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Sunday, March 10, 2019

St. Bart's, former priest sued over sex abuse.. Plainfield students attend International Women's Day event.. Plainfield schools to get $8.6M aid increase..


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PLAINFIELD
  • PHS: Plainfield students attend International Women's Day event at SDA. Read more here.
  • Plainfield Public Schools: State proposes $8.6M increase in aid. Read more here.
  • Union County: Freeholders mulling 2% tax hike. Read more here.
  • Week in Review: Plainfield week in review: Wawa delayed, Layoff ordinance advances, more. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
  • Linden --
    • Scutari bill targeting Armstead advances. Read more here.
    • Mayor's $1K-a-plate funder is out of town, and you're not invited. Read more here.
  • Neptune: Dem mayor narrowly wins committee vote to run. Read more here. -- Committee does not automatically give incumbents the line in Neptune.
  • North Plainfield: Woman arrested for prostitution at massage parlor. -- Courier | Patch |
  • Pet therapy: Visiting cats bring joy to seniors. Read more here.
  • Piscataway: Students say blackface social media posts were 'inside joke'. Read more here.
  • Sexual Harassment:  Long Branch Housing Authority employees say they were harassed by chief of staff. Read more here.
  • Scotch Plains: Sex abuse suit names former St. Bart's priest. Read more here. -- Ledger | Courier |

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Elections --
    • Booker comes in 6th in Iowa. Read more here.
    • Booker endorsed by a South Carolina Dem county chair. Read more here.
    • Joe Biden could have one disadvantage: Money. Read more here.
    • NJ's newly elected Congress members, targeted by GOP, are getting big help. -- Ledger | NJGlobe |
  • NJ Budget: Murphy: We can't keep going to the corporate well. Read more here.
  • SDA Matter:  Letter: Schools Development Agency head made false statements. Read more here.
  • Sex Abuse Bill: Inside the battle between Catholic leaders and lawmakers. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD

  • Access:  Chinese massage parlor owner has been selling access to Trump. Read more here.
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