Mayor and 'a few support staff' going to Hawaii for Mayor's Conference.. Booker describes NYC as a 'Newark suburb'.. Jackie: Survivor 38 Season Finale blog party,, Carl catches a heron stalking at night..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- "The robots are coming! The robots are coming!"
- "Soup kitchen starts up again at Crescent Avenue Church"
- Art: Albright College student from Plainfield invited to exhibit her art. Read more here. -- My alma mater.
- Girls Softball: Plainfield at Philipsburg in Section 2 Tournament. Read more here.
- Green Brook Trail: Plainfield holds ribbon-cutting for Green Brook Trail. Read more here.
- Mayor Mapp: Mayor and 'a few support staff' going to Hawaii for Mayor's Conference. Read more here.
- Plainfield Symphony: PSO recognizes departing board president. Read more here.
- Raritan Valley Line: Rep. Malinowski advocates in DC for one-seat ride. Watch video here.
- YMCA: Plainfield branch of Somerset Y offers Healthy Kids Day at TD Bank Ballpark. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Cell Towers: Watch cell towers spread like wildfire across NJ in last 12 years. Read more here. -- Very clever!
- Media: Gannett appears to fend off hostile takeover bid. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: NJT paid $31M to use Amtrak lines; where the money went. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: Woman dies in house fire. -- TAPinto | Ledger | Courier |
- OPRA: Jersey City loses second high-profile OPRA case. Read more here.
- Obituary: George Kelling, founder of 'Broken windows' policing. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Booker 2020 --
- Booker vows to make Roe v. Wade law of the land as President. Read more here.
- Booker's tech startup failed, but industry ties lingered. Read more here.
- Can Booker really turn his back on Silicon Valley? Read more here.
- Booker describes NYC as 'a Newark suburb'. Read more here.
- Iran: 'Potentially imminent threat' from Iran grips Washington. Read more here.
- Legislature --
- Sweeney introduces 27 bills aimed at reducing cost of government. -- PoliticoNJ | InsiderNJ | NJSpot | Ledger | Courier |
- Sweeney booed at New Brunswick event, cuts it short. -- InsiderNJ | Ledger |
- Mostly white, male, and over 50. Anybody surprised? Read more here.
- Tax Incentives Probe --
- Camden leaders push back against critics of tax breaks. Read more here.
- EDA task force refuses to say if they're using personal emails. Read more here.
- Former Gov. Florio calls for facts to come out probe. Read more here.
- Ex-governors tout program's impact on Camden. Read more here.
- Murphy lawyers charge Norcross with intimidation after legal letter sent to his home. Read more here.
- Murphy's EDA chair signals openness to new incentives. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC] Olddoc comments on Council agenda. (05/13/19)
- [Mayor MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
- [Councilor STORCH] Councilor Storch puns on road signs in Plainfield. (05/13/19)
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] observes the Holocaust Day of Remembrance. (05/01/19)
- [SEAN McKENNA] Explaining his Council run: Plainfield, not politics. (5/12/19)
- [JACKIE] Survivor 38 Season Finale blog party. (05/15/19)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Bob Bender, fighting the good fight. (04/24/19)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Ranney takes the Tournament of Champions. (03/21/19)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl catches a heron stalking at night. (05/15/19)
- [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
CLIPS
is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
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