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Friday, May 31, 2019

Hawaii trip: Elizabeth, Piscataway mayors respond.. Watson Coleman supports Colleen Mahr; Scutari says she agreed to back Column A.. Rhythm & Blues by the Brook Saturday.. Union County to settle sexual harassment suit for $395K.. Jackie: The Amazing Race 31, episode 7 blog party.. Carl catches heron scaring off a raccoon..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD..
  • City Council Race: Statement by candidate Cory Storch. Read more here.
  • Concert: Sheila E. headlines Rhythm & Blues by the Brook Saturday. Read more here.
  • Hawaii Mayors Conference: Elizabeth, Piscataway mayors respond concerning trip. Read more here.
  • Historic Preservation: HPC hears cases on Cedar Brook Park bridge, new home on Belvidere. Read more here.
  • Plainfield Symphony: PSO announces its 100th season. -- TAPinto | NJ Stage |
  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Fanwood Election --
    • Watson Coleman says she backs Colleen Mahr. Read more here.
    • Scutari says Watson Coleman agreed to support Column A team, make robocall. Read more here.
  • Union County: County to settle sexual harassment suit for $395K. Read more here.
  • US Navy: Former Plainfield PAAAS student on warship half a world away. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Browsers: Chrome to limit full ad blocking to enterprise users. Read more here. -- Ads are major source of Google income, so what's the mystery?
  • Environment: Trump administration rebrands carbon dioxide as 'molecules of US freedom'. Read more here.
  • Newark: City claimed hiring finance chief was 'desperate necessity', lawsuit says 'political favor'. Read more here.
  • Weather: Tornado hit Mendham, NWS confirms. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • Booker 2020 --
    • Booker: Defeating Trump 'should be the floor, not the ceiling'. Read more here.
  • 2018 Midterms: Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X out voted Boomers, older generations. Read more here. -- This IS news.
  • 2020 Census: ACLU: New docs show citizenship questions is a GOP plot. Read more here.
  • Cannabis: The Insider Cannabis Power 100. Read more here.
  • Impeachment: A plan to win the impeachment fight. Read more here.
  • NJ Pensions: Measure would strip NJ officials of pensions for sexual offenses. Read more here.
  • Opioids: NJ sues billionaire Sackler family for fueling opioid crisis. Read more here.
  • Tax Incentives Probe --

TRUMP WORLD
  • Japan Visit: White House asked for USS John McCain to be 'out of sight' during Trump visit. Read more here.
  • Mueller speaks --
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