Riley funeral: Mourners line streets in tribute to fallen soldier.. CBS News covers Plainfield showcase house.. NJ's top court throws out murder convictions; Prosecutors withheld 19 items from defense.. Booker, Booker, Booker and Booker.. Olddoc on outsourcing 9-1-1 dispatchers, and more.. Jackie: Celebrity Big Brother 2: Live eviction blog party Monday..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Jamie Riley Funeral. Mourners line streets in tribute to fallen soldier. Read more here.
- Plainfield Public Library: Black History Month scavenger hunt in children's room. Read more here.
- Raritan Valley Line: Feds say NJ Transit can resume service any time on suspended lines. Read more here.
- Scholarships: High achieving students from Plainfield earn Albright College scholarships. Read more here. -- My alma mater.
- Showcase House: Man pays back nonprofit that saved his granddaughter's life. Read more here. -- On Hillside Avenue.
- Union County: Linden mayor Armstead endorses Antoine in Roselle. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Drug Testing Lab: Suit claims case against lab tester was based on a lie. Read more here.
- Fire Equipment: Police officer arranges for old fire engine to ride again in Nicaragua. Read more here.
- Gannett --
- Sports writer Joe Martino becomes news director of Courier, Home News. Read more here.
- Gannett rejects bid. Read more here. -- Its stock lost 26% of its value in 2018.
- Murder Convictions Thrown Out: NJ's top court throws out murder convictions; Prosecutors withheld 19 items from defense. Read more here.
- Pets: NJ pets in need, Feb. 4. Read more here.
- Obituary: 'Babs' Siperstein, pioneer transgender Dem activist. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger |
STATE/NATIONAL
- Booker 2020 --
- Booker heads to Iowa after announcing run. Read more here.
- Booker 2020: How he could win, and why he might not. Read more here.
- Booker was politics first social media star. Read more here.
- Booker could star in a sequel to 'Street Fight', the movie about his run for Newark mayor. Read more here.
- Monmouth Poll: Dems want candidate who can beat Trump. Read more here.
- $15 Minimum: Murphy signs bill into law. -- PoliticoNJ | InsiderNJ | TAPinto | NJSpot | Ledger | Courier |
- Alvarez Rape Allegation --
- Lawmakers push Murphy to reveal who hired Alvarez. Read more here.
- Wisniewski: Special committee will learn who hired Alvarez. Read more here.
- Arts & Culture: Lawmakers approve mechanism to support arts through property taxes. Read more here.
- NJ Pensions: Public worker pensions paid managers $670M last year. Read more here.
- PARCC: Divided reaction to Supreme Court ruling on PARCC graduation requirement. Read more here.
- Sports Betting --
- First Super Bowl with legal betting is big loser for NJ sports books. Read more here.
- Lesniak: NY Times Mag got it way wrong about Christie and sports betting. Read more here.
- Huckabee Sanders: Does God really want Trump to be president? Read more here.
- Family Separation: White House explains why it's not reuniting separated families. Read more here.
- Subpoena: Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump's inaugural committee. -- Politico | Ledger |
- [OLDDOC] Olddoc on outsourcing 9-1-1- dispatchers. (02/04/19)
- [Mayor MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
- [Councilor STORCH] Councilor Storch offers his take on the Woodland School plan and open house. (1/27/19)
- [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 eviction blog party Monday. (02/04/19)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Rebecca wishes Happy Holidays to all. (12/27/18)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] It's Plainfield over Westfield. (02/03/19)
- [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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