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Friday, May 3, 2019

PAAAS principal sues district, claims she is paid less because she is white.. Plainfield Mayor Mapp hosting annual gala Friday.. 'Queen City Proud' timeline play this Saturday.. Salsa lesson and dance party Saturday at duCret.. Everything you need to know about the growing tax incentives scandal.. Freeholder Williams observes the Holocaust Day of Remembrance.. Olddoc notes loss of a friend, Carl Riley's resignation; invites all to Earth Day at Leland Park Sunday.. Jackie: Survivor: Edge of Extinction: Wednesday technical problems..

[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • 150th Anniversary --
  • Arts: Freeholders award grants to six Plainfield groups. Read more here.
  • Board of Ed: PAAAS principal sues district, claims she is paid less because she is white. Read more here.
  • Mayor Mapp: Plainfield Mayor Mapp hosting annual gala. Read more here.
  • Netherwood Neighbors: Salsa lesson and dance party Saturday at duCret. Read more here.
  • Obituary: Ella Mae Hardy Sawyer, former Vice Principal of PHS. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
  • 2020 Census: Is NJ prepared to spend $1 per person to ensure accurate count?. Read more here.
  • Anti-Semitism: NJ ranked 3rd in US for incidents in 2018. Read more here.
  • Bridgewater: Baker & Taylor to close warehouse; 244 will lose jobs. Read more here. -- Plainfielders affected.
  • Dunellen: Development builds on transit-related location. Read more here.
  • Elizabeth: Police director's slurs detailed in report that city, prosecutor don't want you to see. Read more here.
  • Hoboken: New budget would cut salaries in mayor's office. Read more here.
  • Jersey City: Council pay would nearly double under new plan. Read more here.
  • Linden --
  • Newark --
    • MTV Music Video awards heading to Newark. Read more here.
    • Suspected Legionnaire's disease outbreak at senior center building. Read more here.
  • North Plainfield: US News ranks North Plainfield among NJ's best high schools. Read more here.
  • Opioids: Insys CEO becomes first in country convicted of opioid racketeering. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Booker fundraising off call for Barr resignation. Read more here.
    • Booker swipes at Sanders over restoring voting rights for felons in prison. Read more here.
    • Booker and Harris, courting Black votes, pitch differing economic plans. Read more here.
  • Tax Incentives --
    • Lawmakers eye separating budget, tax breaks talks. Read more here.
    • Task force scrutinizes incentives in Camden -- and Norcross. Read more here.
    • The politics of the tax incentive task force. Read more here.
    • The tax break was $260M, the benefit to the state was tiny: $155,520. Read more here.
    • Two thirds of tax breaks went to this man's company, business partners or clients. Read more here.
    • $138M HQ is choosing Camden, got $138M+ tax break. Read more here.
    • Sweeney: No one's done anything wrong with tax breaks. Read more here.
    • George Norcross statement on the WNYC story. Read more here.
    • Norcross-connected firms' EDA applications had issues. Read more here.
    • EDA SVP didn't tell auditors about suit alleging fraud. Read more here.
    • Company that got tax breaks cut NJ jobs, ex-employee says. Read more here.
    • Christie unleashed on Murphy as task force probes incentives program. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • Barr --
    • Pelosi accuses Barr of lying to Congress. Read more here.
    • Booker to Barr: Your 'normalization' of Trump is 'problematic'. Read more here.
    • Kamala Harris's Capable Questioning of William Barr. Read more here.
    • Attorney General William Barr doesn’t mind lying for Trump but he’s really awful at it. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS

  • [ OLDDOC]  Olddoc notes loss of a friend, Carl Riley's resignation; invites all to Earth Day at Leland Park Sunday. (05/02/19)
  • [Mayor MAPP]  Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
  • [Councilor STORCH]  Councilor Storch writes about his work in behavioral health. (04/29/19)
  • [Freeholder WILLIAMS]  observes the Holocaust Day of Remembrance. (05/01/19)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  Back after a 4 month break, Sean comments on Council. (4/05/19)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor: Edge of Extinction: Wednesday technical problems. (05/02/19)
  • [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 posts new vid of groundhog. (04/27/19)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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Posted by Dan at 3:15 AM