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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Public meeting on redevelopment set for Tuesday at PHS.. Rewards increased to $10K in burned raccoon case.. Jennifer files a report from Iowa where Booker attended a huge steak fry.. Netherwood Flats groundbreaking: 70 units plus retail.. Olddoc ponders racism.. Carl spots Plainfield raccoon on a rainy day..


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PLAINFIELD
  • 2020 Prez Race: Jennifer files a report from Iowa where Booker attended a huge steak fry. Read more here.
  • Animal Cruelty: Rewards increased to $10K in burned raccoon case. -- Courier | 101.5 | Ledger |
  • Girls Soccer: J.P. Stevens over Plainfield. Read more here.
  • Assemblywoman Carter --
    • Fraternal Order of Police endorses Linda Carter. Read more here.
    • Operating Engineers make no endorsement in Plainfield's district. Read more here.
  • Plainfield Symphony: PSO kicks off 100th anniversary season. Read more here.
  • Redevelopment: Public meeting on redevelopment set for Tuesday at PHS. Read more here.
  • South Avenue: Netherwood Flats groundbreaking: 70 units plus retail. Read more here.
  • Seasonal Work: Here are 10 retailers hiring for the holiday season. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Anti-Vaxx: How anti-vaccine sentiment took hold in the US. Read more here.
  • Drag Queen Pageaant: Drag queens take pageant spotight at Miss'd American contest. Read more here.
  • Marijuana: CBD is an illegal ingredient in NJ brownies, beer and high-end dinners. . Read more here.
  • Newark: After testing 300 more homes, 97% of filters found working. Read more here.
  • School Sports: Pay-to-play (sports) fees a growing trend as districts face state aid cuts. Read more here.
  • South Plainfield: Suspect sought in attack on female jogger. -- Courier | Eyewitness |

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
  • Rep. Malinowski: Trump's gravest danger: A Q&A. Read more here.
  • Tax Incentives --
    • NY Times: 12 companies exploited NJ over tax breaks; Murphy outraged. -- Ledger | NJGlobe |
    • Liberal groups call for reform of incentives now, not later. Read more here.
    • Cooper Health, immersed in tax incentive scandal, hires prominent attorney. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
Ukraine --
Background: Trump acknowledges discussing Biden with Ukraine leader. -- NYT | NewYork |
Breaking: Pelosi opens impeachment inquiry. Read more here.
NJ's Mikie Sherrill: These allegations are a threat to all we up hold. Read more here.

Dem holdouts rush toward impeachment. Read more here.

The intelligence watchdog at the heart of the firestorm. Read more here.
Booker supports Pelosi's impeachment inquiry. Read more here.
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