C L I P S

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Friday, January 18, 2019

Plainfield Zoning Board reorganizes with new leadership.. Storm looks to dump 4"-6" in our area.. Area man accused of possessing child porn on his computer.. Noel at HS Sports: #8 ranked Elizabeth holds off a pesky Cardinal..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY] PLAINFIELD
  • Boys Basketball --
  • Girls Basketball:  Plainfield girls best Brearley. Read more here.
  • Municipal Court:  NJ courts dismiss 787,000 old cases. Are you off the hook? Read more here.
  • Plainfield Education Ass'n:  Justice prevails: Members join in solidarity with threatened president. Read more here.
  • Zoning Board: Plainfield Zoning Board reorganizes with new leadership, hears two cases. Read more here.
  • Women's March: 2019 Women's March: What you need to know about event in NJ, NY, DC, and Philly. Read more here.
  • Obituary: Patricia Fedorko, retired patient accounts manager at Muhlenberg. Read more here.
  • Food  Recall:  Perdue recalls chicken nuggets because they have wood in them. Read more here.
  • Weather:  Storm looks to dump 4"-6" in our area. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
  • Courier News:  Editor Paul Grzella stepping down after 35 years with Gannett. Read more here.
  • Child Porn:  Area man accused of possessing child porn on his computer. -- Ledger | Courier |
  • Library of Congress:  Autobiography of Muslim slave goes online. Read more here. -- Document available here as PDF.
  • NJ Film Fest: NJ Film Festival 2019 kicks off Jan. 26. Read more here.
  • NJ Transit: Locomotives idle as mandated safety project takes toll. Read more here.
  • Off-duty Police Jobs: Fulop threatens to dismantle program because of corruption. Read more here. -- NYC is cited as doing without and using flagmen instead.
  • Sexual Assault: Former Iselin priest charged with abuse of a child. -- Ledger | Courier |
  • Tappan Zee Bridge:  Watch the Tappan Zee Bridge explosion. Video here.
STATE/NATIONAL
  • $15 Minimum: Murphy, legislative leaders reach deal on minimum wage. -- PoliticoNJ | NJGlobe | InsiderNJ  | Ledger | Courier |
  • Gov. Murphy:  Murphy aims to make NJ 'the brining state' ahead of winter storms. Read more here.
  • Congress --
    • Dems back Pelosi decision to delay SOTU, GOP calls politics. Read more here.
    • Ocasio-Cortez to teach Dems how to up their Twitter game. Read more here.
  • Charter Schools:  Appellate court hears challenge to expansion of Newark charters. Read more here.
  • 'Dark Money': Lawmakers advance bill to shine light on dark money. -- PoliticoNJ | NJGlobe |
TRUMP WORLD
  • Cohen: Cohen blames Trump himself for reported poll-rigging effort. Read more here.
  • Giuliani: Giuliani tries to clean up collusion comments. Read more here.
  • Mueller Probe: Targets turn on each other in circular firing squad. Read more here.
  • Russia: Sources: Trump told Cohen to lie to Congress about Moscow project. Read more here.
  • Separation of Families:  Trump separated thousands more families than previously known. Read more here.
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Posted by Dan at 2:39 AM