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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Plainfield Boys and Girls basketball wins.. Big uproar erupts over real estate listing with 'sex oasis'.. Hoboken pol fined $22K for 12-year-old reporting violation.. Sex, sex, sex, and sex.. Booker: Is America ready for a single president?.. Olddoc weighs in on universal health care.. Jackie: Celebrity Big Brother 2: Live feeds into Saturday..



[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
  • Note Council's new meeting time Monday: 7:00 PM.
PLAINFIELD

  • Boys Basketball: Plainfield tops Johnson in UC Tournament. Read more here.
  • Girls Basketball: Plainfield tops Elizabeth on Senior Night. Read more here.
  • Graduation:  Plainfielder Theophile Nkengfack graduates BSEE from the U. of New Hampshire. Read more here.
  • Plainfield Public Schools: Among state's top Pre-K-to-3 programs, Plainfield wins another grant. Read more here.
  • Smoke Detectors:  NJ has new smoke detector rule for this year. Read more here.
  • Union County Freeholders: Freeholders consider programs to aid immigrants, seniors. Read more here.
  • Vehicle Recalls: 7 makers recall 1.7M cars over airbags. Read more here. -- Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari.
  • Week in Review: Plainfield week in review: PMUA regs, 9-1-1 layoffs, more. Read more here.
  • Weather: Snow, sleet, rain could cause commuter chaos Monday, Tuesday. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Bieber Bus Co.: After 72 years, Bieber going out of business. Read more here. -- Worked for them in college.
  • Bondage Basement:  Big uproar erupts over real estate listing with 'sex oasis'. Read more here.
  • Campaign Finance: Hoboken pol fined $22K for 12-year-old reporting violation. Read more here.
  • HS Sports: Niche.com's top 50 NJ high schools for sports. Read more here. -- So, mostly white kids play sports?
  • Lincoln Tunnel: This is how they free up the tunnel when a vehicle gets stuck. Read more here.
  • Linden: Linden Dems headed to court. Read more here. -- Dave Minchello and his ex-partner are on opposite sides.
  • Port Authority: PA: we've turned the page on scandals. Read more here.
  • Sex Videos:  Gym teacher offered student money for sex videos, cops say. Read more here.
  • Sexual Assault --
    • Cops: Teacher's aide had sex with 14-year-old student. Read more here.
    • Groom arrested at his reception for sexually assaulting teen waitress. Read more here.
  • Westminster Dog Show: All you want to know. Read more here.
  • UFOs:  There are UFOs in the skies over central Jersey. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • Booker 2020 --
    • Booker: Is America ready for a single president? Read more here.
    • Booker spreads upbeat 'we're all in this together' message in Iowa. Read more here.
  • Congress --
  • Legislature: Lawmakers look to require severance pay for companies that close. Read more here.
  • Medicare for All: NJ activists join national launch. Read more here.
  • Sexual Harassment: SDA staffer resigns over sexual harassment allegations. -- NJGlobe | Courier |
  • Voter Registration:  Dem registration outpaces GOP by nearly 2-1. Read more here.
  • Women's Political Caucus: WPC holds annual Passion, Power, Progress banquet. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • Tech: The tech industry's 2020 Trump trap. Read more here.
  • Vietnam: Trump finally going to Vietnam (to meet Kim, not as a GI). Read more here.
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