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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Plainfield teacher charged with touching students had been previously accused of exposing himself.. Nine vying for three school board seats.. Rebecca: Voting machine demo at Plainfield National Night Out.. Carl films a fox trying to get into a groundhog den.. Jackie: BB21: Live feeds into Tuesday evening..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • 2013 Murder: Appeals court upholds sentence of Plainfield man who killed his mother with dumbbell. Read more here.
  • Board of Ed: Nine vying for three school board seats. Read more here.
  • Development: Apartments proposed for South and Woodland Avenues. Read more here.
  • Schools: Plainfield teacher charged with touching students had been previously accused of exposing himself. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
  • 9/11 Compensation: Trump signs 9/11 compensation funding. Read more here.
  • Charity: Couple bought all the shoes from a closing Payless, donated to women's shelter. Read more here.
  • Concerts: Rolling Stones concert creating headaches for NJ Transit. -- Ledger | Bloomberg |
  • Drugs: Cops seize $1M in meth in raid on West Orange home. Read more here.
  • EWR: 735 being laid off as United changes cleaning companies. Read more here.
  • Fox News: Stories of people transformed by Fox News. Read more here.
  • New Brunswick: School staffer admits to sexually assaulting student, 13. Read more here.
  • Sen. Lesniak --
  • South Plainfield: Overnight fire damages commercial building. Read more here.
  • Toys: Black rag dolls meant to be abused pulled from stores. Read more here.
  • Quiz: Test your history knowledge. Take quiz here.
STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Debates: Moderates take shots at Sanders and Warren. Read more here.
    • Booker prepping for standoff with Biden at debate. -- CNN | Inquirer |
    • Bon Jovi set to host Hamptons fundraiser for Booker. Read more here.
    • Booker qualifies for September debate. Read more here.
    • Can Booker win the South Carolina primary? Read more here.
    • How Elizabeth Warren learned to be a candidate. Read more here.
    • Perth Amboy council members back Booker. Read more here. -- Mayor has endorsed Sanders.
  • Campaign Funds: Feds going after campaign funds of retired -- and dead -- pols. Read more here.
  • CD 10: Roselle minister to challenge Rep. Donald Payne in Dem primary. Read more here.
  • Congress: McConnell bristles at being tagged 'Moscow Mitch' over voting security. Read more here.
  • Elections --
    • Sherrill renews call for election security. Read more here.
    • How 3rd party voters sank Clinton in 2016, what they mean for Trump. Read more here.
  • Guns: Federal judge upholds NJ limit on gun ammunition. Read more here.
  • Gov. Murphy: Moran: Murphy drive to silence women is hypocrisy on steroids. Read more here.
  • NJ Dems: Dem State Committee announces 2019 Conference in AC. Read more here.
  • Tax Incentives Probe --
    • Group investigating incentives is stacked with Dem operatives. Read more here.
    • Select Committee won't investigate task force, chair says. Read more here.
    • Companies with incentives won't pay property taxes for 20 years. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • 2020 Election: California gets new law that may bar Trump from 2020  ballot. -- Politico | Ledger |
  • New Jersey: Trump expected to return to NJ this weekend. Read more here.
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