State: Those who asked for mail-in ballots for last two elections must reapply.. Restaurant Week: Scenes from Banda Sensacional at Tradiciones de Mi Puebla.. Plainfield school district to hold job fair.. Citizens turn out to discuss master plan process.. West 4th Street drugstore received 183K painkillers, according to DEA..Perth Amboy woman arrested in paintball assault at North Plainfield bar.. Councilor Storch supports Restaurant Week at Shipotle.. Jackie: BB21: HOH Comp updates..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- "Signing up for emergency and other communications from the City"
- "Should this poster be on patriotic Plainfield walls?"
- "Plainfield Restaurant Week runs from August 8 - 18 with tasty specials abounding!"
- Concert: Plainfield's Vicky Griswold to be soloist at NJ Summer Festival in Madison. Read more here.
- Master Plan: Citizens turn out to discuss master plan process. Read more here.
- Painkillers: West 4th Street drugstore received 183K painkillers. Read more here. -- CVS in North Plainfield received 1.1M.
- Plainfield Public Schools: School district to hold job fair. Read more here.
- Restaurant Week: Scenes from Banda Sensacional at Tradiciones de Mi Puebla. Read more here.
- Vote-by-Mail: State: Those who asked for mail-in ballots for last two elections must reapply. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Elizabeth: Elmora Troopers are in the Little League World Series. Read more here.
- Epstein Case: Broken neck bones raise questions about method of death. Read more here.
- Franklin --
- Cops got paid for vacation and golf on 'union time'. Read more here.
- Town switches from chief to director after cops abuse paid leave. Read more here.
- Free Tuition: NJ spent $6M for tuition for 5,400 at county colleges. Read more here.
- Kean U.: Kean wants to go to war over bad review. Faculty thinks its a bad idea. Read more here.
- LGBTQ Issues: Trump's latest Labor Dept. proposal would let businesses discriminate on LGBTQ status. Read more here.
- Newark --
- Officials address chorus of residents' complaints. Read more here.
- No timeline for relief as water crisis continues. Read more here.
- Feds don't know why filtered water still had excessive lead levels. Read more here.
- Group fights for those in Wanaque area to get bottled water. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: Perth Amboy woman arrested in paintball assault at borough bar. -- Ledger | Courier |
- PBA Cards: A look at a Jersey tradition. Read more here.
- Photography: NJ photographer travels the world to film horses for a cause. Read more here.
- Sex Abuse: More than 400 file suit after NY's new sex abuse law goes into effect. Read more here.
- Social Security: Most NJ members of Congress voted for the bill 84 years ago. Read more here. -- And NJ was mostly Republican.
- Student Loans: Student loan industry lobbied DeVos to fight state regulations. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Poll: Warren jumps over Sanders for second place behind Biden. Read more here.
- 3 cities that are key for Dems in 2020. Read more here.
- The Hillary factor: Worries about Warren ignore key differences. Read more here.
- Biden in damage control after upsetting Latino lers. Readead more here.
- Castro runs ads in Bedminster, targeted to an audience of one. Read more here.
- Hickenlooper ends presidential run. Read more here.
- Congress --
- Israel barring congresswomen is good for Dems, bad for GOP. Read more here.
- Gottheimer blasts Israel for banning visit. Read more here.
- Murphy: 'Outrageous' that Muslim congresswomen are barred by Israel. Read more here.
- Powerful Pallone being showered with cash by special interests. Read more here.
- Guns: The debate over guns comes to Morris County. Read more here.
- Recycling: Amid crisis, lawmakers take fresh look at NJ's recycling. Read more here.
- Right-to-die Law: Judge suspends right-to-die law. -- Ledger | NJGlobe |
- Tax Incentives Probe --
- EDA reviewing tax incentives over wage theft violations. Read more here.
- Moran: How incentives missed the mark in Camden. Read more here.
- Sweeney doubles down on criticism of supermarket story. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
RECENT BLOG POSTS- 5th Avenue: Over 70K sign petition to rename 5th Avenue near Trump Tower after Obama. Read more here.
- China: Trump delays some tariffs until December. Read more here. -- Did he blink or is it negotiating? I think blink.
- [ 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: HOH Comp updates. (08/15/19)
- [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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