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Monday, February 11, 2019

Little girl who Trump praised in SOTU is motive behind Plainfield showcase house.. Noel at HS Sports: Plainfield advances in the Union County tournament.. Jackie: Let's talk Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • Black History Month --
    • Friends of Library invites all to Black History Month event Feb. 16. Read more here.
    • Grace Episcopal Church to celebrate Black History Month Feb. 24. Read more here.
  • Raritan Valley Alliance:  Mayors support Gateway Tunnel, push for restoring one-seat ride. Read more here.
  • School Safety: Murphy signs Alyssa's Law, requiring panic buttons in schools. Read more here.
  • Showcase House: Little girl who Trump praised in SOTU is motive behind Plainfield showcase house. Read more here.
  • Weather:  Looks like Plainfield will miss brunt of two storms. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • DNA Testing: The Pandora's box of testing: Questions with no answers. Read more here.
  • Entertainment:  Jersey-born Halsey hosts SNL. Read more here.
  • Gays and the Catholic Church: Gay-friendly parishes are moving the conversation ahead. Read more here.
  • Linden: Lenny Dykstra's neighbors live in fear. Read more here.
  • Mercer County GOP:  Campaign worker says she was fired when she complained of sexual harassment by candidate. Read more here.
  • Municipal Clerk: NJ town suspends clerk, submits tenure charges to state. Read more here. -- The state disciplines the clerk, not the municipality.
  • Pets: Cutest animals at the Super Pet Expo this weekend. Read more here.
  • Veganism: 12-year-old challenges Pope Francis to put down the pizza for Lent. Read more here.
  • Wrestling: South Plainfield 4-peats, makes state title history. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • Booker 2020 --
    • Cory Booker has a Betsy DeVos problem. Read more here. -- Uh oh.
    • Montclair Prof: Booker appeals to Blacks, millennials, women better than anyone else. Read more here.
    • Ledger cartoonist Sheneman on Booker candidacy. Read more here.
  • LD21: Dems pick Gunderman and Mandelblatt. -- NJGlobe | InsiderNJ | -- Pair will oppose Bramnick and Munoz.
  • Christies: Dems: Mary Pat would own her husband's record. Read more here.
  • NJ Budget: Mulshine: Big budget battle brewing between Murphy and Sweeney. Read more here.
  • Gateway Tunnel: Is Trump changing his mind about the Hudson tunnel? Read more here.
  • Tax Incentives: Are tax breaks for companies worth the money? It's hard to tell. Read more here.
  • Vaccinations: Lawmakers move to end religious exemption. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • SOTU: Mulshine: All Donald Trump is saying is give peace a chance. Read more here.
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