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Saturday, April 11, 2020

Saturday: 37-year-old latest victim.. Hub Stine, all school fields closed.. Masks now required for bus drivers, passengers.. First batch of stimulus checks has arrived for some IRS says.. NJ now expects 16K will be hospitalized during peak 'stressful weeks'.. Carl: Fox scopes out den site a second time..

[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
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.

  • $1,200 Checks --
  • Hospitals --
    • State: NJ likely to withstand surge of cases. Read more here.
    • Expecting surge, rural NJ hospital renovates to take on more patients. Read more here.
  • Impact: Coronavirus exacting greater toll on communities of color. Read more here.
  • Masks --
  • New Jersey --
    • NJ now expects 16K will be hospitalized during peak 'stressful weeks'. d.
    • Curve flattening, Murphy declares in daily briefing. Read more here.
    • NJ hospitalizations near peak. Read more here.
  • Parks: Murphy not budging on decision to close state, county parks. Read more here.
  • Postal Service: Coronavirus threatens one of government's steadiest services. Read more here. -- Business is off by one third.
  • Prisons: NJ readying to release some prisoners for 'medical home confinement'. Read more here.
  • Tenants: Murphy urges tenants to report landlords who are 'screwing them'. Read more here.

OF INTEREST
  • Edison: Edison OEM organizes show of appreciation for JFK staff. Read more here.
  • Elizabeth: 45 dead at three nursing homes. Read more here.
  • Fashion: Audrey Hepburn's little black dress. Read more here.
  • Hillside: Samuel McGhee, former mayor, succumbs to coronavirus. Read more here.
  • Long Hill: Zoom Bombed: Hackers disrupt township meeting. Read more here.
  • Newark: Baraka announce 'Be Still Mondays' to highlight shelter-in-place. Read more here. 
  • South Plainfield --
    • 24 South Plainfield residents test positive for COVID-19. Read more here.
    • Senior Center makes masks for seniors and community. Read more here.
  • Technology: An old programming language - COBOL --  is threatening global stability. Read more here.

STATE/NATIONAL

  • 2020 Prez Race --
    • Sanders: No one went for a knockout; Inside Bernie campaign's nosedive. Read more here.
  • Congress: Here's the final lineup of NJ candidates. Read more here.
  • Amazon: The Hate Store: Amazon's self-publishing arm. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD

  • Economy: Trump says he'll announce 'opening our country' council next week. Read more here.
  • Medications: Officials warned not to contest Trump on untried medications. Read more here. 
  • Voice of America: White House rips US-funded VOA. 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 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 scopes out den site a second time. (4/11/2020)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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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.
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Posted by Dan at 11:34 PM