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Friday, November 29, 2019

Football: Westfield wins over Plainfield in traditional Thanksgiving game.. Elizabeth drops Lime e-scooter program after teen's death.. Plainfield gets $322K NJDOT grant for road work.. Coyote fatally mauls dog in Piscataway.. Jackie: Survivor: Island of the Idols blog party..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • Development: Plainfield downtown buzzing, What's next? Read more here.
  • Football: Westfield wins over Plainfield in Thanksgiving game. -- TAPinto | Courier |
  • Historic Preservation: Commission deals with residential issues. Read more here. -- North Avenue HD rescheduled.
  • Lime e-scooters: Elizabeth drops Lime e-scooter program after teen's death. Read more here.
  • Netherwood Flats: Paramount Assets breaks ground on new project. Read more here.
  • Netherwood Heights: Netherwood Heights 13th annual Holiday food drive under way. Read more here.
  • Road Work: Plainfield gets $322K NJDOT grant for road work. Read more here.
  • Runaway Dog: Have you seen Sadie? Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Airport Safety: Two agencies, different approaches to drone threats. Read more here.
  • Booze: Booze may be coming to more theaters near you. Read more here.
  • Coyotes: Coyote fatally mauls dog in Piscataway. Read more here.
  • DWIs: Mandatory in-car devices for all convicted drivers will test for alcohol. Read more here.
  • e-Scooters: e-Scooters suddenly appeared everywhere, but now they're running into  trouble. Read more here.
  • Marijuana: Weedman: The rich will crush NJ's black market in weed. Read more here.
  • Newark: As Newark rises, could Black residents be pushed out? Read more here.
  • North Plainfield: GoFundMe site for young woman killed in Turnpike crash. Read more here.
  • South Plainfield: Mistrial declared in ex-teacher's sex assault trial. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Booker --
      • With time running out, Booker to make all out push for debate stage. Read more here.
      • Booker dismisses 'artificial new rules' of Dem debates. Read more here.
      • Influencers and bloggers being offered money to post sponcon in support of Booker. Read more here.
      • Pro-Booker SuperPAC closes down. Read more here.
      • Trade Group: Booker bill to curb drug costs would hurt innovation and cost NJ jobs. Read more here.
      • Booker's mom scolds him for marijuana joke at Biden's expense. Read more here.
    • Buttigieg: How Mayor Pete got knocked off the Obama track. Read more here.
    • Klobuchar: Klobuchar coming to NJ Dec. 1. Read more here.
  • NJ Dem Chair Race --
    • Murphy fires Earp ally from Motor Vehicles. Read more here. -- Earp does not support Murphy's candidate.
    • Huge overhead dominated spending of state Dem party. Read more here.
  • NJ Transit --
    • Will this good grade from Feds mean fewer cancellations? Read more here.
    • NJT's first new station in years may add congestion. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD

  • Afghan Visit: Trump makes surprise Thanksgiving visit to troops. Read more here.
  • Impeachment Defense: At Florida rally, Trump builds his defense case. Read more here.
  • Kushner: Jared's new job: Overseeing construction of the wall. Read more here.
  • Ukraine Aid: White House officials resigned amid frustration over freeze on aid. Read more here.
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