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[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Coronavirus: Over 1,100 cases in Plainfield; NJ deaths highest ever. Read more here.
- Division of Motor Vehicles: DMV extends closure to April 26. Read more here.
- First-Park Baptist: Pastor Rufus McClendon succumbs to coronavirus. Read more here.
- Food Distribution: 8 Plainfield agencies benefit from United Way food distributions. Read more here.
- Music: 'We're in this together' by Plainfield artist Wayne Olivieri. Read more here. -- Dedicated to all on the front lines.
- NJ Transit: NJT bus schedules modified this week. Read more here.
- PMUA: Changes at PERC station due to coronavirus. Read more here.
- Residential Evictions: What tenants need to know (PDF). Read more here.
- Union County Freeholders: 2020 budget to be presented Thursday. Read more here. -- Keeping taxes flat and avoiding layoffs.
- Union County Magnet HS: Union County Magnet ranks 9 in best high schools in NJ. Read more here.
- Violations --
- Plainfield bar serves alcohol to patrons in violation. Read more here.
- My Home Furniture in violation with 2 employees in store. -- TAPinto | Courier |
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.
- Anti-Shutdown: Facebook shuts down anti-shutdown pages in NJ. Read more here.
- Construction: Developers taking advantage of loopholes to continue building. Read more here.
- Deaths: We need more data to determine why more Blacks are dying, doctor says. Read more here.
- Leadership: Three kinds of resilience to strive for. Read more here.
- Nursing Homes --
- NJ begins naming and shaming long-term care facilities. Read more here. -- Complete list here.
- South Plainfield Aristacare has 85 cases, 17 deaths. Read more here.
- Payroll Protection --
- Bipartisan deal reached on small business relief. Read more here.
- White House faces heat after hotel, restaurant chains run small business program dry. Read more here.
- Shake Shack, Ruth's Christ got loans when small business couldn't. Read more here.
- Shake Shack returning its $10M loan. Read more here.
- No, that $20M at Ruth Chris's is not going to workers at franchises. Read more here.
- Social Distancing: New Jerseyans support social distancing by 97%. Read more here.
- Telecommuting: Will crisis be a catalyst in telecommuting to City Hall? Read more here.
- Testing --
- Murphy: Testing capability must double before NJ can reopen. Read more here.
- Trump advisers recognize rollout of testing presents a major vulnerability. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- 1918 Flu Epidemic: How some cities 'flattened the curve' in 1918 in election run. Read more here.
- Newark --
- Baraka desperately urges social distancing in Covid-19-embrioled Newark. Read more here.
- How Black community leaders are getting people to stay inside. Read more here.
- Business owners talk Covid-19 impact on Black community. Read more here.
- Pandemic creating new barriers to school attendance in Newark. Read more here.
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood: Two towns' Chinese restaurants to re-open April 28. Read more here.
- WNBA: WNBA 2020 Draft held in Berkeley Heights. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Biden --
- Biden campaign rift opens over how to compete with Trump online. Read more here.
- Biden raised campaign-best $46.7M in March. Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy: At 71%, Murphy most popular governor since Kean. -- NJGlobe | Ledger | PoliticoNJ |
- Furloughs: Can state, local governments save millions through furloughs? Read more here.
- NJ Credit: NJ credit downgraded first time since 2017. Read more here.
- NJ Pensions: Sweeney: Feds need to help NJ pensions survive coronavirus. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Immigration: Trump says he'll 'suspend immigration' into the US. Read more here.
- Shutdowns: Trump gears up for state-by-state fight over shutdowns. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC]
Olddoc
assesses the current situation, posts a gaggle of toons.
(4/17/2020)
- [Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued
his blog.
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] Plainfield
Recreation's Seniors on the Move video features chair
exercises. (4/12/2020)
- [SEAN
McKENNA] Sean posts on the introduction of the
budget on April 13. (04/10/19)
- [JACKIE] Survivor 40: Winners
at War April 15 blog party. (4/15/2020)
- [REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger] On Plainfield
Recreation's "Take Home" Easter Egg Hunt. (4/01/2020)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Elizabeth defense too
much for Plainfield. (3/07/2020)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife]
Carl: Fox checks out a woodpile. (4/14/2020)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the
1950s. (10/30/18)
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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
- Alcohol Sales: Tequila Club owner charged will selling drinks inside bar. -- TAPinto | Ledger |
- Coronavirus: Plainfield coronavirus cases near 1,000. Read more here.
- Homeless: Gateway YMCA housing residents provided meal donations. Read more here.
- Wardlaw-Hartridge: W-H thespians receive awards nominations. 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.
- Aid: Deal near on more aid for small business. Read more here. -- Misleading, really small business is getting nothing.
- Health-care Workers: How not to say the wrong thing to health-care workers. Read more here.
- Hoarding: Grocer shuts down customer attempting to return thousands of TP rolls. Read more here. -- Karma is a bitch.
- Masks --
- How to keep your glasses from fogging when wearing a mask. Read more here.
- Mayor Baraka helps distribute masks to Newark residents. Read more here.
- New Jersey: NJ cases rise to over 85K, 4,202 deaths. Read more here.
- Nursing Homes: Nursing homes ordered to report cases to patients, families and feds. Read more here.
- Restarting: Murphy, other governors announce appointments to multi-state council. Read more here.
- Service Workers: NJ service workers hit hard getting some relief in online tips. Read more here.
- Stats: Thirteen NJ towns with at least 1,000 cases. Read more here.
- Testing --
- CDC labs were contaminated, delaying coronavirus testing. Read more here.
- Trump invokes DPA for testing swabs, weeks after shortages noted. Read more here.
- New partisan battle lines emerge over testing. Read more here.
- WHO: Americans working at WHO transmitted early information to Trump administration. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Mountainside: Nurse fired after complaining of understaffing at Rt. 22 nursing home. Read more here.
- Retail: Nieman-Marcus to file for bankruptcy this week. -- Ledger | Yahoo |
- Somerset County Business Partnership: SCBP launches web portal to support restaurants, health care workers. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Elections --
- OpEd: A Democratic wave election is coming this November. Read more here.
- South Korea shows how to hold elections in a pandemic. Read more here.
- Sanders: Why Bernie bit the dust; he couldn't embrace a patriotic American narrative. Read more here.
- Trump: Campaign decides more to be gained by attacking Biden. Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy: Murphy warns of historic layoffs if Congress fails to supply state aid. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC]
Olddoc
assesses the current situation, posts a gaggle of toons.
(4/17/2020)
- [Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued
his blog.
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] Plainfield
Recreation's Seniors on the Move video features chair
exercises. (4/12/2020)
- [SEAN
McKENNA] Sean posts on the introduction of the
budget on April 13. (04/10/19)
- [JACKIE] Survivor 40: Winners
at War April 15 blog party. (4/15/2020)
- [REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger] On Plainfield
Recreation's "Take Home" Easter Egg Hunt. (4/01/2020)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Elizabeth defense too
much for Plainfield. (3/07/2020)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife]
Carl: Fox checks out a woodpile. (4/14/2020)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the
1950s. (10/30/18)
FACEBOOK PAGES: City of
Plainfield | Plainfield
Buzz | Plainfield
Community Connect | PHS
Educational Community |
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
- Coronavirus --
- Coffee: Queen City Coffee Roasters supports front-line workers in virus fight. Read more here.
- Historic Tree: DEP gives every NJ community seedling from historic tree. Read more here.Vi
- Queen City Coffee Roasters: Roasting with love in Plainfield. Read more here.
- Schools: Video update on Schools during lockdown. Read more here.
- Union County --
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.
- Black Impact: Why Covid-19 is hitting Blacks harder and what can be done. Read more here.
- Congress: Murphy warns of 'historic' layoffs if direct state aid is not supplied. Read more here.
- Fox News: Laura Ingraham tries to get Fauci to trash Biden. Did not go well. Read more here.
- Long-term Facilities: Deaths at NJ long-term facilities top 1,500. Read more here.
- Money: Is the coronavirus killing off cash? Read more here.
- Protests --
- Trenton protesters assail stay-at-home order. Read more here.
- Facebook shuts down page of group planning Trenton protest. Read more here.
- Woman charged in organizing Trenton stay-at-home protest. Read more here.
- Michigan manbaby protests of social distance funded by DeVos. Read more here.
- Rent: Murphy announces rent freeze for 36,000 homes in NJ. Read more here.
- Relief Fund: Colin Kaepernick launches relief fund for Black and brown communities. Read more here.
- Re-opening:
- Murphy beats up on Atlantic surrogates' call to re-open state immediately. Read more here.
- Trump gives governors 3-part plan to reopen economy. Read more here.
- School Closings: Another month of closings extends challenge for underserved districts. Read more here.
- Shutdown: NY, other east coast states extend shutdown to May 15. Read more here.
- Testing --
- Rutgers and South Plainfield firm develop first saliva test in US. Read more here.
- Contamination at CDC lab delayed rollout of test. Read more here.
- In shutdown for a month, why are so many still testing positive? Read more here.
- Treatment: Newark's University Hospital is at forefront of a new Covid-19 treatment. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Catholic Schools: Virus poses an existential threat to Catholic schools. -- Ledger | Courier |
- Fanwood: Sheeley's Crossing owner beats virus, now must overcome ailing economy. Read more here.
- Historic Tree: DEP gives every NJ community seedling from historic tree. Read more here.
- Humor: Pope Francis jokes that Scotch is 'the real holy water'. Read more here.
- New Brunswick: New Brunswick announces furloughs for city employees. Read more here.
- North Plainfield: Update from North Plainfield schools. Read more here.
- Scotch Plains/Fanwood: Former schools superintendent Carol Choye passes. Read more here.
- South Plainfield: SPEA to honor 2020 graduates. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Sen. Booker: Booker holds fundraiser Friday for front-line virus workers. Read more here.
- Redistricting: Census delay may force a Sept. 2021 primary. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC]
Olddoc assesses the current situation, posts a gaggle of toons.
(4/17/2020)
- [Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued
his blog.
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] Plainfield
Recreation's Seniors on the Move video features chair
exercises. (4/12/2020)
- [SEAN
McKENNA] Sean posts on the introduction of the
budget on April 13. (04/10/19)
- [JACKIE] Survivor 40: Winners
at War April 15 blog party. (4/15/2020)
- [REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger] On Plainfield
Recreation's "Take Home" Easter Egg Hunt. (4/01/2020)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Elizabeth defense too
much for Plainfield. (3/07/2020)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife]
Carl: Fox checks out a woodpile. (4/14/2020)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the
1950s. (10/30/18)
FACEBOOK PAGES: City of
Plainfield | Plainfield
Buzz | Plainfield
Community Connect | PHS
Educational Community |
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
- $1,200 Payments: Treasury, IRS unveil online app to help with payments. Read more here.
- Coronavirus: Number of cases, testing site, and relief fund. Read more here.
- Industrial Real Estate: Saadia group acquires South Second Street property. REBiz | NJBiz |
- Queen City Film Festival: Festival plans digital platform amid virus crisis. Read more here.
- Perspective: A nurse's experience as provider and patient. Read more here.
- Schools --
- Plainfield superintendent announces closure extended to May 15. Read more here.
- Schools conduct 2020 Census information campaign. Read more here.
- Union County College: UCC moves all summer classes online. Read more here.
- Union County Test Center --
- Volunteering: How to volunteer and donate in NJ during the coronavirus crisis. 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.
- Death Rates: High Black death rates and how to reverse them. Read more here.
- Hospitals: NJ hospitals were expected to peak last weekend. It didn't happen. Read more here.
- ICE: ICE quietly releases immigrants as coronavirus tears through detention centers. Read more here.
- Lockdown: Murphy tangle with Tucker Carlson on NJ lockdown. -- InsiderNJ | Ledger |
- Media: Pay cuts, furloughs at Ledger as coronavirus hits revenues. Read more here.
- NJ Revenues: Murphy wants bonds to offset billions in lost revenue. -- Read more here.
- NJ Transit: Union head quits task force, saying NJT lying about cleanliness. Read more here.
- Normalcy: Murphy: Return to some sort of normalcy could be June or July. Read more here.
- Origins: A skeptical take on three theories of origin. Read more here.
- Small Biz Aid: Small businesses fume as aid keeps running out. Read more here.
- Social Distancing: The huge cost of waiting to contain the pandemic. Read more here. -- An eye-popping chart on difference two weeks would have made.
- State Parks: Push to reopen NJ state parks gains support. Read more here.
- Unemployment: Jobless claims hit 22 million in four weeks. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Edison: New saliva coronavirus test to be available at Edison site. Read more here.
- Profile: Ruth Mandel: Child of the Holocaust, believer in democracy. Read more here.
-
Watchung: Borough lights Tree of Lights in honor and remembrance. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Biden: Voters prioritize experience over gender, race. Read more here.
- Sen. Booker: Booker raises $2M for Senate reelection bid. Read more here.
- Redistricting: Dems won't certify Sweeney redistricting appointment, for now. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC]
Olddoc, at
99+% risk, calls for unlimited testing, complete lockdown .
(4/03/2020)
- [Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued
his blog.
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] Plainfield
Recreation's Seniors on the Move video features chair
exercises. (4/12/2020)
- [SEAN
McKENNA] Sean posts on the introduction of the
budget on April 13. (04/10/19)
- [JACKIE] Survivor 40: Winners
at War April 15 blog party. (4/15/2020)
- [REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger] On Plainfield
Recreation's "Take Home" Easter Egg Hunt. (4/01/2020)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Elizabeth defense too
much for Plainfield. (3/07/2020)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife]
Carl: Fox checks out a woodpile. (4/14/2020)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the
1950s. (10/30/18)
FACEBOOK PAGES: City of
Plainfield | Plainfield
Buzz | Plainfield
Community Connect | PHS
Educational Community |
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
- City Council: At virtual meeting, Council accepts budget which could raise taxes. Read more here.
- Covid-19: Two more Plainfielders lost to coronavirus. Read more here.
- Union County Clerk: County clerk advises on essential services. Read more here.
- Webinar: Free webinar on survival marketing set for Thursday. 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.
- Bramnick: Steinberg: Jon Bramnick has been a model of integrity in the crisis. Read more here.
- Census: Trump administration asks for delays in census deadlines. Read more here.
- COBOL --
- IBM offers COBOL help for government during crisis. Read more here.
- Before taking office, Murphy was advised to fix outmoded tech. Read more here.
- Federal Help --
- Food Banks: How panic buying has put incredible strain on food banks. Read more here.
- Gas Stations: Owners ask allowance of self-service during pandemic. Read more here.
- Libraries: Libraries face more demand than during Great Recession. Read more here.
- Map: COVID-19 county-by-county in NJ. Read more here.
- New Jersey: Murphy: Return to normal could be June or July. Read more here.
- Normal?: Here's the way we'll get out of the quarantine. Read more here.
- Peak: Predictive modeling suggests virus could be at peak impact on NJ. Read more here.
- Rent: Montclair landlord cancels 3 months rent, asking only that tenants support local business. Read more here.
- Small Biz: NJ small businesses feel damage has been done, and the won't recover. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Hillside: Dem chair Salter charged with filing false tax return. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger |
- Edna Mahan Prison: Sex abuse is rampant, feds find. Read more here.
- Meyers-Briggs: Here's your ultimate guide to the Meyers-Briggs personality test. Read more here.
- South Plainfield: 16 residents test positive for COVID-19. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Asm Holley: Holley wants Murphy to conditionally veto COVID-19 immunity bill. Read more here.
- Redistricting: If coronavirus delays census, redistricting could be impacted. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
- [ OLDDOC]
Olddoc, at
99+% risk, calls for unlimited testing, complete lockdown .
(4/03/2020)
- [Mayor
MAPP] Mayor Mapp advises he has discontinued
his blog.
- [Freeholder WILLIAMS] Plainfield
Recreation's Seniors on the Move video features chair
exercises. (4/12/2020)
- [SEAN
McKENNA] Sean posts on the introduction of the
budget on April 13. (04/10/19)
- [JACKIE] Survivor 40: Winners
at War April 8 blog party. (4/08/2020)
- [REBECCA
at Bathrobe Blogger] On Plainfield
Recreation's "Take Home" Easter Egg Hunt. (4/01/2020)
- [NOEL at Jersey HS Sports] Elizabeth defense too
much for Plainfield. (3/07/2020)
- [CARL at Plainfield Wildlife]
Carl: Fox with kits at woodpile. (4/11/2020)
- [DAN
at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the
1950s. (10/30/18)
FACEBOOK PAGES: City of
Plainfield | Plainfield
Buzz | Plainfield
Community Connect | PHS
Educational Community |
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.