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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Top Rutgers prof not teaching while RU investigates sexual harassment claims.. Larry Hamm of POP all in with Sanders.. Carl Monopoli captures a video of Plainfield's coyote.. Noel at HS Sports: Baier leads Summit over Plainfield.. Jackie: Survivor 38: Meet the Manu Tribe..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Plainfield Public Schools and Cresthaven Academy on half- day Wednesday. Read more here.
  • Black History Month: Plainfield Housing Authority to host Black History Month program. Read more here.
  • Boys Basketball: Summit squeezes past Plainfield. Read more here.
  • Commuting: Your chance to sound off on getting one-seat ride back. -- TAPinto | Ledger |
  • Deer: Looking to rein in NJ's surging deer population. Read more here.
  • Girls Basketball: Plainfield tops Union Catholic. Read more here.
  • Redistricting: NJ LWV holding redistricting reform event at duCret Thursday. Read more here.
  • Schools --
    • UC Educational Services partner with District in Food Services intern program. Read more here.
    • Presentation: State of the Urban Schools. Read more here. -- Baruti Kafele, presented by Robert Graham.
  • TAPinto: Mark DiIonno joins TAPinto as columnist after leaving Ledger. Read more here.
  • Weather: Murphy declares state of emergency ahead of Wednesday storm. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Catholic Church: Lots of names are missing form list released by church. Read more here.
  • Cranbury: Township's minimum wage violations date back 12+ years. Read more here.
  • Dog Rescue: NJ Transit engineer plucks pooch from doom on tracks. Read more here.
  • Green Brook: District denies business administrator was fired for whistleblowing. Read more here.
  • Heartwarming Story: Cop's $100 tip leaves pregnant waitress in tears. Read more here.
  • Luring: Man arrested at diner where he expected to meet 13-year-old for sex. Read more here.
  • Marijuana --
    • Now's the time to subscribe to Marijuana Insider. Read more here. -- A spinoff of the Ledger.
    • This NJ college wants to cook with cannabis. Read more here.
  • School Boards:  Only 2 years out of high school, two 20-year-old are BOE presidents. Read more here.
  • Sexual Harassment --
    • Top Rutgers prof not teaching while RU investigates sexual harassment claims. Read more here.
    • Suit: Bosses did nothing about harassment of child welfare worker. Read more here.
  • Tax Evasion:  NJ's celebrity tax evaders. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Booker --
      • Cory's Garden State path to 2020. Read more here. -- Analysis by Bob Hennelly, formerly of WNYC.
    • Sanders  --
  • Alvarez Rape Allegation:  Here's how much taxpayers have paid for investigation so far. Read more here.
  • LD21: Differing accounts of whether Lazare has New Providence endorsement. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe |
  • Gov. Murphy:  Pro-Murphy group spent $503K on lobbying. Read more here.
  • Family Leave: Murphy signs bill expanding family leave. Read more here.
  • NJ Supremes: Top court ruling on volunteer firemen disability payments could be costly. Read more here.

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