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Sunday, April 5, 2020

Murphy: I would be stunned if NJ holds its primary on June 2.. Both April BOE meetings will be by Zoom.. NJ likely one week behind NY on coronavirus surge.. Union County clerk will Livestream drawing for ballot positions on April 9.. Olddoc, at 99+% risk, calls for unlimited testing, complete lockdown..

[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • Board of Ed: Both April meetings will be by Zoom. Read more here.
  • Business Help: TAPinto offers marketing help during coronavirus crisis. Read more here.
  • Flags: Murphy signs order for all flags to flay at half-staff indefinitely. Read more here.
  • Food Bank: Westfield students gather supplies for Plainfield food bank, Salvation Army. Read more here.
  • Palm Sunday: Live streaming options for Palm Sunday. Read more here.
  • Passover: Virtual options being offered by NJ temples. Read more here.
  • Real Estate: Gebroe facilitates $8M sale of Executive Arms apartments. Read more here.
  • Rotary: NJ Rotary district donates 10 ventilators to area hospitals. Read more here.
  • Scams: IRS warns about coronavirus-related scams. Read more here.
  • Spring Holidays: Spring holidays to time to ignore social distance orders. Read more here.
  • Surge: NJ likely one week behind NY on coronavirus surge. Read more here.
  • Unemployment: Benefits coming soon, NJ labor head says. Read more here.
  • Union County: County clerk will Livestream drawing for ballot positions on April 9. 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.

  • Communication: Cities use TikTok to squash Gen Z misconceptions. Read more here.
  • Hospitals: For years, NJ closed hospitals. Now it needs them. Read more here. -- The ghost of Muhlenberg hangs over this whole story.PPE: NJ
  • Hospitalizations: Is NJ 'flattening the curve' for coronavirus admissions? Read more here.
  • New Jersey: Deaths spike to 846, surpassing 9/11 total. Read more here.
  • PPE: NJ will get 70K masks after bust of Brooklyn 'hoarding situation'. Read more here.
  • Resource Guide: GovTech's updated resource guide. Read more here. -- Tons of local policies.
  • Surge: NJ likely one week behind NY on coronavirus surge. Read more here.
  • Testing: Inside the testing failure: Alarm and dismay among scientists. Read more here.Toilet Paper: What everyone's getting wrong about the TP shortage. Read more here.

OF INTEREST

  • Census: Libraries adapt to census needs amid COVID-19 disruptions. Read more here.
  • Edison: Man arrested for assaulting 3 cops, threatening to transmit coronavirus. Read more here.
  • North Plainfield --
    • Borough woman's harrowing struggle over hospitalized sister. Read more here.
    • Update from the North Plainfield Superintendent of Schools. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
  • June Primary: Murphy: I would be stunned if NJ holds its primary on June 2. Read more here. 
  • Transit: NJ transit agencies hit by declining ridership get $1.6B in aid. 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 Social Distance Crafts: Upcycled Canvas Bags You Can Make at Home!. (4/01/2020)
  • [SEAN McKENNA]  Sean thanks the voters. (06/12/19)
  • [JACKIE]  Survivor 40: Winners at War April 1 blog party. (4/01/2020)
  • [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 on morning hunt. (3/15/2020)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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Posted by Dan at 2:28 AM