Plainfield man gets 58 years for execution-style slaying of woman.. Plainfield man gets 48 years for killing of innocent bystander.. Bulletproof backpacks now available in NJ stores.. Carl catches release of first Plainfield-raised Monarch.. Jackie: BB21: Updated POV blog..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- "Should this poster be on patriotic Plainfield walls?"
- "Plainfield Restaurant Week runs from August 8 - 18 with tasty specials abounding!"
2016 Murders --
City Council: Council approves new Business Administrator, Fire Director, Econ Dev resos. Read more here.
Gateway Tunnel: Gateway program surveys users on transportation priorities. Read more here.
Gov. McGreevey Resignation: Advisers might have talked him out of it if not for leak. Read more here.
Pre-teen Suicides: Rutgers: Attempts -- mainly by girls -- on the rise. Read more here.
- Backpacks: Bulletproof backpacks now available in NJ stores. Read more here.
- Council Aides: Paterson sets aside $225K to hire confidential aides for Council. Read more here.
- DWI: 110 towns got overtime money for coming big DWI blitz. Read more here. -- Plainfield not on list.
- Epstein Case --
- Guards failed to check on Epstein for hours. Read more here.
- Guards falsified records. Read more here.
- Why was Epstein taken off suicide watch? Read more here.
- Can Epstein mansion be forfeited after death? Read more here.
- Elizabeth: Immigrant car wash workers sue, saying they were paid less than $5/hour for years. Read more here.
- Gangs: Gang member's mother worked for US Attorney, outed those 'snitching' on Bloods. Read more here.
- Green Cards: New Trump rule affecting green card holders could hit 700K in NJ. Read more here.
- Horizon BC/BS: New cost-reduction plans stokes fears chiropractor visits will be cut. Read more here.
- Iselin: Bollywood star stops off at Indian Independence Day Parade. Read more here.
- Newark --
- City wants it harder -- and pricier -- to Airbnb. Read more here.
- What you need to know about the lead crisis. Read more here.
- On streets of Newark, worry about water crisis. Read more here.
- Bottled water handed out was expired. Read more here. -- Story inflation by the Ledger I think; since when does water 'expire'? -- no matter what the label says.
- NJ Transit: Riders say 3rd summer of hell is worst. Read more here.
- Pets: NJ bans pet leasing. Read more here. -- L-e-a-S-i-n-g.
- Public Records: Judge orders JC to pay Kushner $99K in lawyer fees in OPRA case. Read more here.
- Tourism: Tourism is eating the world. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Booker holding funder at NYC bar Monday. Read more here. -- at Slate NY, tickets start at $25.
- In Iowa, a Booker boomlet. Read more here.
- Moran: How Booker just rekindled my love for America. Read more here.
- Booker has missed more votes than any of the Dem candidates. Read more here.
- Warren wows in Iowa as candidates sprint to caucuses. Read more here.
- Can Kamala catch Joe and Elizabeth in Iowa? Read more here.
- Biden works to avoid Hillary's 2008 SC fate. Read more here.
- Congress --
- Malinowski testing what it means to be a swing-district Dem. Read more here.
- Payne backs extension of ERA deadline, leaving only one NJ Dem in opposition. Read more here.
- NJ Pensions: Switching from traditional plan may not be best strategy. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives Probe --
- New brawl erupts as Sweeney demands Murphy treasurer testify on incentives freeze. Read more here.
- No companies have received tax incentives due fro 2018. Read more here.
- Sweeney pushes back on Camden supermarket story. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- NJ Fundraising: Trump NJ fundraising lags behind Bush haul. Read more here.
- Statue of Liberty: Trump official offers rewrite of Emma Lazarus poem. 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 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: Updated POV blog. (08/12/19)
- [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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