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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Over 1,100 cases in Plainfield; NJ deaths highest ever.. PMUA: Changes at PERC station due to coronavirus.. First-Park Baptist Pastor Rufus McClendon succumbs to coronavirus.. 8 Plainfield agencies benefit from United Way food distributions.. More violations..

[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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Posted by Dan at 1:45 AM