eviction"
Springfield:  "21st Century Auto Group accused of deceptive practices -- again"
Wage Cheats:  "24 NJ gas stations cheated workers out of $2M in wages, overtime"

Murphy Cabinet:  "Dems harmed by Senate's refusal to confirm cabinet"


RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[OLDDOC]  Olddoc posts legal notice regarding sale of Muhoenberg property for those interested.  (4/29/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool April 25 blog party. (4/25/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  New resident bus tour Saturday,May 5. (4/28/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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Hit-and-run victim ID'ed, driver arrested.. Rebecca: New resident bus tour Saturday,May 5.. Olddoc on Muhlenberg sale..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Mayor Mapp to attend fundraiser for First Ward candidate Ashley Davis Thursday"

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 --

Fatal Accident:  "Victim IDed, South Plainfield man arrested in hit-and-run death" -- TAPinto | Courier | Ledger |

Baby Safety:  "An app for keeping your baby alive and well while sleeping"
E;iizabeth:  "Murder charges dropped against man who served 24 years" -- Horrific story.
Newark:   "Murphy: Newark's leading the way and other cities should follow"
Pets:  "NJ pets in need, April 30"

Sen. Menendez:  "Moran: A bipartisan scolding that Menendez deserves"
Bridgegate:  "Christie's legal tab in Bridgegate matter exceeds $15M"
Gateway Tunnel:  "GOP wants to yank Gateway money out of Trump's signed budget"
Guns:  "Lawmakers want to raise age to buy rifles, shotguns in NJ"
Immigrants:  "How Murphy wants to spend $2.1M to help undocumented immigrants"
NJ Politics:  "David Wildstein brings back 'The Inside Edge', column that made him anonymously famous"
Schools:  "Repollet delivers PARCC pitch and plan to educators"

Stanley Kubrick:  "Before hew wrote scripts, he was a teen photographer for LOOK magazine"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[OLDDOC]  Olddoc posts legal notice regarding sale of Muhoenberg property for those interested.  (4/29/18)

[Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Adrian Mapp's 10th Annual Community Barbecue August 19. (07/28/17)

[Councilor STORCH]  Union County Dems need a leader, not a boss. (02/16/18)

[Councilor WILLIAMS]   Councilor Williams reports on What is Islam' forum. (4/24/18)

[JACKIE]  Survivor: Ghost Pool April 25 blog party. (4/25/2018)

[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  New resident bus tour Saturday,May 5. (4/28/18)

[NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Banner Boys takes the Friday Night Basketball League banner. (04/05/18).

FACEBOOK PAGES:  City of Plainfield | Plainfield Buzz | Plainfield Community Connect | PHS Educational Community |

**NOTE: As of Monday, 8/15/16, PolicitckerNJ has become part of the NY Observer's website. (Both are owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner). I have always used the abbreviation 'PolNJ' to point to articles from the site. Things have gotten complicated in the meantime, since Politico, the award-winning national news site, has begun to branch out with a NJ version -- PoliticoNJ. To avoid confusion, I will henceforth refer to PolitickerNJ with the abbreviation "ObsNJ'..  Hope that's not all too confusing. -- Dan

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