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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Monday total in Plainfield is 251; Mayor issues new executive order regarding masks.. PMUA operating on modified schedule.. Feds commandeer Somerset County's 35K masks.. NJ projects peak of 86K to 509K cases..


[PLAINFIELD TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
  • Budget Shortfall: City of Plainfield projected budget shortfall and suggestions. Read more here. -- Letter to the editor by Mary Burgwinkle.
  • Coronavirus --
    • Monday total in Plainfield is 251; Mayor issues new executive order. Read more here.
    • Plainfield coronavirus cases at 221 on Sunday. Read more here.
  • PMUA: PMUA operating on modified schedule. Read more here.
  • Union County: Town-by-town breakdown of coronavirus hard to come by. Read more here.
  • Week in Review: Plainfield week in review: Coronavirus and more. 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.

  • Hydroxychloroquine --
    • Trump shuts Fauci down over disputed drug. Read more here.
    • Split in White House over unconventional drug spills into the open. Read more here.
    • Trump's 'Hail Mary' drug push rattles his health team. Read more here.
  • Masks: Feds commandeer Somerset County's 35K masks. Read more here.
  • Gov. Murphy: Curve flattening but this is not over by a long shot. Read more here.
  • New Jersey: NJ projects peak of 86K to 509K cases. Read more here.
  • NJ Transit: Social distancing on NJT hard with sick workers, reduced schedules. Read more here.
  • Stats: How many coronavirus cases are in your town? It can be hard to tell. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
  • 2020 Prez Race --
  • Campaigns: Congressional campaigns brace for fundraising disaster. 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: A sleepy fox and a spring peeper. (4/04/2020)
  • [DAN at Laona Boy] Dan recalls boyhood Halloweens of the 1950s. (10/30/18)
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