16-year-old Plainfield boy shot to death in North Plainfield on National Night Out.. New Plainfield superintendent proposes communications tool for stakeholders.. Quin Sleepy Hollow (South Avenue) apartments set to open.. Freeholder Williams: A skin cancer screening and awareness event this Saturday.. Jackcie: BB21: Live eviction, HoH show blog party.. Carl catches some raccoons on film..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Board of Ed: New Plainfield superintendent proposes communications tool for stakeholders. Read more here.
- Concert: Scenes from Thursday's Music in the Park. Read more here.
- Development: Quin Sleepy Hollow (South Avenue) set to open. Read more here.
- Maxson School: Summer Institute promotions. Read more here.
- Toni Morrison: Toni Morrison left her mark on NJ. Read more here.
- Murder: 16-year-old Plainfield boy shot to death on National Night Out. -- TAPinto | Courier | News12 | Ledger | -- IDed as Altereek Johnson.
- Plainfield Education Association: PEA 'Stuff the Bus' effort donates book bags, supplies. Read more here.
- Plainfield Public Library: Relief that $125M Library money is on the horizon. Read more here.
- Station Cleanup: Plainfield student organizes cleanups at train station with fellow students. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- American Dream Mall: Mall to house world's first candy department store. Read more here.
- Dover: Mayor accused of campaigning at event paid for with public money. Read more here.
- ICE: Diabetic man deported to Iraq dies on the street. Read more here.
- Orange: Feds investigating mayor's aid; defense firm hired without Council approval. Read more here.
- Somerset County: Losing sheriff's candidate cites election irregularities. Read more here.
- Texas Shooting: The weird, dark history of 8chan. Read more here. -- The site to which the shooter posted his manifesto.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Biden blisters Trump over inciting violence. Read more here.
- Warren turning heads in battle for Nevada. Read more here.
- As Booker rises, his close ties to Betsy DeVos will get scrutiny. Read more here.
- New Monmouth poll puts Booker at 1% in Iowa. Read more here.
- Booker at 2% in Pennsylvania. Read more here.
- Booker campaigned at Vegas church whose pastor calls being gay 'a sin'. Read more here.
- Why Booker isn't worried about his SC poll numbers. Read more here.
- Mulshine: Will voters stomach Booker's veganism? Read more here.
- LD21: Maps show the bluing of Bramnick's district. Read more here.
- Alvarez Rape Allegations: Alvarez sues accuser, says he has not been able to get work. Read more here.
- County Dem Chairs --
- County chairs would like Gopal for governor in 2025. Read more here.
- Most South Jersey chairs skip meeting. Read more here.
- Guns --
- Murphy supports removing pensions investments in guns. Read more here.
- NJ Mayors among hundreds pushing Senate to pass background check bills. Read more here. -- Mayor Mapp among them.
- Bramnick opposed ban on large capacity magazines. Read more here. -- Type used by Dayton shooter.
- Bramnick claims Dems are lying about his record on guns. Read more here.
- Political Parties: Jeff Brindle on the decline of NJ's political parties. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives Probe --
- Tax incentive law may have killed much-needed supermarket in Camden. Read more here.
- Murphy 'horrified' over supermarket provision in incentive law. Read more here.
- Lt. Gov. Oliver: I was unaware of supermarket provision. Read more here.
- Opinion: No incentive for Murphy to negotiate -- he's winning. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Assault Weapons: Poll: Most Republicans support ban despite Trump's 'no appetite'. Read more here.
- Domestic Terrorism: White House rebuffed DHS on making domestic terrorism a higher priority. Read more here.
- Taxes: Justice Dept. sides with Trump in subpoena matter. 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] A skin cancer screening and awareness event. (08/01/19)
- [SEAN McKENNA] Sean thanks the voters. (06/12/19)
- [JACKIE] BB21: Live eviction, HoH show blog party. (08/08/19)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Voting machine demo at Plainfield National Night Out. (07/30/2019)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Ranney takes the Tournament of Champions. (03/21/19)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl catches some raccoons on film. (08/08/19)
- [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
CLIPS
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