Plainfield man charged in shooting outside club.. City collecting bottled water for Newark residents.. Netherwood Heights house tour to feature historic homes.. Union County College offers free tuition for eligible students.. Jackie: BB21: Nominations show blog party..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- "Artificial turf field at Cedar Brook Park is finally nearing completion"
- "Signing up for emergency and other communications from the City"
- "Should this poster be on patriotic Plainfield walls?"
- Bottled Water Drive: City collecting bottled water for Newark residents. Read more here.
- Medical Marijuana: Second dispensary proposed for Scotch Plains. Read more here.
- Netherwood Heights: House tour to feature historic homes. Read more here.
- PAHS: Saturday was 'Clear the Shelters' day at PAHS. Read more here.
- Shooting: Plainfield man charged in shooting outside club. Read more here.
- Union County College: UCC offers free tuition for eligible students. Read more here.
- Weather: Hail the size of golf balls in Sunday evening storm. Read more here.
- Airbnb: Is Jersey City 'closing the barn door' on Airbnb? Read more here.
- Boys & Girls Clubs: How Hearst built nationwide accounting of abuse. Read more here. -- Incrediby, the story says B&G didn't track complaints.
- Chris Christie --
- Mission of Christie's new Seton Hall institute: Bring civility to politics. Read more here. -- I kid you not.
- Bridgegate committee co-chairs raise eyebrows at Christie Institute. Read more here.
- Demographics: Most of the world is witnessing falling birth rates. Read more here.
- Drugs and War: Together since forever. Read more here. -- An upcoming book sounds like a must-read.
- Flemington: Liberty Village outlet center sold at bargain price. Read more here. -- Nation'soldest.
- Food --
- Pumpkin Spice Spam to be available in September. Read more here.
- Oscar-Mayer debuts Dijon-flavored ice cream with hot dog bits. Read more here.
- ICE: ICE deports cabbie despite ongoing investigation of alleged abuse at Essex facility. Read more here.
- License Plates: The 10 special plates NJ drivers lover. Read more here.
- Newark -
- Baraka: At least a month before knowing if filters are working. Read more here.
- Booker left years before lead spike, but what happened under his watch? Read more here.
- Councilman: Lead in water and mayor has done nothing. Read more here.
- OpEd: Want development? Offer incentives. Read more here.
- NRA: Rival gun groups look to fill NRA void. Read more here.
- Rutgers: RU football's sagging ticket sales heading into the season. Read more here.
- Shootings: GOP memo: Downplay white nationalism, blame left. Read more here.
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Booker: White nationalist attacks should be treated same as foreign terrorism. Read more here.
- Biden's boom and bust fundraising. Read more here. -- The last chart is the best (Warren's steady rise).
- Dems step up courtship of Native American voters. Here's why. Read more here.
- CD6: Constituents at Metuchen town hall challenge Pallone to 'be more bold'. Read more here.
- Socialism: What FDR understood that today's Dems don't. Read more here. -- Should be required reading for all.
- Tax Incentives --
- Some NJ senators open to a 'ceasefire' with neighboring states. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Economy: Trump frets over possible recession. Read more here.
- Greenland: Greenland tells Trump it's open for business but not for sale. Read more here.
- Impeachment: Why Pelosi has yet to embrace impeachment. Read more here.
- [ OLDDOC] Olddoc takes Mayor Mapp to task over transparency. (08/10/19)
- [Mayor MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
- [Councilor STORCH] Councilor Storch supports Restaurant Week at Shipotle. (08/14/19)
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] A skin cancer screening and awareness event. (08/01/19)
- [SEAN McKENNA] Sean thanks the voters. (06/12/19)
- [JACKIE] BB21: Nominations show blog party. (08/18/19)
- [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 release of first Plainfield-raised Monarch. (08/13/19)
- [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18
CLIPS
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