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Friday, March 15, 2019

Scotch Plains man charged with distributing child porn.. Meet Antoinette Brevard, the Central Business District's new executive director.. NJ Transit says return of Raritan Valley Line one-seat ride dependent on Amtrak.. Olddoc comments on Monday's Council meeting and posts some good toons.


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • 2019 Elections: Filing date April 1 for 2 council seats, 68 committee seats. Read more here.
  • Aggravated Assault:  Warrant issued for Plainfield man for aggravated assault. Read more here.
  • Central Business District:  Meet Antoinette Brevard, the district's new executive director. Read more here.
  • Climate Strike: On Friday, kids across NJ will strike about climate change. Read more here.
  • E-Z Pass: E-Z Pass system down for second time in three months. Read more here.
  • Flood Insurance: Will Congress finally fix flood insurance? Read more here.
  • Plainfield High School:  PHS receives grant to expand breakfast program. Read more here.
  • Raritan Valley Line:  NJT says return of one-seat ride dependent on Amtrak. Read more here.
  • Product Recall: Butterball recalls 39 tons of ground turkey over salmonella risk. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Child Porn: Scotch Plains man charged with distributing child porn. Read more here.
  • Dreamers: NJ Dreamers hope they'll become citizens under new push by House Dems. Read more here.
  • Edison:  $800M deal with Suez Water facing pushback. Read more here.
  • Film:  'Sopranos' move gets release date and new title -- 'Newark'. Read more here.
  • Linden:  NJ Senate clears Scutari bill aimed at Armstead. Read more here.
  • Newark --
  • Sexual Assault:  NJ makes it easier for victims to sue abusers. -- PoliticoNJ | Ledger |
  • Sex Workers: Some NJ police are tougher on sex workers than others. See the details. Read more here.
  • Somerville: NJ Transit's Somerville station for sale. -- Ledger | Courier |
STATE/NATIONAL
  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Booker: LGBT people should be included in the Civil Rights Act. Read more here.
    • Rosario Dawson finally admits she's dating Booker. Read more here.
    • Fulop makes a donation to candidate Buttigieg. Read more here.
  • Rep. Watson Coleman: Following doctor visit,  Watson Coleman tweets she is (still) cancer-free. Read more here.
  • Childcare:  Advocates: Childcare in public schools would raise taxes, endanger 87,000 jobs. Read more here.
  • Dark Money:  AG Grewal challenges Trump rule that could hide foreign money in elections. Read more here.
  • HS Graduation: Defining the Diploma and stepping away from PARCC. Read more here.
  • Mueller Report: House overwhelmingly approves resolution seeking public release of report. Read more here.
  • NJ Pensions: NJ pensions are not expensive, let's stop pretending they are. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD

  • Emergency: Senate rejects border emergency declaration. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS

  • [OLDDOC]  Olddoc comments on Monday's Council meeting and posts some good toons. (03/13/19)
  • [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]  Back after a 4 month break, Sean comments on Council. (4/05/19)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction, episode 3 blog party. (0/06/19)
  • [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger]  Rebecca wishes Happy Holidays to all. (12/27/18)
  • [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports]  2019 boys basketball state championship. (03/11/19)
  • [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl spots a groundhog checking out his camera. (03/10/19)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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