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Sunday, March 22, 2020

Gov. Murphy's lockdown orders shuts businesses, bans social gatherings.. Mayor Mapp's video on Muhlenberg reopening.. NJ may reopen Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield.. Drive-thru coronavirus testing site set up at Kean U. parking lot.. Plainfield mayor Mapp running as a Biden delegate to Dem Convention.. At Freeholder Williams and Rebecca's page: County support available during Covid-19 outbreak..

[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 --
  • 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.
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Posted by Dan at 3:36 AM