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Monday, November 11, 2019

Linda Carter, Bernal Harrison among those to be honored at Boy Scouts Awards Dinner.. Amaker & Porterfield and Iris House to be honored at Delta brunch.. Crescent Avenue Church celebrates 175 years.. Plainfield school district to observe Veterans Day..


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  • Bike Giveaway: PlainfieldDairy Queen prepares for final giveaway of 2019. Read more here.
  • Boy Scouts: Linda Carter, Bernal Harrison among those to be honored at Awards Dinner. Read more here.
  • Crescent Avenue Church: Church celebrates 175 years.  Read more here. -- With pictures and video.
  • Deltas: Amaker & Porterfield and Iris House to be honored at Delta event. Read more here.
  • Electric Cars: New law encourages towns to plan for charging stations. Read more here.
  • Mayor Mapp: Plainfield Mayor Mapp issues first 'executive order'. Read more here.
  • Veterans Day: Plainfield school district to observe Veterans Day. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

    • Accident: 2 killed as Porsche goes airborne into second floor of building. Read more here.
    • Airbnb: Bitterness remains in aftermath of Airbnb fight. Read more here. -- We should feel sorry for speculators?
    • Culture: The happiness ruse: the goal that makes people miserable. Read more here.
    • Elizabeth: Audit of police finds no 'de facto racism', but plenty of room for improvement. Read more here.
    • History --
      • Alliance Colony, America's first successful Jewish farming community was in NJ. Read more here.
      • When America tried to deport its radicals. Read more here.
    • NJ Transit: NJT still has a long way to go on improvements called for by audir. Read more here.
    • Roselle Park: Smoke bomb goes off in McDonalds restroom. Read more here.
    • Sesame Street: The unmistakable Black roots of Sesame Street. Read more here.

      STATE/NATIONAL

      • Analysis: Somerset County most important Dem outcome of 2019. Read more here.
      • Bridgegate: SCOTUS sets date to hear Bridgegate case. Read more here.
      • College Funding: NJ schools serving minority students could lose federal funding. Read more here.
      • Military Service: NJ legislators in US House, NJ Senate and Assembly have served. Read more here.
      IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY


      • Attendance: Most Republicans on impeachment committees aren't showing up. Read more here.

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