Plainfield National Night Out photos.. Former Plainfielder Volcker, others call for independent Fed.. New sex charges against Boy Scout leaders.. Wawa ordered to pay $1.4M for shortchanging workers on overtime.. Jackie: BB21: Live feeds into Tuesday..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Funeral: Police from across region pay final respects to Chief Parenti at St. Bernards. Read more here.
- HEART Grants: Freeholders present HEART grants to Plainfield organizations. Read more here.
- National Night Out: A perfect summer's eve for NNO. Read more here.
- Queen City Mentoring Academy: Cadets watch emergency personnel in MVA drill. Read more here.
- Summer School: 25 graduate from PHS summer program. Read more here.
- Walgreens: Walgreens to shutter 200 stores in cost-cutting move. Read more here.
- Wawa: Wawa ordered to pay $1.4M for shortchanging workers on overtime. Read more here. -- The nice company that's coming to Plainfield.
- Week Ahead: The week ahead in Plainfield. Read more here.
- Food Recall: Entenmann's recalls Little Bites cookies. Read more here.
- Obituary: Toni Morrison, towering novelist of the Black experience. -- NYTimes | NYMag |
OF INTEREST
- Boy Scouts: New sex charges suggest leaders exploited trusted positions. Read more here.
- Catholic Church: Experts: McCarricks letters to victims show signs of grooming. Read more here.
- Domestic Violence: New app by NJ woman helps victims file charges against their abusers. Read more here.
- Eric Garner Case: NY official recommends firing of Officer Pantaleo. Read more here. -- Watch diBlasio tap dance.
- R. Kelly: Kelly charged with prostitution in Minnesota. Read more here.
- Media --
- Gannett, owner of the Courier News, is about to get a whole lot bigger. Read more here.
- A paradox at the heart of the newspaper crisis. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: NJT withholds cost of braking project, citing 'trade secret'. Read more here.
- Kean U: Kean wants to sue reviews who ripped its masters program. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: Two charged with assault in SUV incident -- TAPinto | Courier | Eyewitness | Ledger |
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Poll: Biden on top, Warren surges, Harris drops. Read more here.
- Booker's strong debate performance shows no sign of moving voters. Read more here.
- From 'tough on crime' to tough on cops, Booker recasts his record. Read more here.
- Is the field to big for Kamala Harris? Read more here.
- Dems have moral obligation to talk about health care intelligently. Read more here.
- Federal Reserve: Former Plainfielder Volcker, others call for independent Fed. Read more here.
- Guns --
- NJ gun laws 2nd toughest in nation; what are they? Read more here.
- Take a page from NJ on reforming national gun laws. Read more here.
- Why is NJ's pension system still invested in guns? Read more here.
- What both sides don't get about America's gun culture. Read more here.
- Congress: Menendez calls for action on gun control after shootings. Read more here.
- Legislation: Wage theft bill signed by Oliver. Read more here.
- NJ Employment: As Murphy takes bow for record, critics fear future shock. Read more here.
- Policing: NJ launches first 'stress resilience' program for police. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives Probe --
- Norcross appeals dismissal of lawsuit aimed at stopping task force. Read more here.
- Voting: 17 million have had registrations cancelled since 2016 election. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Impeachment: A new flood of Dems call for it, but does it matter? Read more here.
- Shootings: Trump attacks Obama for statement on shootings. Read more here.
- [ 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 feeds into Tuesday. (08/06/19)
- [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 films a coyote. (07/31/19)
- [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
CLIPS
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