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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Rt. 22 Wawa in North Plainfield gives sneak peek of what's coming to Plainfield.. Olddoc 'gets a few things off his chest' about impeachment.. Carl: A fox in Plainfield..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • Courts: Former Plainfield cop loses appeal over conviction on misconduct, sex charges. Read more here.
  • HOPES: Ribbon cutting at Ora Welsh Center at former Plainfield Armory. Read more here.
  • Master Plan: City hosted First Ward event at Emerson School. Read more here. -- Final meeting is 12/3 at Washington School.
  • Planning Board: Board approves Park Avenue plan; changes to South Avenue East, after dissent. Read more here.
  • Wawa: Wawa on Rt. 22 in North Plainfield opens. -- Patch | Ledger | -- Get a peek of what's coming.
  • Week in Review: Redevelopment amendments, SID budget, more. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • 1964 World's Fair: Pictures from the World's Fair. Read more here. -- Tip o' the hat to Paul Pannone.
  • Browser Wars: Firefox's fight for the future of the Web. Read more here. -- If your concern is privacy, read on.
  • Dem Victories: Dems win E. Rutherford mayor's race by 6 votes. Read more here.
  • HS Baseball: Coach told a kid to slide. Then he got sued. Read more here.
  • Media: With merger, new Gannett readies the cost-cutting knife. Read more here. -- The Courier's parent.
  • Newark --
    • Filming leads to 'no parking' on certain streets Nov. 18-22. Read more here.
    • NJ's only Black-owned community bank was closed by the Feds. Here's why. Read more here.
  • Recession: Powell's warning to Congress about the next recession. Read more here.
  • Scotch Plains: Council approves plan for Lidl at Snuffy's site. Read more here.


STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Buttigieg --
      • Buttigieg busts out to first place in Iowa. Read more here.
      • Kerfuffle over alleged Black support in SC. Read more here. -- An unforced error?
  • Sentencing Reform: Murphy, lawmakers call for sweeping reforms. Read more here.
  • Vote by Mail: Murphy blockage of funds turns VBM into an unfunded mandate. Read more here.

IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

  • Bolton: Saturday testimony revealed Bolton and Trump met privately over aid hold up. Read more here.
  • Rep. Jordan: GOP's Jim Jordan named in new OSU sexual assault suit. Read more here.
  • Pelosi --
    • On 'Face the Nation' Pelosi suggests whistleblower complaint prompted release of aid. Read more here.
    • In Trump-Nixon comparison, Pelosi raises the specter of resignation. Read more here.
  • Pence Aide: Pence aide says Trump efforts to pressure Ukraine were 'inappropriate'. Read more here.
  • Pissi Myles: NJ drag queen covers hearings, gets international press notice. Read more here.
  • NY Post: Editorial: The witness Schiff's afraid of calling. Read more here. -- Looks like the Post got ahead of itself.
  • Sondland: Sondland told aide he was acting on Trump's orders. Read more here.
  • Yovanovich: A hero is born as Masha gives voice to widespread rage at State. Read more here.

TRUMP WORLD
  • Defense: Conservative groups team up to defend Trump, raise money. Read more here.
  • Giuliani: All Rudy roads leading to indictments. Read more here.
  • GOP Defense: Trump's defenders try to narrow impeachment case to one call. Read more here.
  • Subpoenas: Trump's fight over subpoenas reaches SCOTUS. Read more here.
  • West Point Mafia: Trump's West Point Mafia faces a loyalty test. Read more here.

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