Bernice missed Frontiers breakfast, may make Council depending on weather.. Olddoc gives some bio; notes Nixle.. Rutherford on the Council's property tax debate.. PSN: Plainfield falls to The Patrick School..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• Tonight's City Council meeting RESCHEDULED to next Monday.
• Plainfield Public Library CLOSING at Noon today.
• Tonight's Board of Ed business meeting has been CANCELLED.
• "Will Council violate conflict-of-interest tonight?"
  

De Leeuw Scholarships:  "Students should pick up applications for DeLeeuw scholarships now"
Boys Basketball:  "Plainfield falls to Hudson Catholic in Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge"
Girls Basketball --

• "Union County season stat leaders through Sunday"
• "Plainfield tops Linden"

Newark:  "Suspension of dissident school principals revs up opposition"
Trenton:  "Kathy McBride announces her run for mayor"
Union Catholic HS: "Two basketball players remain hospitalized as support pours in"
US Senate Seat:  "Bramnick bails on Senate bid"
Watchung:  "Firefighters practice ice rescue on frozen Watchung Lake"

Gov. Christie --

• "Christie: I don't know when the scandal ends"
• "Bramnick wants Legislature to refer investigation to US Attorney"
• "Samson embroiled in second set of funding allegations" -- from NJ Spotlight.
  
• "Christie's Hoboken storm funding boss addresses Hoboken allegations"
• "Port Authority favored politically connected developer in Hoboken"
  
• "US Attorney conducts interviews in Hoboken about Sandy aid"
  
• "Top Christie official calls Hoboken mayor's claims 'absurd'"
• "Hoboken mayor: Guadagno lives up to threat to deny aid story"
  
• "Carl Lewis says Christie bridge scandal puts his old allegation in new light"

Amazon:  "Amazon wants to ship your package before you buy it"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice missed the Frontiers breakfast but may make Council tonight, depending on the weather. Olddoc posts a little backgorund about himself, and a note of Nixle (which I have discussed before). At Plainfield Sports News, Plainfield falls to The Patrick School.. David Rutherford, at Plainfield View on the City Council property tax debate.. 

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Olddoc on MLK Day, weather and Council.. Bernice on renters and landlords.. Asm Green on bill to encourage development of vacant properties.. Rutherford: Glen Ford on MLK and the movement..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Friends of Library annual meeting Tuesday"

Weather:  "Winter storm watch for Tuesday, up to 8" expected"

Newark --

• "Newark honors Amiri Baraka as son seeks to carry on his legacy"
• "Five principals suspended indefinitely for opposing One Newark plan"

Bridgegate --

• "PA director Samson hires former Homeland Security secretary Chertoff"
• "Giuliani blasts Wisniewski on Bridgegate investigation"
• "Christie allies go on offensive as partisan lines harden"
• "Democrats wary of overplaying their hand on Christie"
• "For Christie and MSNBC, a messy divorce plays out in public view"

Sandy Aid --

• "Mayor says Christie linked real estate deal, Sandy funding" -- From NJSpotlight.
• "Hoboken mayor worried no one would believe Christie threats"
• "Hoboken mayor turns over journal documenting threats to US Attorney"
• "Threat to hold back aid was direct messge from Christie, mayor says"
•  "Christie's office refuts claims Hoboken has been shortchanged"

MLK Streets:  "Streets across US named for Dr. King struggle"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice on renters and landlords. Olddoc on MLK Day and the weather and Council meeting.  Assemblyman Green, at Jerry Green's Page, notes bill to encourage development of vacant properties moves forward. David Rutherford, at Plainfield View notes Glen Ford speaks on Dr. King and the movement..

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Bernice spots robins.. Olddoc gone fishin'.. Rutherford on renters.. Councilor Williams offers a haiku for Plainfield.. PSN on Brady and Manning.. Jackie's week in review..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Frontiers MLK breakfast features Ras Baraka"
  

MLK Breakfast:  "Frontiers' memorial breakfast to be held Monday"
Friends of the Library:  "Friends of the Plainfield Public Library annual meeting Tuesday"
Traffic Alert:  "Watchung's Johnson Drive to close for two months, police say"
Property Tax Rebate:  "The incredible shrinking property tax rebate"

Rahway:  "Redevelopment taking hold, officials say"
Trenton:  "All Saints Church choir invited to sing at Sistine Chapel"

Bridgegate --

• "Bridge scandal subpoenas hit Christie's inner circle"
• "Cuomo on Bridgegate: Everybody wants the facts"
• "GOP advice to Christie: Pick a new team"
• "Christie's GWB counsel fights to shield toll files"
• "Bridge scandal, Hokoken allegation dog Christie on Florida trip"

Sandy Aid --

• "Hoboken development at center of controversy was rejected by city"
• "Hoboken mayor says Sandy aid was tied to redevelopment project" -- Video.
• "Hoboken mayor alleges Christie's office withheld aid over development deal"
• "Hoboken mayor's allegations cast ex-DCA director in spotlight"
• "Lt. Gov. Guadagno now at center of Hoboken controversy"
• "Hoboken mayor stands by her statements" -- Was the conversation taped?

The Auditor:  "Democratic sniping; what Christie said to Weinberg; more"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice spots robins.  Olddoc is gone (ice?) fishing. Councilor Williams, at And My Point Is. offers a haiku for Plainfield. David Rutherford, at Plainfield View thanks Bernice for starting a conversation on renters. At Plainfield Sports News, Brady and Manning. At Jackie's TV Blog, The week in review, starring  squirrel's backside and Vincent.

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Olddoc: Tuesday's Council agenda.. Bernice ponders Mustafa on racial ternsions.. Mayor Mapp on tonight's MLK Potluck and Food Drive.. Rutherford: POP's weekend of marches..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "6th Annual MLK Potluck Dinner and Food Drive today"
• "Friends of Library annual meeting Tuesday"
  

Friends of the Library:  "Friends of the Plainfield Public Library annual meeting Tuesday"
Traffic Alert:  "Watchung's Johnson Drive to close for two months, police say"
Weather:  "The polar vortex likely to return to NJ next week -- for the long haul"

Manville:  "Homeowners eligible for flood buyouts, DEP says"
Middlesex County:  "7 sheriff's employees linked to cash-for-jobs scheme suspended" -- Courier | Ledger |
NY Waterways:  "Ferry service not being restarted out of JC's Newport terminal"
Pay-to-Play:  "Bergen freeholders reverse course, tighten restrictions"

Bridgegate --

• "Assembly panel releases full subpoena list, including governor's office"
• "Bergen County Freeholders: Port Authority execs should answer ouir questions"

Sen. Cory Booker:  "Booker raises $1.M in fourth quester for campaign"
NJ Revenues:  "State revenues fell far from target in December"
NJ Solvency:  "Study: NJ ranks last in financial solvency"
Roman Catholic Church:  "Pope Benedict XVI defrocked 400 priests in two-year period"
State Police:  "NAACP calls for 'cultural change' if racial discrimination claims are true"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice ponders Mustapha Muhammad's remarks on racial tensions. Olddoc on Tuesday's agenda. Mayor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, reminds all the MLK potluck and food drive is tonight..David Rutherford, at Plainfield View reminds all of POP's weekend of marches.

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Olddoc: Council hypocrisy on property tax liens.. Bernice: Planning Board gets new chair; Robinson-Briggs 'spokesman' is back.. Mayor Mapp reminds all of MLK Potluck.. Rutherford notes POP's weekend of marches.. Storch on Zoning and Planning Boards..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "6th Annual MLK Potluck Dinner and Food Drive Saturday"
  

School Days:  "Interactive map: Length of school days"
Target:  "AG urges consumers to take advantage of free Target credit monitoring"

Bridgewater:  "Fight over mosque gears back up, with four hearings set"
Hackensack:  "City to give cops $2M in settlement of official misconduct suit against former chiief"
Linden:  "City sues its own school board over unpaid trash collection fees"
Manville:  "State DEP offer to buy 150 homes under Blue Acres program"
New Brunswick:  "City children to participate in MLK march"
Public Records:  "Ewing agrees to pay activist who sued over public records"
Walk to Washington:  "Christie to deliver keynote at annual Chamber train to DC"

Bridgegate --

• "Scandal reaches top of agency as executive director gets subpoena"
• "Christie, Legislature on target for constitutional collision" -- From NJSpotlight.
• "Source: O'Dowd, Comella, Drewniak among those subpoenaed" -- PolNJ | Ledger |
• "Former PA officials ask agency to pay their legal bills"
• "Elizabeth mayor Bollwge says Christie targeted him for retribution years ago"

Emergency Care:  "Doctors group gives NJ poor grade on emergency medical care"
 
RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Planning Board reorganizes with new chair; plus Robinson-Briggs' 'spokesman' is back.  Olddoc uncovers Council hypocrisy on property taxes and PMUA bills. Mayor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, reminds all of the MLK Potluck and Food Drive.. Councilor Storch, at For Good Government, offers a report on Planning and Zoning Boards .At Plainfield Sports News, boys win over Livingston.  David Rutherford, at Plainfield View notes POP sponsors a weekend of marches..

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Olddoc: Is Christie culpable?.. Bernice: Zoning Board reorganizes, has vacant seats..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Zoning, Planning Board vacancies troubling"
  

Boys Basketball:  "Cardinals top Livingston"
Girls Basketball:  "Girls win over Newark Collegiate"
Cassett Murder:  "Man loses appeal in 2002 murder of uncle"
Rescue Squads:  "Bill to protect squads from suits hits dead-end with end of session"

Cranford:  "Comcast cable franchise renewal presentation heard at Township Committee meeting"
Hospitals:  "Plan to sell St.Mary's to for-profit gets mixed reviews at hearing"
Manville:  "Residents next in line for state buyouts"
Perth Amboy:  "Fire department receives nearly $500K in federal grants"
Somerset County:  "Frank Lloyd Wright house to be moved to Arkansas"
Summit:  "Dozens of volunteer events planned for MLK Day"
Union County:  "Freeholder Estrada named second vice chair of NJTPA"

Bridgegate --

• "Christie pictured with Wildstein during bridge closures" -- WSJ | PolNJ |
  
• "Dems announce members of special committee probing Christie administration"
• "Assembly hires Reid Schar, prosecutor of former Illinois governor Blagojevich"
• "Christie's front office retains counsel"
  
• "NJ attorney to represent Stepien"
• "Ex-Hunterdon prosecutor connects firing with Bridgegate"
• "In light of scandal, Dem Bergen County mayor reconsiders endorsement"
  

Board of PUblic Utilities:  "Wife of former president takes helm at agency" -- From NJSpotlight.
Sandy Aid:  "Housing advocates, others call for more transparency with Sandy aid"
Schools:  "Vouchers appear to vanish from Christie's agenda"
JC Penney:  "JCPenney to lay off 2,000, close two NJ stores"
 
RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Zoning Board reorganizes, needs appointments.  Olddoc asks if Christie is culpable. 

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Bernice: Perry sues PMUA; Cretella projects get moving; Vicious animal on the loose.. Olddoc on Monday's Council.. Rutherford: Council refuses to consider Sanchez for Planning Board; Stewart conflict of interest questions.. PSN: Ridge boys pull away from Cardinals in late run..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "PMUA freezes wages for 2014"
  
• "Deltas host forum on Obamacare [Update]"
  

Fatal Accident:  "Dunellen football star killed in Plainfield accident Monday night" -- Courier | Ledger | -- 9th and Central.
Plainfield Rescue Squad:  "Assembly bill grants civil immunity to rescue squads"
Union County College:  "UCC holds first-ever winter graduation"
Drinking Water:  "Drinking water could taste ,more of chlorine, water company warns"

Hospitals:  "Coalition makes case for state attaching strings to St. Mary's Hospital sale" -- From NJSpotlight.
Orange:  "Library reopens after 9 months, citing funding help from Christie"
Trenton:  "Council considers docking Mack's pay during corruption trial"

Bridgegate:  "Springsteen sings about scandal on Fallon show"
State of the State --

• "Amid scandal, State of State address focuses on education, pension reform" -- Ledger | NJSpot |
• "Excerpts" | "Video"
• "Moran: Christie faces foes before State of the State address"
• "Dems alarmed by pension statements"

NJ Hall of Fame:  "President Grover Cleveland, Whitney Houston inducted"
Port Authority:  "Assembly votes to block charging of shipping container fee"
RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes PMU being sued; Cretella projects advancing; Vicious animal at large. Olddoc on Monday's Council meeting. David Rutherford, at Plainfield View notes Council refuses to consider Sanchez for Planning Board; conflict of interest questions around Stewart nomination.. At Plainfield Sports News, Ridge boys pull away in a later run..

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Olddoc, Bernice reprint El-Amin's prepared remarks (I did not get a copy).. Rutherford posts El-Amin recorded statement.. PSN: Boys fall in rescheduled Roselle Catholic game..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Council stonewalls tax lien item"
• "El-Amin asks Council for fair treatment"
  

Traffic Alert:  "Mountainside water main break on Rt. 22 may affect today's commute"

Hospitals:  "Bill passed on hospital financial transparency" -- Ledger | NJSpotlight |
Jersey City:  "Christie's office accuses Fulop of 'partisan politics'"
Perth Amboyt:  "Developer of waterfront project sues city"
Scotch Plains:  "Reward offered in theft of woman's heirloom jewelry"
Trenton:  "Lien against Mack property paid off days after 'JoJo' meeting"

Bridgegate --

• "Assembly to convene special panel to probe closures"
• "Poll: Christie 'not being completely honest' about scandal"
• "Was Bridgegate related to $1 billion development project in Ft. Lee?"
• "Does Bridgegte figure Wildstein want to make a deal?"
• "Records show meetings canceled after Fulop failed to endorse Christie"
  
• "Dem lawmakers ask Bergen County prosecutor to investigate"
• "NJ Senate to set up own committee to investigate closures"
• "Emails and texts on private accounts prompt transparency concerns"
• "Livery drivers' lawsuit accuses Christie administration of 'reckless conduct'"
• "Mounting investigations undercut Christie's clout" -- From NJSpotlight.
• "Meet Chris Christie and the other major players"
  

Sandy Recovery --

• "New documents show Christie administration hiding details of ads"
• "HUD to investigate ad campaign"
  
• "New storm bews over shore toruism ad campaign" -- From NJSpotlight.
• "Shore mayors weigh in on Sandy recovery ad campaign"

Gov. Christie:  "Live coverage of State of the State address today" -- At 3 PM.
Jobs:  "Central Jersey nonprofit helps white-collar unemployed"
Schools:  "Christie proposes longer school day, shorter summer break"
State Police:  "Racial discrimination complaints to be investigated by attorney general"
 
RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes taxes a hot issue at Council; reprints El-Amin statement; plus link on SDA contracting.  Olddoc on Council meeting, plus El-Amin's statement. David Rutherford, at Plainfield View on El-Amin presentation (with voice recording). At Plainfield Sports News, PHS boys fall short in rescheduled game with Roselle Catholic.. 

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Bernice on appointments, link to PMUA's Tuesday agenda.. Olddoc on 113th Congress.. Mayor Mapp: MLK Potluck and Food Drive Saturday.. PSN: Boys win home opener.. Rutherford on Holt's Town Hall.. Jackie's week in review..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "City's official website disappears?"
  

Frontiers MLK Breakfast:  "Frontiers International will host the 38th Annual MLK Breakfast" --See page 3.
Rep. Rush Holt:  "Holt presides over Town Hall addressing Obamacare, Bridgegate and more"
Libraries:  "Vintage photos of NJ libraries"
Warranr Arrest:  "Plainfield resident arrested on outstanding warrant from Scotch Plains"
Gadflies:  "Gadflies walk fin eline between being pests and civic assets"
Horses:  "Horses with special jobs subject of children's book series" -- Perfect for Abbie & Katie (see here)?

Bridgegte --

• "GWB probe targets Christie's office"
• "Giuliani: Christie's career could be over if he's not telling truth"
• "Assembly could impeach Christie if more evidence comes out"
• "Justification for GWB 'study' flawed from the start"
• "New subpoenas could go out today"
• "NJ Spotlight: Why 'Bridgegate' matters"
  

2016 Presidential Race:  "Bookmakers drop odds of Christie getting GOP nod"
Drones:  "Three ways drones could be used in NJ"
Healthcare:  "National report offers road map for NJ policy makers"
Politics:  "A national policy funds state political monopolies"
Sandy Recovery:  "Report: Feds probe ads featuring Christie, family" -- Courier | Ledger |
 
RECENT POSTS: Bernice posts further on appointments, plus Tusday's PMUA agenda.  Olddoc on the 113th Congress. At Plainfield Sports News, PHS boys win their home opener over Union. Mayor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, announces the annual MLK Potluck Dinner and Food Drive. . David Rutherford, at Plainfield View on Congressman Holt's Saturday town hall. At Jackie's TV Blog, the week in review.

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