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- Comcast: Comcast to ring in New Year with rate increase for customers. Read more here.
- Breakfast: Plainfield Scout
Troop 5 hosts breakfast Saturday morning. Read
more here. -- Have
breakfast then do the tour.
- House Tour: Historic
Plainfield homes on tour for Symphony fundraiser Saturday. Read
more here.
- Real Estate: Three
residential complexes sell for $17.3M. Read
more here. -- This story
rewards close scrutiny.
- Vikings: Plainfield Vikings
make nationals for 4th year in a row. Read
more here.
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Volunteerism: Union County honors Jennifer Popper of Plainfield.
Read
more here.
OF INTEREST
- General Motors: Don't just blame Trump for GM's layoffs. Blane GM. Read more here.
- Made in NJ: Vintage photos of things made in NJ. Read more here.
- Oprah, Michelle Obama: NJ high girls gets surprise of a lifetime. Read more here.
- Police Use of Force --
- How often do police in your town punch, kick or use other force? Read more here.
- Hundreds of NJ cops use force at alarming rates. Read more here.
- For 17 years the state had chance to stop potentially dangerous cops. It failed to do so. Read more here.
- How Ledger built the largest database of use of force in NJ. Read more here.
- Soccer: Developers plan to
level forest to build stadium hosting Murphy's soccer team. Read
more here.
- Toys R' Us: Workers press
pension beef with state pension council. Read
more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- ICE: Grewal announces new
rules for how NJ deals with ICE. -- NJSpot
| Courier
| Ledger
|
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Politics: Steinberg: My five
leading NJ political intellectuals. Read
more here.
- Redistricting: Coughlin
won't say if he back redistricting amendment. Read
more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Michael Cohen: Dems want Cohen to testify on the Hill. Read more here.
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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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- Crescent Concerts: Crescent Concerts presents "Yuletide by Candlelight". Read more here.
- Star Fish: Plainfield Star Fish food pantry receives large donation from New Providence church. Read more here.
- Theater: Plainfield student performs in play at Pingry. Read more here.
- Obituary: Robert H. Wilson, former Housing Authority commissioner. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Child Porn: Princeton U. director, insurance VP charged in child porn sweep. Read more here.
- Christmas Lights: Homeowner display annoying neighbors, Old Bridge wants him to pay $75K. Read more here.
- Drones: Professional drone instruction at NJ Drone Academy. Read more here.
- Fast Food: NJ's fast food franchises ranked, worst to best. Read more here.
- Gateway Tunnel: Gov. Cuomo tries to sell Trump on need. Read more here. View a picture of the "delay cake". Read more here.
- Jails: For NJ jails, suicides and overdoses, but little oversight. Read more here.
- Marijuana: How a push to legalize pot became a debate on race and fairness. Read more here. Guadagno: Legalizing prostitution would be preferable to legalizing pot. Read more here.
- Municipal Pay: Atlantic City spending $1.3M to give workers raises next year. Read more here.
- New Brunswick: Elijah's Kitchen finds new ways to improve lives through food. Read more here.
- Piscataway: Tenured teacher fired after using N-word, profanity in meltdown. -- Ledger | Courier | 101.5 | Read more here.
- Pollution: Outdated pipes causing pollution to NJ waterways. Read more here.
- Ransomware: Iranian hackers extorted $30K in Newark computer hack. Read more here. -- Plainfield paid nada, zip, zero.
- Trenton: Security cams catch men chasing woman down, killing her. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race: NH Obama chair gives Cory Booker some advice. Read more here.
- Mid-Term Elections: Healthcare drove November elections, stand to shape new Congress. Read more here.
- Crime: Crime rates plunge in NJ. Read more here.
- Obamacare: Trump may finally be undermining Obamacare. Read more here.
- Redistricting: Moran: top the shameless power grab by NJ Dems. Read more here. Why NJ can't take the politics out of redistricting. Read more here.
- Sports Betting: US leagues cashing in on betting they once opposed. Read more here.
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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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- Charter Schools: State DOE to hold focus group on charters at Library Thursday. Read more here.
- Historic Preservation: HPC honors two for historic preservation work. Read more here. -- John Grady and Michael Sylvester.
- Holiday Events: Courier Holiday Events includes City Hall Tree Lighting, Symphony House Tour. Read more here.
- House Tour: Symphony House Tour Saturday. Read more here.
- Plainfield Area Humane Society: Holiday Drive under way for PAHS. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Bots: Do bots have First Amendment rights? Read more here.
- Charter Schools: Newark continues to wrestle with charter school issues. Read more here.
- Gen Z: Study: As they seek jobs, employers' tech could be the 'tie breaker'. Read more here. -- Born mid-90s to mid-2000s.
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Morris County: In red Morris, after Congressional wins, Dems turn to Legislature. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: Security cam captures image of Grinch stealing holiday money at QuickChek. Read more here.
- P-Tech Schools: Jobs the focus of 'STEM on steroids' program. Read more here.
- Pollster Patrick Murray: Folks weigh in on Murray's obsessiveness. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Bridgegate: Convictions for Baroni and Kelly mostly upheld. -- PoliticoNJ | Ledger |
- Gateway Tunnels: Can Tammany Hall teach how to get this done? Read more here.
- Marijuana: Helping minority entrepreneurs get in on marijuana business. Read more here. Best quote from marijuana debate in Trenton. Read more here.
- Poll: Monmouth poll finds most voters see country as divided. Read more here.
- Redistricting: Murphy: Legislative redistricting process 'totally unacceptable'. Read more here.
- Sex Assault Cases: AG Grewal releases report on state's handling of cases. -- NJSpot | NJGlobe |
- Women's Power List: Sen. Weinberg list of NJ's most powerful women. Read more here. -- I couldn't get doc to display.
TRUMP WORLD
- White House: Foreign students on class tour turned away. Read more here.
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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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- Romaine Lettuce: It's OK to eat romaine again, sort of. Read more here.
- Salaries: Plainfield salary ordinance up for approval in December. Read more here.
- Auto Recall: Honda recalls 107K minivans over sliding door that could open. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- $15 Wage: Hudson County Community College to pay nonunion workers $15 an hour. Read more here.
- Asbury Park: Waterfront plans being rethought after public outcry. Read more here.
- Atlantic City: Profits down after opening of Hard Rock. Read more here. -- Maybe there's only so much pie to divvy up?
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Hospitals: Small hospital 'surrounded by monsters' charts path to success. Read more here.
- Newark: As state takes close look at charter schools, three questions in Newark. Read more here.
- Office Parks: What has happened to all those 1980s office parks? Read more here.
- Political Campaigns and Operatives: Burning the boats and Crossing the Rubicon. Read more here.
- Pulaski Skyway: Feds question use of airline fees to fund bridge project. Read more here.
- Robocalls: FCC launches new initiative against scam, robocalls. Read more here.
- Vaccination: Anti-vaxxers grow. How immunized is your school? Read more here.
- Women's March: 2019 NJ Women's March set for Trenton Jan. 19. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Rep. Watson Coleman: Teargassing a dark day for America. Read more here.
- Asm Bramnick: Trump advisor says Bramnick could face a primary challenge next year. Read more here.
- Driver Licenses: Here's what the new drivers license bill looks like. Read more here.
- Marijuana: Dems prepare to whip votes on legalization. Read more here. Jamel Holley video on legalization. View here.
- Minimum Wage: Coughlin: With Murphy, we can finally raise the minimum wage. Read more here.
- Nuclear Energy: Moran: Ripoff nuclear subsidy bill needs emergency repairs. Read more here.
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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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- Basketball: Plainfield YES League to kick off winter season. Read more here.
- Courier News Xmas Wish Book --
- Plainfield mom wants to give her kids a place to sleep. Read more here.
- Washer and dryer would make difference to Plainfield mother of five. Read more here.
- Plainfield Public Library: The Library is accepting food for fines. Read more here. -- You can also donate pet foods.
- PBA: Plainfield Police Benevolent Association holds annual toy drive. Read more here.
- PMUA: PMUA instituting dual-stream recycling in January. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Designer Babies: Chinese claim first-ever genetically engineered babies. Read more here.
- ELEC: Disgraced former Hoboken mayor hit with $95K fine. Read more here.
Guns: These 15 states put the most illegal guns on NJ streets. Read more here.
- Online Job Hunting: Why your resume may never get read and what you can do. Read more here.
- Political History: How Frank Pallone got to Congress. Read more here. -- Instructive for anyone who has the itch.
- School Administrator Salaries: The 10 highest paid in NJ. Read more here. -- Several have cashed in with just a Master's.
- Sports License Plates: NJ's most popular sports plates. Read more here. -- Eat your hearts out NASCAR fans.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race: Report: Booker says he will consider running. -- InsiderNJ | Ledger | -- Really?!?!?
- Christie Portrait: Portrait of the ex-governor as a jerk. Read more here. -- An incredibly funny and witty critique. Is he really f'ing the podium???
- Climate Change: Federal report has grim warnings for NJ. Read more here.
- Marijuana: Senate panel takes up medical marijuana reform bill. -- InsiderNJ | Read more here.
- NJ Finances: NJ comes last for spending more than it raises. Read more here. -- Dead last of the 50 states.
- Redistricting --
- New plan could give NJ Dems even more power. Read more here.
- NJ's Top Pollster: Beware! Dems want you to vote for their plan. Read more here. -- Patrick Murray. Pay attention.
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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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- Holiday Food Drive: Donate to Netherwood Heights 12th Annual Food Drive. Read more here.
- Municipal Pay: What 22 municipal jobs pay. Read more here. --Doesn't look like they included Plainfield.
- Small Business Saturday: Shop in Plainfield on SBS. Read more here. -- If you missed it, mark your calendar for next year.
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Week in Review: Plainfield week in review: Police accreditation, NHN food drive, more. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Christ the King Sunday: On this Feast, Christians pledge allegiance to the Prince of Peace. Read more here. -- That's today, btw.
- Cider: Johnny Appleseed really brought booze to the frontier. Read more here. -- Take that, Disney!
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Online Shopping: How to spot fake reviews when shopping online. Read more here.
- Plastic Surgery: 25 famous people who botched their looks. Read more here. -- With before and after pix.
- South Plainfield: Elementary students and teachers 'Pie the Principal' in fundraiser. Read more here.
- Shooting: Black Friday shooting at Jersey Gardens Mall. -- Ledger | Courier |
- Wrestling: Former South Plainfield wrestling star to make professional debut. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Blue Wave: The Blue Wave was powered by Black voters. Read more here.
- Mississippi: NJ donors playing small role in Mississippi Senate runoff Tuesday. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Mueller: Trump pulled out of Mueller meeting after seeing the questions. 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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- It's Black Friday...shouldn't you be shopping? ;-)
PLAINFIELD
- Deer Management: Council hears from public on deer management. Read more here.
- Family Soul Spot: Plainfield family's soul food restaurants an American comeback story. Read more here.
- Plainfield SID: Job posting for new executive director. Read more here. -- Resumes can be posted online.
- Thanksgiving Football: Westfield downs Plainfield. -- TAPinto | Ledger |
OF INTEREST
- Amazon: Ocasio-Cortez takes on the Amazon fight in NY. Read more here.
Islamophobia: Former Morris County prosecutor takes heat for Facebook post. Read more here.
- Law Enforcement: L.A. County to launch digital harassment system. -- Read more here.
- Nepotism: Sacco family ties extend deep in North Bergen. Read more here. -- Ch. 4 investigation.
- Police Overtime: How Paterson cops collected overtime on leave days. Read more here.
- Rutgers: Why do Christ Ash and Steve Pikiell use private jets to recruit? Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Marijuana: Dems unveil bill to legalize weed. -- PoliticoNJ | 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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