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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Plainfield City Council welcomes new member, new leadership.. Plainfield Lady Cardinals crush Dayton.. NJ Chamber bans booze on annual train ride to DC.. With Watson Coleman watching, Murphy swears in Fanwood's Colleen Mahr.. Piscataway passes ordinance nearly eliminating vape sales.. Noel at HS Sports: The Kayla Spooner Tournament.. Carl: A pair of courting foxes..


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PLAINFIELD
  • City Council: Council welcomes new member, new leadership (video). Read more here.
  • Girls Basketball: Plainfield crushes Dayton. Read more here.
  • NYC Homeless: NYC will stop paying full year's rent to move homeless to NJ. Read more here.
  • Penn Station: Gov. Cuomo announces major track expansion. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
  • Bordens: Bordens files for bankruptcy. Read more here. -- No more Elsie the Cow?
  • Boy Scouts: Former Scouts want to use new DC law to pursue sexual abusers. Read more here.
  • Depression: NJ is the second least depressed state, after Hawaii. Read more here.
  • Fanwood: With Watson Coleman watching, Murphy swears in Mahr. Read more here.
  • Jersey City: Director of re-entry program charged with embezzling $45K. -- View | Ledger | -- The guy for whom McGreevey was forded out.
  • Libraries: NJ libraries can now ask state for money voters approved 2 years ago. Read more here.
  • Linden: Post Office investigates 3,800 undelivered BOE mailers. Read more here.
  • Piscataway: Piscataway passes ordinance nearly eliminating vape sales. Read more here.
  • Profile: Who is Jared Kushner? Read more here.
  • Retail: Pier 1 will close 450 stores. Read more here.
  • Rutgers: RU rallies past Penn State for huge win. Read more here.
  • Westfield: Delaware man found with gun outside school faces 5 years. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Booker --
      • Behind in fundraising, polls, Booker predicts 'Iowa surprise'. Read more here.
      • Booker's Iowa supporters say it doesn't matter if he's in next debate. Read more here.
  • Lt. Gov. Oliver: NJ won't dismiss ethics complaint in school named after Oliver. Read more here.
  • Chamber Train Ride: NJ Chamber bans booze on annual train to DC. -- Ledger | NJGlobe |
  • Driver Licenses: Lawmaker wants to stop licenses for the dead. Read more here.
  • NJ Curriculum: Here's a glimpse of the coming LGBT curriculum. Read more here.
  • Public Records: Top Dems squabble over open records exemptions. Read more here.
  • Redistricting: Lawmakers mull changing how prisoners are counted. Read more here.
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