Gov. Murphy visits Plainfield.. Scenes from Plainfield's annual Trunk or Treat.. 16 unbeatable political cartoons.. Plainfield Schools hosts strong college fair.. Newark's renaissance presents a tale of two cities..
[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
- "The only public question on Plainfield's Tuesday ballot"
- "Don't forget to set your clock back tonight"
- "Have Plainfield's Halloween celebrations crossed a Rubicon?"
- "Rebecca Williams recognized as No. 2 in 2019 NJ LGBTQ Power List"
- Boys Soccer: Scotch Plains-Fanwood shuts out Plainfield in state tournie. Read more here.
- College Fair: Plainfield Schools hosts strong college fair. Read more here.
- Halloween: Scenes from Plainfield's annual Trunk or Treat. Read more here.
- Libraries: Philip Roth left more than $2M to his hometown library. Read more here. -- Consider the Plainfield Public Library in your will.
- Murphy Visit: Gov. Murphy visits Plainfield. Read more here.
- Week in Review: LWV forum, Doggie Howl, Haunted House, more. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Dining: Chipotle: Fast, casual, and out of control. Read more here.
- Fishing: A divinely sanctioned coping mechanism. Read more here.
- Newark --
- Philip Roth left more than $2M to his hometown library. Read more here.
- Report: Newark's renaissance presents a tale of two cities. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: South Plainfield tops North Plainfield in rivalry game. Read more here.
- Religion: Biden & Communion: The wafer wars are back. Read more here.
- Rutgers: Lawmaker calls on AD to resign after profanity-laced tirade against reporter. Read more here. -- Once again, vulgarity is confused with prfanity; don't people know the difference any more?
- South Plainfield: Former rec director gets 3 years in prison for theft. Read more here. -- Wonder if any other former rec directors are reading this.
- Harriet Tubman --
- Tubman likely crossed NJ dozens of times helping slaves to freedom. Read more here.
- Tubman's descendant was in NJ to screen movie about abolitionist. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Advice: Pelosi: We must win in the Electoral College. Read more here.
- Analysis: What Warren and Sanders get wrong about FDR. Read more here.
- Biden: In Iowa, Biden confronts a growing threat: Buttigieg. Read more here.
- Buttigieg: Better to defeat Trump at the polls in 2020. Read more here.
- O'Rourke: Beto drops out. Read more here.
- Warren: Warren's 20 trillion health plan fails to quiet critics. Read more here.
- Yang: Andrew Yang adds experience to his pirate-ship campaign. Read more here.
- LD21 --
- Bramnick could be in danger of losing next week. Read more here.
- Guide to Union County elections (LD21). Read more here.
- Chile: After 1 million turn out in protest, changes made. Read more here. -- More than 5% of the entire population.
- Student Loans: House Dems advance student loans overhaul. Read more here.
- Toons: 16 unbeatable political cartoons. Read more here. -- OMG, every single one is a gem.
- Vote-by-mail: VBM ballots up 99.7% over 2015. Read more here.
- Voter Registration: Dems near 1 million edge over GOP. Read more here.
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY
- Shocker: GOP congressman head butts camera when asked if foreign interference is OK. Read more here.
- Bolton: House committees ask Bolton to testify on Nov. 7. Read more here.
- Morrison: White House aide says he saw signs of a quid pro quo on phone call. Read more here.
- Perry: Rick Perry won't testify at hearing. Read more here.
- Scope: Pelosi suggests inquiry could expand beyond Ukraine. Read more here.
- Vindman: Official who heard call testifies he was told to keep quiet. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Impeachment Messaging: White House, GOP shift to Clintonesque counter-impeachment messaging. Read more here.
- Rally: Trump to Mississippi crowd: Impeachment is an affront to you. Read more here.
- Tax Cuts: How Trump's tax cuts failed to work out. Read more here.
- Trump Twitter Feed: Extremists, impostors and spies. Read more here.
- Christie Whitman: An ex-governor wages a one-woman war on Trump. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC] Olddoc offers Columbus Day thoughts. (10/14/19)
- [Mayor MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued his blog.
- [Councilor STORCH] Councilor Storch supports Restaurant Week at Shipotle. (08/14/19)
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] Sensory-friendly theater coming to Union County PAC. (10/23/19)
- [SEAN McKENNA] Sean thanks the voters. (06/12/19)
- [JACKIE] Survivor: Island of the Idols blog party. (10/24/19)
- [REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] Haunted Halloween at Rescue Squad this weekend. (10/23/2019)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Franklin Warriors ground attack too much for Plainfield. (10/27/19)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife] Carl: Raccoon siblings playing. (10/11/19)
- [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
CLIPS
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