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Friday, March 20, 2020

PMUA: Coronavirus concerns cause service cuts.. NJ restaurant offers free roll of toilet paper with order over $20.. Eerily empty NJT buses and trains.. Jackie: Survivor 40: Winners at War March 18 blog party.. Carl: Fox on morning hunt..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • Commuting: Eerily empty NJT buses and trains. Read more here. -- NJT ridership down 88%.
  • Coronavirus: Plainfield school employee tests positive for virus. Read more here.
  • Freeholders: Freeholders used Facebook Live for special meeting Wednesday. Read more here.
  • Marketing: NJ restaurant offers free roll of toilet paper with order over $20. Read more here.
  • Meter Readers: Utilities ordered to stop in-home visits. Read more here.
  • PMUA: Coronavirus concerns cause service cuts. -- TAPinto | Courier |
  • Takeout: Yes, it's safe to order takeout; but take some precautions. Read more here.
  • Telework: The tech headaches of working from home and how to overcome them. Read more here.
CORONAVIRUS
  • Biowarfare: Coronavirus exposes US vulnerability to biowarfare. Read more here.
  • IRS: Tax deadline extended 90 on account of pandemic. Read more here.
  • Nursing Homes: NJ nursing homes on lockdown after 3 coronavirus deaths reported. Read more here.
  • TAPinto: Why it is important to 'Flatten the Curve'. Read more here.
  • Testing: Compared to South Korea, US lags dramatically. Read more here. -- Interactive content.

OF INTEREST

  • Edison: Three more test positive for coronavirus; total now 8. Read more here.
  • Elizabeth: ICE detention center employee tests positive. Read more here.
  • Fanwood: Fanwood confirms police officer is first confirmed case. Read more here.
  • Green Brook: Green Brook reports two cases of coronavirus. Read more here.
  • ICE: Essex County detainees go on hunger strike over coronavirus fears. Read more here.
  • Kohl's: Kohl's closing stores to help slow spread of virus; employees to be paid. Read more here.
  • Newark: Baraka calls for mandatory curfew, business closure for 2 weeks. Read more here.
  • South Plainfield: With the virus, ways to worship in South Plainfield. Read more here.
  • Toilet Paper: Makers: What we are dealing with here is uncharted. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
  • 2020 Prez Race --
  • Primary Election: Murphy mulls all-VBM primary election. Read more here.
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