Funeral notice for Director Riley's son.. Alleged pedophile tennis instructor charged with running massive credit card scheme.. New documentary puts Michael Jackson under the microscope -- again.. Olddoc tries to share some humor from his daughter-in-law.. Noel at HS Sports: Accurate shooting leads Plainfield over Lawrence.. Jackie: Celebrity Big Brother 2 live feeds into Saturday evening..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- Taking a break. -- Dan
- Army Death: Police Director Riley's son killed in military training accident. Read more here. -- Obituary here.
- Apartments: Five-story apartment building proposed for Park Avenue near station. Read more here.
- Boys Basketball: Plainfield overpowers Lawrence. Read more here.
- Girls Basketball --
- Plainfield tops Linden. Read more here.
- Support Plainfield's Tiara Bellamy as best girls freshman player in NJ. Read more here. -- Vote here.
- Population: 3D maps show parts of NJ among densest population in world. Read more here. -- Plainfield is there, but you have to hunt.
- Raritan Valley Line: Suspended service won't run until spring, fare discount will expire first. Read more here.
- Week in Review: Plainfield week in review, Jan. 19-26. Read more here.
- Woodland School: Plainfield releases details on new Woodland School. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Entertainment --
- Michael Jackson: New documentary puts him under the microscope -- again. Read more here.
- SAG awards lineup -- plus drama with Oscars. Read more here.
- Fake News: Study: Fake news in 2016 campaign shared mostly on Twitter by older conservatives. Read more here.
- Film: Movies shot in NJ. Read more here. -- Including one shot at the Terry Lou Zoo in Scotch Plains.
- Mayor Fulop: His term ends in 2021, he's already raised $700K for re-election. Read more here.
- Gannett --
- Courier News editor Paul Grzella to step down Feb. 1. Read more here.
- Without acknowledging takeover bid, Record editor asks readers to chip in. Read more here.
- Judiciary: Superior court judge suspended for recording her boss. Read more here. -- But that's not all.
- North Plainfield: PizzaFire opens first NJ store on Rt. 22. Read more here. -- In store hydroponically grown veggies?
- Pedophile Tennis Instructor: Alleged pedophile charged with running massive credit card scheme. Read more here.
- Taxes on the 1%: Richest in America have tricks to avoid Dem tax plans. Read more here.
- Alvarez Rape Allegation --
- Murphy transition counsel didn't confront Alvarez over fear of retaliation against Brennan. -- PoliticoNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger |
- Congress: NJ's only GOP congressman votes often with Dems -- and against Trump. Read more here.
- Dark Money: Major political disclosure bill hopefully poised for passage . Read more here.
- Marijuana: A new plan for taxing weed could restart the debate. Read more here.
- NJ Pensions: Steamed Sweeney challenges Murphy to debate on pensions. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives: Murphy moves to name and shame bad actors in incentive debate. Read more here.
- Shutdown --
- She's not one to bluff; how Pelosi won the shutdown battle. Read more here.
- Complete, total surrender: Why Trump waved the white flag. Read more here.
- Flight delays at La Guardia, Newark and Philly helped push end to shutdown. Read more here.
- Roger Stone Indictment --
- The juiciest morsel in the Stone indictment. Read more here.
- [OLDDOC] Olddoc tries to share some humor from his daughter-in-law. (01/26/19)
- [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] Freeholder Williams wishes Happy Holidays to all. (12/27/18)
- [SEAN McKENNA] My vote is for Ron Johnson on Nov. 6. (11/06/18)
- [JACKIE] Celebrity Big Brother 2 live feeds into Saturday evening. (01/26/19)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Rebecca wishes Happy Holidays to all. (12/27/18)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Accurate shooting leads Plainfield over Lawrence. (01/25/19)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl Monopoli catches a Screech Owl fishing (night camera) here. (12/30/18)
- [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
CLIPS
is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
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Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
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