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Sunday, April 19, 2020

A look at Plainfield cases through mid-April.. Thursday update; schools to stay closed to May 15.. Kean Testing Center gets big thank you from first responders.. Queen City Coffee Roasters supports front-line workers in virus fight.. Colin Kaepernick launches relief fund for Black and brown communities..

[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 --
    • Important election date changes for Union County. Read more here.
    • Testing Center gets big thank you from first responders. 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.

  • 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.
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Posted by Dan at 2:26 AM