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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Hubbard School employee tests positive for Coronavirus.. Jury awards former Plainfield public defender Joy Spriggs $500K in gender bias suit against Mayor Mapp.. Mayor's executive order revised.. Mary Janet Korba, director of Plainfield YWCA's TWIN program dies.. Olddoc's wisdom on Coronavirus: Slowing it down.. Carl: A fox's morning stalk and marking..

[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • CERT: Get to know Plainfield's Emergency Response Team. Read more here.
  • Coronavirus: What's closed, rescheduled in Plainfield. Read more here.
  • Hubbard School: Hubbard School employee tests positive for Coronavirus. -- TAPinto | Patch |
  • Municipal Court: Plainfield Municipal Court suspended for two weeks. Read more here.
  • Schools --
    • Students returned to school Tuesday to receive home instruction materials. Read more here.
    • Plainfield schools to close, meals to be provided to students. Read more here.
  • Spriggs v. Mapp: Jury awards former Plainfield public defender $500K in gender bias suit. Read more here.
  • State of Emergency --
    • Plainfield's first presumptive case, Mayor's executive order revised. Read more here.
    • Mayor Mapp declares state of emergency. Read more here.
  • Transfer Station: Fire breaks out Tuesday at PMUA transfer station. Read more here
  • Obituaries --
    • Herbert 'Bobby' Coury, co-founder of Coury's Auto Body. Read more here.
    • Mary Janet Korba, director of Plainfield YWCA's TWIN program. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
  • Elections: Possible all-VBM elections in April (schools), May (nonpartisan). Read more here.
  • Events: CDC recommends canceling events with more than 50 people for eight weeks. Read more here.
  • Layoffs: Coronavirus layoffs surge, overwhelming unemployment offices. Read more here.
  • Media --
    • Gannett: Gannett removes paywall for Coronavirus content. Read more here.
    • Fox News: Suddenly, a different tune about the coronavirus. Read more here.
  • Religion --
    • As public gatherings are canceled, faith leaders embrace the digital. Read more here.
    • What if Easter, Passover, and Ramadan get canceled? Read more here.
  • New Jersey: NJ now has 267 cases, 3 deaths and 89 new positive tests. Read more here.
  • Telemedicine Visits: Medicare will pay for telemedicine visits during virus crisis. Read more here.
  • Testing: How US testing stalled: red tape, resistance to using WHO tests. Read more here.

OF INTEREST
  • North Plainfield --
    • North Plainfield declares State of Emergency. Read more here.
    • Capital One: North Plainfield branch closed indefinitely (ATM open). Read more here.
  • Rutgers: RU keeps courses online, suspends commencement, refunds housing. Read more here.
  • Somerset County Dems: Somerset Dems online convention has no surprises. Read more here.
  • South Plainfield: Borough resident tests positive for COVID-19. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Biden sweeps Sanders in Illinois, Florida and Arizona. Read more here.
  • US Senate Race: Larry Hamm, Sanders' campaign manager takes on Booker. Read more here.
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Posted by Dan at 2:32 AM