Breaking: Board Of Ed approves new Plainfield superintendent at special meeting.. Fugitive arrested in May Plainfield murder.. Plainfield receives two awards at Hawaii conference.. Olddoc on Monday's Council meeting.. Jackie: BB21: Feeds into Tuesday evening.. Carl spots foxes checking out a den..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Board of Ed: BOE approves new Plainfield superintendent at special meeting. Read more here.
- City Council: Redevelopment discussed, acted on. Read more here.
- Murder: Fugitive arrested in May Plainfield murder. Read more here.
- Police/Community Relations: Cookout with the Cops scheduled. Read more here.
- Rotary: DeLeeuw Scholarships awarded to area students. Read more here.
- US Mayors Conference: Plainfield receives two awards at Hawaii conference. Read more here.
- Week Ahead: The week ahead in Plainfield, July 8-14. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Edison: Racist fight erupts after town meeting on racist mailer. Read more here. -- Video here.
- Gentrification: How gentrification exacerbates hunger. Read more here.
- ICE --
- Grewal: County sheriffs violated immigration directive. -- NJSpot | Ledger |
- NJ Mayors say they may not comply with ICE raids. Read more here.
- Newark --
- Cost of building schools far exceeded limit set by state. Read more here.
- Major fentanyl, heroin mill taken down, $500K in drugs seized. Read more here.
- New Brunswick: New $172M theater opening. Read more here. -- Replacing George Street, Crossroads.
- NJ Politics: Pollster: Many in NJ are 'lefty light'. Read more here.
- NJ Ports: Upgrades to combat rising sea levels may cost billions. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: Second Summer of Hell continues with 60 trains cancelled. Read more here.
- NJ Voter Registration: Democrats near 1 million voter registration edge. Read more here.
- Judge Troiano Matter --
- After 'despicable' comments, new law would require training of judges. Read more here.
- 'Extremely troubled', Murphy yet doesn't call for judge's removal. Read more here.
- Three more legislators call for Troiano's removal. Read more here.
- Judge in rape case gets death threats. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- 6 NH legislators endorse Booker. Read more here.
- Booker answers questions about fundraiser with Essex exec. Read more here.
- Elect me, Booker says, and they will be called the NJ Giants. Read more here.
- Booker brand of advocacy: Show up, cameras often follow. Read more here.
- Employers: NJ goes after those who misclassify workers as independent contractors. -- NJSpot | Ledger |
- Legislature: Anti-Semitism bill would stifle free speech, advocates say. Read more here.
- NJ Dems: Kevin Olasanoye hired as State Dems executive director. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives Probe --
- Public gets to weigh in on tax-break programs. -- InsiderNJ | NJSpot |
- Camden mayor beseeches the task force. Read more here.
- Lesniak tears into task force, Murphy; defends program. Read more here.
- 'Jerseyans tired of insiders getting helipads, outsiders getting no supermarkets'. Read more here.
- Legislator calls for investigation of incentive given to opioid maker. Read more here.
- Veteran GOP Senator wants off EDA task force. Read more here.
- Cooper Hospital attacks task force for 'unwarranted aspersions'. Read more here.
- Holtec exec was at center of disbarment by feds. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC] Olddoc on Monday's Council meeting. (07/07/19)
- [Mayor MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
- [Councilor STORCH] Councilor Storch thanks his supporters. (06/10/19)
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] UC's Youth Services: A holistic approach to empower youth. (07/03/19)
- [SEAN McKENNA] Sean thanks the voters. (06/12/19)
- [JACKIE] BB21: Feeds into Tuesday evening. (07/10/19)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Rebecca: Spread the word about Summer Food Program. (07/02/2019)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Ranney takes the Tournament of Champions. (03/21/19)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl spots foxes checking out a den. (07/07/19)
- [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
Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an
email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was
Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
to the general public by email and has been available as a
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