Plainfielder Michael Jessie makes the Wall Street Journal in shutdown story.. 3 get 140 years in Plainfield basement murder.. Noel at HS Sports: Field Goal leads Plainfield over Westfield.. Girls Basketball: Plainfield routs Rahway..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- "Board of Ed set to take up tenure charges against union president Eric Jones Tuesday" -- Note TIME correction: Meeting is at 6:30 PM.
- 2013 Murder: 3 get 140 years in Plainfield basement murder. -- TAPinto | Courier | Ledger |
- Board of Ed: Plainfield BOE president: It's a new day. Read more here.
- Boys Basketball: Plainfield holds off Westfield. Read more here.
- Complete Count Commission: Census task force has first meeting. Read more here. -- Plainfielder George Gore is a member.
- Drake House: Drake House undergoes renovation. Read more here.
- Girls Basketball: Plainfield routs Rahway, 51-13. Read more here.
- Inappropriate Touching: Teacher charged with touching had been previously acquitted of exposing himself. Read more here.
- Shutdown: FAA moves to call inspectors back to work. Read more here. -- Picture in story is of Plainfield resident Michael Jessie, an FAA safety inspector, holding a placard at a EWR press conference.
- Week in Review: Plainfield week in review: Council, BOE reorgs, PMUA changes. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Atlantic County: Women suing prosecutor allege culture of cronyism, sexism. Read more here.
- Development: Fight over Edgewater waterfront property leads to charges of corruption. Read more here. -- In NJ?
- R. Kelly: R. Kelly's time is finally up. Read more here.
- Marijuana: Big Tobacco just moved into the marijuana industry. Read more here.
- Metuchen: Metuchen grad leads nonprofit to combat human trafficking. Read more here.
- Newark: Huge deal as investors buy One, Two and Four Gateway Center. Read more here.
- NJ History: NJ students are supposed to know about these people. Take the quiz here.
- Princeton --
- No white supremacists, but hundreds protest racism. -- Ledger | Courier |
- White supremacist group now says its rally was a hoax to gain publicity. Read more here.
- Real Estate: Look inside $1.3M Maplewood mansion built by hand. Read more here.
- Vote By Mail Scheme: Hoboken man charged in VBM bribery scheme. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger | -- Bribes were paid by check!
- Wrestling: Buena student in dreadlocks case has match cancelled by school. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- NJ drug companies once gave Booker lots of money; now he's trying to force their prices down. Read more here.
- Why Chris Christie is a cautionary tale for presidential candidates. Read more here.
- Alvarez Rape Allegation --
- Sen. Beach 'appalled' by Cammarano testimony. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger |
- Cammarano denies Beach allegations. Read more here.
- Driver Licenses: NJ GOP lawmakers oppose licenses for undocumented immigrants. Read more here.
- Medicare: White House to put Medicare cuts on hold during shutdown. Read more here.
- NJ Business: Time to stop ignoring needs of NJ biz community. Read more here. -- This OpEd couldn't have been worse timed as report of abatement ripoffs is released.
- NJ Dems: Lauren Albrecht named Dem LGBT chair. Read more here.
- Obamacare: NJ House Dems plot multifront defense of ACA. -- NJSpot | Ledger |
- Voting: Decision in NJ voter intimidation case could bring voter suppression in 2020. Read more here.
- Border Wall: GoFundMe refunds money of those who wanted to fund wall. Read more here. -- Failed to reach $1B goal.
- FBI Probe: Blockbuster FBI probe of Trump loyalty revealed. Read more here.
- Fighting Trump: How Congress can learn from Watergate and turn Trump's supporters against him. Read more here.
- National Emergency: GOP lawmaker short circuits when asked if a Dem president could declare climate a 'national emergency'. Read more here.
- [OLDDOC] Olddoc ponders Trump's address, posts some new toons. (01/10/19)
- [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] Survivor: David v. Goliath season finale blog party. (12/19/18)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Rebecca wishes Happy Holidays to all. (12/27/18)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Noel at HS Sports: Field Goal lead Plainfield over Westfield. (01/12/19)
- [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
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