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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Teacher accused of sexual contact with students released pending trial.. Plainfield tax preparer accused of witness tampering.. Porch Pirates: Jersey City teams with Amazon to scare away porch pirates.. Jackie: Survivor: David v. Goliath Dec. 12 blog party..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD

  • FUSP:  First Unitarian Society property passes to City, FUSP honored. Read more here.
  • Honor:  Mayor Mapp honors Vicky Griswold at Council. Read more here.
  • Jazz:  Holiday Jazz at the Plainfield Public Library. Read more here. Witness Tampering:  Plainfield tax preparer, facing fraud charges, charged with witness tampering. Read more here.  -- One conspirator is a former Plainfield firefighter.
  • Auto Recall: Toyota recalls 70K vehicles; air bags could propel shrapnel at passengers. Read more here.
  • Weather: Rain and snow in Thursday forecast. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Civil Forfeiture:  Calling it 'policing for profit', critics call for reform. Read more here.
  • Film:  Ahna O'eilly to play Fox's Julie Roginsky in Roger Ailes movie. Read more here.
  • Meteors:  Geminid meteor shower this week, plus year's brightest comet. Read more here. -- Overnight Thursday is best.
  • NIMBY: Suit: Neighbors defaced residence for autistic adults with graffiti, manure. Read more here.
  • Open Space:  Scramble for money as more funds allotted to open space. Read more here.
  • Porch Pirates:  Jersey City teams with Amazon to scare away porch pirates. Read more here.
  • Sayreville:  Councilman who resigned "for career opportunity" had accepted bribe at Bloomberg HQ. Read more here.
  • Sexual Contact with Students:  Sayreville teacher accused of sexual contact released pending trial. Read more here.
  • Smartphones:  AT&T, Verizon announce new 5G plans for 2019. Read more here. -- Blazingly fast internet.
  • Tax Abatements:  Camden sues Victor Building developer over cheating on PILOT. Read more here.
  • Technology:  Atlanta CIO revisits notorious hack, looks to the future. Read more here.
  • Teachers:  "Last in, first out" policy protecting seniority will stay put. Read more here.
  • Trenton:  Mayor Gusciora slams Trentonian as 'half-baked' 'fake news'. Read more here.
  • Whistleblower:  Bedminster settles suit with cop for $450K. Read more here.
  • Working Conditions:  Warehouse workers rally for better conditions. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 House Races:  Early 2020 Cook forecast favors Dems. Read more here. -- Yup, new folks aren't even sworn in yet.
  • Sen. Menendez:  Menendez asks FBI, FEC to investigate NRA. Read more here.
  • Congress:  House, Senate identify new committee leadership. Read more here.
  • Alvarez Rape Allegations:  Six Murphy staffers will testify in Brennan hearings. Read more here.
  • Marijuana:  Cannabis industry group partners with Stockton University. Read more here. Expungement debate threatens to delay legalization. Read more here.
  • Redistricting --
    • OpEd: Amendment would be a setback. Read more here. -- By Ingrid Reed, retired director of Eagleton Institute.
    • 47 groups sign letter opposing redistricting plan. Read more here.
    • Somerset County's Schaffer opposes redistricting. Read more here.
    • Morris, Ocean, Sussex, Warren Dem chairs oppose redistricting plan. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • Cohen Case:  Michael Cohen gets 3 years in prison. Read more here.
  • Hush Money:  National Enquirer's surprise deal could imperil Trump. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS

  • [OLDDOC]  Olddoc sums up the Council agenda plus more. (12/11/18)
  • [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
  • [Councilor STORCH]  Councilor Storch votes 'no' on the South Avenue East plan. (12/11/18)
  • [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  Jennifer Popper honored as Union County Volunteer. (11/28/18)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  My vote is for Ron Johnson on Nov. 6. (11/06/18)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor: David v. Goliath Dec. 12 blog party. (12/12/18)
  • [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Black Nativity Holiday Bazaar at FUSP. (11/12/18)
  • [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  Pre-season interview with new PHS basketball coach Mike Gordon. (12/08/18)
  • [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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Posted by Dan at 4:07 AM