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PLAINFIELD
- Coronavirus: First death, 44 confirmed cases in
Plainfield. Read
more here. -- As of
Saturday evening.
- Jessica's Cafe: Donations help Plainfield restaurant feed healthcare workers. Read more here.
- Plainfield Rescue Squad: With calls tripled, Rescue
Squad in need of donations. Read
more here.
- Plainfield Symphony: PSO cancels April, May concerts, announces first of 2020-21 season. Read more here.
- Shopping: Don't panic about shopping, getting delivery of packages. Read more here.
- Working From Home: 8 tips to adjust from office to working at home. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
- Information Resources --
- NJ Dept. of Health. View here. -- Daily case, mortality information is
here.
- NJ Coronavirus Portal. View here. -- Organized by stakeholder groups.
- Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Portal. View
here. -- Global
perspectives.
- Cities: Report: Cities woefully unprepared for coronavirus response. Read more here.
- Confusion: As Trump invokes presidential powers, he sows confusion. Read more here.
- Daycare: NJ focusing daycare on those on COVID-19 front lines. Read more here.
- Hospitals: Murphy requiring daily reports on PPE inventory, beds, ventilators. Read more here
- Mortgage Relief: What you need to know about mortgage relief. Read more here.
- New Jersey: 2,316 new cases as of Sunday; 161 deaths. Read more here.
- Social Distance --
- Trump extends social distancing guidelines through end of April. Read more here.
- Mnuchin: Virus taskforce unanimously shunned Trump's quarantine idea. Read more here.
- Stockpile: States encounter a beleaguered national stockpile. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- North Plainfield: Pedestrian killed crossing Rt. 22. -- Ledger | Courier | -- There is a pedestrian bridge at that intersection!
- Profile: Nancy Pelosi, troublemaker with a gavel. Read more here.
- Rutgers: RU med students will graduate early to combat coronavirus. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
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is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an
email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was
Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
to the general public by email and has been available as a
blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips,
email me at plaindan@gmail.com.
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[PLAINFIELD
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PLAINFIELD
- Commuting: PATH, NJ Transit cut service after ridership drops further. Read more here.
- Coronavirus: First death, 44 confirmed cases in Plainfield. Read more here. -- As of Saturday evening.
- Easter: Virtual services only. Read more here.
- Groceries: How to disinfect groceries. Read more here.
- Muhlenberg: Former Plainfield hospital to house 200 temporary beds. Read more here.
- Plainfield Rescue Squad: With calls tripled, Rescue Squad in need of donations. Read more here.
- Quarantine: Trump backs off quarantine of NY, surrounding area. Read more here.
- Schools: No standardized tests for NJ students this year. Read more here.
- Supermarkets: Stores adopting special senior hours, purchasing limits. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
- Information Resources --
- NJ Dept. of Health. View here. -- Daily case, mortality information is
here.
- NJ Coronavirus Portal. View here. -- Organized by stakeholder groups.
- Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Portal. View
here. -- Global
perspectives.
- Coronavirus: How coronavirus went viral in the US. View video here.
- Dr. Fauci: Rochester NY donut shop serving Fauci donuts. Read more here.
- Hospitals: Hospitals prepare for ethical conundrums like ventilator lotteries. Read more here.
- ICE: Judge orders release of 10 detainees from NJ jails. Read more here.
- Mortgages: Murphy considers mortgage forbearance, possible partial quarantine. Read more here.
- New Jersey: Cases rise to 11, 284l deaths reach 140. Read more here.
- Personal Services: Hair stylists, trainers and nail techs risk it all with house calls. Read more here.
- Poll: African Americans, Latinos more worried about coronavirus. Here's why. Read more here.
- Spite: Trump ties coronavirus decisions to personal grievances. Read more here.
- Surge: Health commissioner says hospital surge will come in mid-April. Read more here.
- Volunteers: Murphy calls for volunteers as hospitals prepare for spike. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Motor Vehicle Commission: MVC agencies remain closed to public for two more weeks. Read more here.
- Piscataway: Police charge four with violating emergency order. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Census: With outreach stymied by health crisis, advocates turn to social media. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
CLIPS
is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an
email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was
Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
to the general public by email and has been available as a
blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips,
email me at plaindan@gmail.com.
About Cookies: This blog is
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PLAINFIELD
- Coronavirus --
- Mapp: 32 cases in Plainfield as of Thursday; stay home. Read more here.
- Murphy announces FEMA aid, help for small businesses. Read more here.
- Covid-19 surge may come in 2-3 weeks for part of state. Read more here.
-
Schools: State extends school closing to at least April 17th. Read more here.
- Stabbing: Three from Plainfield charged in fatal February night club stabbing. -- TAPinto | Ledger | Courier |
- Union County: 20 new coronavirus cases, 262 total for Union County on Wednesday. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
- Information Resources --
- NJ Dept. of Health. View here. -- Daily case, mortality information is
here.
- NJ Coronavirus Portal. View here. -- Organized by stakeholder groups.
- Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Portal. View
here. -- Global
perspectives.
- Hospitals: Hospitals consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for virus patients. Read more here.
- Masks: SEIU local locates 39M N95 masks. Read more here.
- New Jersey: Total cases 6,876; 2,492 positive tests in huge single-day increase. Read more here.
- Pandemic Planning: Trump team failed to follow NSC's playbook. Read more here.
- Personal Protective Equipment: Murphy announces new website for reporting, donating PPE. Read more here.
- Social Distance: Trump proposes new guidelines based on counties. Read more here.
- Unemployment: Claims soar to 3.3M, a record. Read more here.-- With historical chart.
- U.S.: U.S. deaths top 1,000. Read more here
- Ventilators: NJ officials consider possibility of rationing ventilators. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Edison: Cases surge in Edison as 19 more reported. Read more here.
- ICE: Detainees in NY and NJ live in fear of coronavirus spread behind walls. Read more here.
- Newark: Newark sets up $6M fund for residents, businesses losing money in crisis. Read more here.
- Tolls: No cash being accepted on Turnpike, GSP. Read more here.
- Voting: America's love affair with paperless voting is over. Here's why. Read more here.
- Woodbridge: All residents of virus-stricken nursing home assumed to be infected. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Census: Just as census efforts were ramping up, coronavirus shuts them down. Read more here.
- Congress --
- Pensions: Covid-19 hammers state pension system. Read more here.
- Primary: NJ making plans for all VBM primary. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
RECENT BLOG POSTS
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is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an
email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was
Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
to the general public by email and has been available as a
blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips,
email me at plaindan@gmail.com.
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PLAINFIELD
- Animal Shelters: Shelters face tough time during outbreak; your help may be the cure. Read more here.
- Coronavirus: Mayor: 17 cases in Plainfield as of Tuesday. Read more here.
- City Hall: Plainfield business administrator out after seven months. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
- Information Resources --
- NJ Dept. of Health. View here. -- Daily case, mortality information is
here.
- NJ Coronavirus Portal. View here. -- Organized by stakeholder groups.
- Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Portal. View
here. -- Global
perspectives.
- City Services: City's go digital to survive new normal. Read more here.
- Cleaning: 7 coronavirus cleaning questions answered by an expert. Read more here.
- Data: With private labs now sharing, NJ in better shape to project, plan. Read more here.
- Dept. of Justice: DOJ wants to suspend certain constitutional rights during crisis. Read more here.
- Economy --
- Negotiators strike deal on massive coronavirus rescue package. Read more here.
- Fears mount of a coronavirus-induced recession. Read more here.
- Companies that binged on stock buybacks now seek bailouts. Read more here.
- Employment: NJ sets up jobs portal for companies hiring during crisis. Read more here.
- Health: Telehealth visits surge along with coronavirus. Read more here. -- My primary is starting to use.
- Hospitals: Murphy secures Trump commitment for 4 pop-up hospitals. Read more here. -- No word about Muhlenberg.
- Lockdown --
- Murphy: NJ will 'stay the course' on social distancing. Read more here.
- Two NJ homeowners arrested for large scale gatherings. Read more here.
- Medical Marijuana: Curbside pickup for medical weed after virus causes long lines. Read more here.
- Overdraft Fees: Booker wants to ban banks charging overdraft fees during crisis. Read more here.
- Postal Service: Dramatic fall-off in mail could destroy Postal Service. Read more here.
- Price Gouging: NJ has received 1,400 complaints related to coronavirus. Read more here.
- Scams: NJ hospital is sold fake N-95 face masks. Read more here.
- Schools --
- Murphy: Expect schools to be closed for extended period of time. Read more here.
- What NJ kids really think about school from home. Read more here.
- Toilet Paper: Online calculator tells you how much you need. Read more here.
- Unemployment: Jobless rate may rise to 30%. Read more here.
- Work-From-Home --
- Murphy says some bosses are forcing employees to work in office. Read more here.
- How to report being made to work from office when you can work from home. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Black Entrepreneurs: What Madam C.J. Walker's legacy means to Black entrepreneurs. Read more here.
- Essex County: Essex Dems push county committee election to 2021 . Read more here.
- Wegmans: Man who coughed on woman worker charged with terroristic threats. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- 'Bernie has a real decision to make'; Labor throws in with Biden. Read more here.
- Legislature: Assembly set to make history with remote vote session. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
CLIPS
is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an
email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was
Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
to the general public by email and has been available as a
blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips,
email me at plaindan@gmail.com.
About Cookies: This blog is
operated by Google, which uses cookies to improve the
user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
their use.
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PLAINFIELD
- Blood: Residents urged to give blood in coronavirus crisis. Read more here.
- Drake House: Drake House offers online activities for youngsters. Read more here.
- NJ Transit: Raritan Valley Line will operate on weekend schedule all week long. Read more here.
- Week In Review: Local and statewide coronavirus updates and more. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
- Information Resources --
- NJ Dept. of Health. View here. -- Daily case, mortality information is
here.
- NJ Coronavirus Portal. View here. -- Organized by stakeholder groups.
- Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Portal. View
here. -- Global
perspectives.
- Cases: NJ Health Commissioner: A surge of COVID-19 cases coming. Read more here.
- Deaths: First Bridgewater death confirmed Sunday. Read more here.
- Gatherings: Murphy promises tougher measures against gatherings. Read more here.
- Perspective: What it's like to be infected with the coronavirus. Read more here
- Testing: Murphy announces opening of testing center at PNC Bank Arts Center. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Middlesex County: Middlesex GOP moves election of county committee to 2021. Read more here.
- Somerset County: Covid-19 cases in Somerset increase to 44. Read more here.
- South Plainfield: Durham Pharmacy donates masks to local front-line workers. Read more here.
- Walmart:Walmart to hire 2,400 associates in NJ. Read more here.
- Wineries: NJ's wineries struggle to survive coronavirus shutdown. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Congress: Senate falls far short of votes in advancing coronavirus bill. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Briefings: The media must stop live-broadcasting Trump's dangerous briefings. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
CLIPS
is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an
email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was
Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
to the general public by email and has been available as a
blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips,
email me at plaindan@gmail.com.
About Cookies: This blog is
operated by Google, which uses cookies to improve the
user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
their use.
[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Democratic Convention: Plainfield mayor Mapp running as a Biden delegate. Read more here.
- Fire Department: Plainfield names first woman battalion chief. Read more here.
- Lockdown: Gov. Murphy's lockdown orders shuts businesses, bans social gatherings. Read more here.
- Muhlenberg --
- Mayor Mapp's video on Muhlenberg. View here.
- NJ may reopen Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield. TAPinto | Ledger |
- Scams: Plainfield police warn residents of coronavirus scams. Read more here.
- Summonses: Springfield police nab Plainfield driver for numerous summonses. Read more here.
- Testing: Drive-thru coronavirus testing site set up at Kean U. parking lot. -- TAPinto | Courier |
- Week in Review: Local and statewide coronavirus updates and more. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
- Economy: US economy deteriorating faster than expected with 80M at home. Read more here.
- Marketing: Brand management during the coronavirus crisis. Read more here.
- Municipal Debt: Fed backstops corner of municipal debt market. Read more here.
- New Jersey: Murphy orders statewide lockdown. -- PoliticoNJ | InsiderNJ | Ledger |
- New York City: Shutting down the city that never sleeps. Read more here.
- Readiness: NJ scrambles for supplies, personnel. Read more here.
- Sick Leave: Sick leave in NJ, what the law provides. Read more here.
- Testing: Drive-thru coronavirus testing site set up at Kean U. parking lot. -- TAPinto | Ledger |
- Timing: US Intel reports in January, February warned of likely pandemic. Read more hereen
- Unemployment: NJ unemployment up nearly 21% in first week. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Culture: How artist Edward Hopper became the poster boy of quarantine culture. Read more here.
- Fanwood: Another coronavirus case reported in Fanwood Saturday. Read more here.
- Newark: Newark IDs three hotspots, pushes strict stay-at-home rules. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: North Plainfield extends school closure. Read more here.
- Scotch Plains: Overwhelmed by response, Stage Coach Inn ends meal deal. Read more here.
- South Plainfield: Two residents test positive for COVID-19. Read more here.
- Westfield: Man who couldn't get coronavirus test in NJ tests positive in NY. -- TAPinto | Ledger |
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Biden --
- Bloomberg: Bloomberg transfers $18M to DNC. Read more here.
- Sanders: How it all came apart for Bernie Sanders. Read more here.
- Warren: Mystery Warren superPAC funder revealed. Read more here.
- Election: Choosing a president under a state of siege. Read more here. -- Historian Jon Meacham.
- Congress: Senate closing in on $1.6 trillion rescue package. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Coronavirus: Short-term thinking plagues Trump's virus response. Read more here.
- Drugs: Trump hypes unproven drugs. Read more here.
- Style: Trump has scoreboard obsession; it hasn't worked with coronavirus. Read more here.
CLIPS
is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about
Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an
email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was
Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered
to the general public by email and has been available as a
blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips,
email me at plaindan@gmail.com.
About Cookies: This blog is
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user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
their use.
