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Friday, September 27, 2019

Plainfield man arrested in Paterson after eluding Fair Lawn police.. Quin South Avenue apartments open for 'sneak peak'.. 'Historic Haunts of Central Jersey' program Oct. 5 at Drake House.. Plainfield police invite public to learn safety tips Saturday.. Jackie: BB21: Season Finale blog party..


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PLAINFIELD
  • Assemblywoman Carter: Garden State Equality Action Fund endorses Carter. Read more here.
  • Boys Soccer: Scotch Plains-Fanwood over Plainfield. Read more here.
  • College Football: Berrell Neal of Plainfield named to Assumption College team. Read more here.
  • Drake House: 'Historic Haunts of Central Jersey' program Oct. 5. Read more here.
  • Eluding: Plainfield man arrested in Paterson after eluding Fair Lawn police. Read more here.
  • Media: Gannett, Gatehouse get OK  to merge. Read more here. -- Bye bye Courier?
  • Police: Plainfield police invite public to learn safety tips. Read more here.
  • Port Authority: Tolls, fares, fees going up on bridges, roads, tunnels. Read more here.
  • Quin Sleepy Hollow: South Avenue apartments open for 'sneak peak'. Read more here.
  • Obituary: Dr. Herminia Bonilla Gabaldon, 35 years at Muhlenberg. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Council Aides: Four Paterson councilors are getting aides. Read more here.
  • Hate Crime: Accused police chief called 'cop who cares' by his lawyer. Read more here.
  • ICE: ICE arrests 54 in NJ, slams local police departments. Read more here.
  • Opera: Placido Domingo leaves the Met amid harassment investigation. Read more here.
  • Somerset County: Freeholders take no action on RVCC trustee who spoke at 'Straight Pride' event. Read more here.
  • South Plainfield --
    • An inside look at the new athletics fieldhouse. Read more here.
    • NJ American Water receives engineering award for South Plainfield project. Read more here.
  • Westfield: Authorities investigate alleged abuse at nursing home. | Ledger | Courier-- Gruesome photo.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Booker takes case for impeachment to 'Fox and Friends'. Read more here.
    • Booker's top SC organizer leaves for 'personal reasons'. Read more here.
  • Dark Money: Out-of-state groups are fighting about our 'dark money' law. How ironic. Read more here.
  • Marijuana: Weed vote still likely by end of year; but there are two options. Read more here.
  • Millionaire's Tax: Murphy resumes call for millionaire's tax in Atlantic City speech. Read more here.
  • Municipal Mergers: Murphy announces grants to communities to study merger. Read more here.
  • NJ Dem Conference --
  • Murphy plays to a smallish, progressive crowd at conference. Read more here.
  • NJ Pensions: Public worker pensions fall short. Read more here.
  • Norcross: Dem chairwoman: Norcross machine collects millions from local governments. Read more here.
  • Tax Incentives Probe --
  • Vaping: Ex-smokers beg Murphy not to ban vaping. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • Ukraine Scandal --
    • Full text of whistleblower complaint. Read more here. -- Read online or download PDF.
    • Christie argues Trump would only be in trouble if he said 'Do me a favor'. Read more here. -- Video here.
    • Crime. coverup, or complicity? White House lawyers draw scrutiny. Read more here.
    • The scandal is not one phone call; it's a massive plot. Read more here.
    • Giuliani: You should be happy for your country that I uncovered this. Read more here.
    • Five takeaways from Thursday's hearing. Read more here.
    • Booker optimistic impeachment will get bipartisan support. Read more here.

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