Olddoc reports on the baseball 'squabble'.. Bernice: Hearing Friday on Muhlenberg donations use; PBA donates defibrilators to Rescue Squad.. David: Video of Ras Baraka at Frontiers Breakfast.. Jackie: Pining for the Crocus.. Plainfield Latino on free USCIS citizenship session..

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[PLAINFIELD TODAY]

• "Baseball supporter stabbed in the back at Council"
  
• "Hot time in the old town Wednesday night"

NEWS --

Day of Service:  "MLK volunteers fix up Plainfield Boys & Girls Club"
NJ Transit:  "Best and worst line in NJ, according to riders"
Pilgrim Pipeline:  "No plans to use tar sands oil, company says"
Asm Jon Bramnick:  "Bramnick, GOP kick off North Jersey Assembly campaign" -- Hometown kid.

Franklin Twp:  "Amwell Road bridge is second closed this month"
Fraud:  "NJ firm must pay $1.3M for claiming it was owned by disabled vet"
Jersey City --

• "900-foot tower, tallest in NJ, planned for Downtown"
• "Council ponders certificates of compliance for real estate transactions"

Linden:  "Ferguson, genocide, terrorism: Proof we must continue KIng's work, speakers say"
Newark --

• "Activists invoke King's legacy in rally decrying urban violence, police brutality"
• "Baraka to reveal details on civilian police review board"
• "Police unions say civilian review board would violate state law"
• "Baraka taps activist, Giuliani veteran, to head communications"
  
• "Officials to hold Obamacare workshop"
• "Budweiser to lay off 60 at iconic plant"
  

North Plainfield:  "Two homes on same street robbed"
West Orange:  "Michelle Obama's guest at State of Union will be Jersey-born astronaut"

Bridgegate --

• "NJ GOP continues to carry GWB bridge incident debt"

Christie for President --

• "Will ex-aide head Christie's campaign for New Hampshire?"
• "Poll: Christie at a nearly four-year low in approval rating"

Pres. Obama --

• "Obama embraces Booker call for overhaul of criminal justice system"
• "Watson Coleman and Obama embrace at Capitol"
• "NJ reaction to State of Union: Dems liked it, GOP did not" -- Duh.

Sen. Booker:  "Cory Booker talks race on new Larry Wilmore show" -- Replacing the Colbert Report.
Bridges:  "DOT orders immediate inspection of 300 'deficient' bridges"
Incomes:  "NJ income data shows widening gap, mirroring global trends"
Discrimination:  "Poll: 8 in 10 American agree ethnic discrimination a problem"
Port Authority:  "GOP legislators may finally be ready to buck Christie, override veto"
Schools:  "NJ schools ranked among the best, report says"
Testing:  "Public gets chance to air views on controversial new PARCC testing"

RECENT BLOG POSTS --

[BERNICE] Hearing Friday on Muhlenberg donations use; PBA donates defibrilators to Rescue Squad; reports on Squirrel Invasion.

[OLDDOC] reports on the baseball 'squabble'.

[DAVID] Ras Baraka honors MLK in Plainfield.

[JACKIE'S PHOTO BLOG] Pining for the Crocus.

[PLAINFIELD LATINO] on free USCIS citizenship session.

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