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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

State holding focus group on charter schools in Plainfield Thursday.. Security cam catches man stealing charity money from North Plainfield QuikCheck.. Legislators determined to help minorities get in on marijuana business.. Freeholder Williams: Model Railroad Club hosts Holiday Sound and Light Show in Union..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD

  • 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 TourSymphony 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.
  • 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.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
  • [OLDDOC] Olddoc on Monday's Council agenda]  . (11/18/18)
  • [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
  • [Councilor STORCH]  Councilor Storch on Airbnb's presence in Plainfield. (11/26/18)
  • [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Model Railroad Club hosts Holiday Sound and Light Show. (11/12/18)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  My vote is for Ron Johnson on Nov. 6. (11/06/18)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor: David v. Goliath Nov. 21blog party. (11/21/18)
  • [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Black Nativity Holiday Bazaar at FUSP. (11/12/18)
  • [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Noel analyzes the Plainfield-Westfield Thanksgiving game. (11/25/18)
  • [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] New! YouTube Channel by Plainfielder Carl Monopoli, featuring Plainfield wildlife. . Awesome possum (night camera) here. (11/11/18)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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