Man killed in Park Avenue hit-and-run.. Jimmy Spicer, pioneer rapper who owned studio in Plainfield, dies.. NJ woman dies of vaping-related illness.. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman meets with Plainfield residents.. Olddoc writes on Mayor Mapp and taxes.. Carl spots a raccoon trio..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- "Plainfield scores near perfect on 2018 audit"
- "Fr. Peter Manzo, priest out of Grace Church congregation, dies"
- Fatal Hit-and-Run: Man killed in Park Avenue hit-and-run. -- Courier | TAPinto |
- Girls Soccer: South River over Plainfield. Read more here.
- Obituary: Jimmy Spicer, pioneer rapper who owned studio in Plainfield, dies. Read more here.
- Tri-County History Fair: Scenes from the Tri-County History Fair. Read more here.
- Town Hall: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman meets with Plainfield residents. Read more here.
- Week Ahead: The week ahead in Plainfield to Oct. 6. Read more here.
- Food Recall: Whole Foods recalls cheese over listeria fears. Read more here.
- Obituary: Jessye Norman, regal American opera voice, dead at 74. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Affordable Housing: Branchburg plans for 1,000 units but hopes they won't be built. Read more here.
- Rutgers: RU payouts to fired coaches, administrators tops $22M. Read more here.
- South Bound Brook: Fired administrator files whistleblower suit. Read more here.
- South Plainfield: Native son Michael Price takes home an Emmy for The Simpsons. Read more here.
- UPS: UPS gets government approval to become a drone airline. Read more here.
- Vaping: NJ woman dies of vaping-related illness. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Booker hits fundraising goal, will stay in race. Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy talks about Booker's campaign. Read more here.
- Bernie Sanders: Sanders is in trouble. Read more here.
- Buttigieg posts strong third quarter cash haul. Read more here.
- LD21: Bramnick campaigning for re-election as Minority Leader. Read more here.
- Diversity: NJ communities more diverse than national average. Read more here.
- ICE: Sheriffs will fight plan to end cooperation with ICE. Read more here.
- NJ Pensions --
- Good news for local governments overshadowed by state data. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: Sweeney to chair new committee investigation NJ Transit. Read more here.
- PSEG: Rate Counsel argues BPU caved in awarding nuclear subsidies to PSEG. Read more here.
- SALT Taxes: Judge throws out states' challenge to tax deduction cap. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives --
- OpEd: Economist lists what could be done to bring more jobs. Read more here.
IMPEACHMENT
- Poll: Impeachment support up slightly, Trump job rating steady. Read more here.
- Key figures in whistleblower complaint agree to appear. Read more here.
- Eyes turn to Energy Secretary Perry in Ukraine probe. Read more here.
- Officials: Pompeo took part in Ukraine phone call. Read more here.
- McConnell: Senate will put Trump on trial if House votes to impeach. Read more here.
- Dem leaders plot messaging war with Trump. Read more here.
- GOP maps impeachment defense amid message stumbles. Read more here.
- Is Ukraine simply the tip of the iceberg? Read more here.
- Dems see impeachment as landmine for GOP Senate. Read more here.
- Giuliani subpoenaed for Ukraine documents. Read more here.
- Intelligence community watchdog debunks whistleblower conspiracy pushed by Trump. Read more here.
- Trump defenders have plenty of lame excuses. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Fundraising: Trump and GOP raised massive $125M in third quarter. Read more here.
- Russia: Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he was not bothered by election interference. Read more here.
- Ukraine Conspiracy: Trump was repeatedly warned conspiracy was 'complete;y debunked'. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC] Olddoc writes on Mayor Mapp and taxes. (09/30/19)
- [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: Season Finale blog party. (09/25/19)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Voting machine demo at Plainfield National Night Out. (07/30/2019)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Sanborn-Wilson leads Union over Plainfield. (09/28/19)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl spots a raccoon trio. (09/27/19)
- [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
CLIPS
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