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Friday, March 6, 2020

Planning Board hears St. Mary's Avenue improvement plan.. NJ Coronavirus updates.. Navy: Plainfielder Rayvon Washington, PHS 2011, continues Seabee tradition.. Noel at HS Sports: Plainfield advances to quarter finals of North Jersey Section II state tournament..



[PLAINFIELD TODAY] PLAINFIELD
  • Planning Board: Board hears St. Mary's Avenue improvement plan. Read more here.
  • Sen. Scutari: Good government groups want Scutari off Judiciary Committee. Read more here.
  • US Navy: Plainfielder Rayvon Washington, PHS 2011, continues Seabee tradition. Read more here.
  • Zoning Board: Residential and truck parking matters moved to April meeting. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
  • New Jersey --
    • NJ Health Department's information page. Read more here.
    • NJ braces for more after its first two presumptive cases. -- PoliticoNJ | Ledger |
    • $45 for two bottles of hand sanitizer? Watch for price gouging, state says. Read more here.
  • Worship: Concerns over virus prompt changes in many worship services. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
  • North Plainfield: Frank McArdle, former mayor, dies. Read more here.
  • Surveillance: 'LocateX' app allows Feds to track phones. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Analysis: Patrick Murray: There's more to key voter groups for Biden and Bernie than meets the eye. Read more here.
    • Biden --
      • Analysis: Change yet comfort. Biden's formula to win nomination. Read more here.
      • Codey: I expect the NJ party to unite behind Biden. Read more here.
  • Immigration: AG Barr is his own Supreme Court. That is a problem. Read more here.
  • Sen. Scutari: Good government groups want Scutari off Judiciary Committee. Read more here.
  • Dark Money: AG Grewal agrees to kill 'dark money' bill. Read more here.
  • Pensions: Lawmakers boost pensions for cops, firefighters. Read more here.
  • Solar: State's big solar problem: How to boost sector at far less cost. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
  • 2020 Campaign --
    • Trump cheers Bloomberg implosion, but Biden worries remain. Read more here.
    • Facebook allows Trump campaign to run deceptive Census ads. Read more here.
  • Jared Kushner: Kushner sells stake in firm that got tax breaks for $25M. Read more here. -- on a $5M valuation.
  • Coronavirus: Trump musings put scientists on edge. Read more here.
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