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TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- 2013 Murder: 3 get 140 years in
Plainfield basement murder. -- TAPinto | Courier
| Ledger
|
- Board of Ed: Plainfield BOE
president: It's a new day. Read
more here.
- Boys Basketball: Plainfield
holds off Westfield. Read
more here.
- Complete Count Commission:
Census task force has first meeting. Read
more here. -- Plainfielder
George Gore is a member.
- Drake House: Drake House
undergoes renovation. Read
more here.
- Girls Basketball: Plainfield routs Rahway, 51-13. Read more here.
- Inappropriate Touching:
Teacher charged with touching had been previously acquitted of
exposing himself. Read
more here.
- Shutdown: FAA moves to call
inspectors back to work. Read
more here. -- Picture in
story is of Plainfield resident Michael Jessie, an FAA
safety inspector, holding a placard at a EWR press
conference.
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Week in Review: Plainfield week in review: Council, BOE reorgs, PMUA changes. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Atlantic County: Women suing
prosecutor allege culture of cronyism, sexism. Read
more here.
- Development: Fight over
Edgewater waterfront property leads to charges of corruption. Read
more here. -- In NJ?
-
R. Kelly: R. Kelly's time is
finally up. Read
more here.
- Marijuana: Big Tobacco just
moved into the marijuana industry. Read
more here.
- Metuchen: Metuchen grad leads nonprofit to combat human trafficking. Read more here.
- Newark: Huge deal as
investors buy One, Two and Four Gateway Center. Read
more here.
- NJ History: NJ students are
supposed to know about these people. Take the quiz here.
- Princeton --
- No white supremacists, but hundreds protest racism. -- Ledger | Courier |
- White supremacist
group now says its rally was a hoax to gain publicity. Read
more here.
- Real Estate: Look inside $1.3M Maplewood mansion built by hand. Read more here.
- Vote By Mail Scheme: Hoboken
man charged in VBM bribery scheme. -- InsiderNJ
| NJGlobe
| Ledger
| -- Bribes were paid by check!
- Wrestling: Buena student in
dreadlocks case has match cancelled by school. Read
more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- NJ drug companies once gave Booker lots of money; now he's trying to force their prices down. Read more here.
- Why Chris Christie is a
cautionary tale for presidential candidates. Read
more here.
- Alvarez Rape Allegation --
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Driver Licenses: NJ GOP
lawmakers oppose licenses for undocumented immigrants. Read
more here.
- Medicare: White House to put
Medicare cuts on hold during shutdown. Read
more here.
- NJ Business: Time to stop
ignoring needs of NJ biz community. Read
more here. -- This OpEd
couldn't have been worse timed as report of abatement
ripoffs is released.
- NJ Dems: Lauren Albrecht
named Dem LGBT chair. Read
more here.
- Obamacare: NJ House Dems
plot multifront defense of ACA. -- NJSpot
| Ledger
|
- Voting: Decision in NJ voter intimidation case could bring voter suppression in 2020. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Border Wall: GoFundMe
refunds money of those who wanted to fund wall. Read
more here. -- Failed to
reach $1B goal.
- FBI Probe: Blockbuster FBI probe of Trump loyalty revealed. Read more here.
- Fighting Trump: How Congress
can learn from Watergate and turn Trump's supporters against
him. Read
more here.
- National Emergency: GOP
lawmaker short circuits when asked if a Dem president could
declare climate a 'national emergency'. Read
more here.
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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,
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TODAY]
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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OF INTEREST
- AT&T: Company will stop selling location data after bounty hunter report. Read more here.
- Bound Brook: Resident wrestled gun from man outside house and shot him. Read more here.
- Catholic Church: Former NY Times reporter slams Pa. grand jury report on clerical abuse. Read more here.
- Demographics: The 30 fastest growing towns in NJ. Read more here.
- Edison: Edison man's company processed payments in phone scam. Read more here.
- Marijuana: Woodbridge doctor has license suspended for prescribing for thousands. -- Ledger | Courier |
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Retail: Calvin Klein to shut down NY flagship store. Read more here.
- Shutdown: Federal workers rally in Edison for their jobs. Read more here.
- Tax Abatement: Jersey City council votes to take away a tax abatement. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Booker 2020: As he ponders run, Booker to return to key primary state. Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy: Analysis: Golden reviews Murphy's 2019 outlook. Read more here.
- Alvarez Rape Allegation --
- Cammarano: Alvarez seemed to be floating around Trenton in a protective bubble. Read more here.
- Chief ethics officer: State had no jurisdiction to investigate. -- PoliticoNJ | NJGlobe |
- Dem State Committee Chair --
- EDA Flap: Codey demands Grewal investigate NJ incentive program. Read more here.
- GOP: Ocean County chair Gilmore indicted on federal tax charges. -- PoliticoNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger |
-
Preschool: These districts will get money to create or expand preschool. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Border: Mulshine reports from the Texas-Mexico border. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
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.
About Cookies: This blog is
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[PLAINFIELD
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PLAINFIELD
- Maxson School: Get to know Maxson's Project Lit Book Club. Read more here.
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Swimming: Scotch Plains-Fanwod sweeps meet with Plainfield. Read more here.
- UNICO: Plainfields UNICO sponsors movies at South Plainfield Library. Read more here.
- Weather: Snow storm prediction for weekend updated. Read more here.
- Obituary: Malcolm Dunn. Read more here. -- Visitation Friday at PHS, funeral Saturday at Fountain.
OF INTEREST
- College Tuition: The 27 most and least expensive colleges in NJ. Read more here.
- Development: Mysterious survey about Sayreville development 'full of crap', mayor says. Read more here.
- Disabled: Report: NJ lags nation for disable residents in community settings. Read more here.
- Eminent Domain: Stockpiling property isn't good enough reason for taking, court rules. Read more here.
- Media: 'Green Book' writer's tweet on Trump 9/11 claim blasted; account deleted. Read more here.
- Newark: Council approves zoning change despite gentrification fears. Read more here.
- Princeton: White nationalists plan march this weekend. Mayor issues warning. Read more here.
- Rutgers: Scarlet Knights stun No. 16 Ohio State. -- Ledger | Courier |
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Wrestling: South Plainfield to compete in Virginia Duals with national ranked teams. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 501(c)(4)s --
- Sweeney endorses disclosure requirements for independent advocacy organizations.-- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | NJSpot |
- Murphy solicited funds for New Direction NJ. -- NJGlobe | Ledger |
- Gov. Murphy --
- Sen. Menendez: Trump invited Menendez to the White House. He said no way. Read more here.
- Congress --
- NJ Supremes: Top court sacks Super Bowl ticket sale lawsuit. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Legal Team: Beefed up legal team preps defense against Congress, Mueller. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
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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[PLAINFIELD
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PLAINFIELD
- Boys Basketball: Plainfield falls to Union. Read more here.
- Donuts: Plainfield Donut Shop among NJ's top 25. Read more here. -- Jelly donuts are cited.
- Facebook Blocking: Federal judge's ruling boosts Plainfielder's suit against Hamilton mayor. Read more here. -- Suit by PRAAR founder Lilas Borsa, whose comments were removed by Yaede.
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NJ Income Tax: Early filers won't get refunds until March. Read more here.
- Plainfield Symphony: PSO's annual free family concert is January 26. Read more here.
- PMUA: Paper and cardboard pickup citywide January 9. Read more here.
- Smoking: NJ's tough new outdoor smoking ban is just days away. Read more here.
- Union County: Employees and Confidential employees: Names and salaries. Read more here.
- Weather: Snowstorm threatens NJ this weekend. Read more here.
- Obituary: Malcolm Dunn. Read more here. -- Visitation Friday at PHS, funeral Saturday at Fountain.
OF INTEREST
- Christmas Tree Recycling: Hungry goats eat Christmas trees. Read more here.
- Kenilworth: Two Ton Brewery opens biergarten, speakeasy in Kenilworth. Read more here.
- Mortgage Fraud: Princeton mastermind of mortgage fraud scheme lands prison. Read more here.
- Newark: Fate of $10M 'community schools; in doubt. Read more here. -- 'Zero student achievement'.
- Overdose Deaths: NJ overdose deaths exceed 3,000 for the first time. Read more here.
- Ramapo College: Woman sues school over 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' group sex attack. Read more here.
- Retail: Sears, Kmart face threat of liquidation -- possibly within 30 days. Read more here.
- Shutdown: NJ craft brewery feeling effects of government shutdown. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Alvarez Rape Allegations --
- Sen. Booker: Rosario Dawson spotted at the movies with Booker. Read more here.
- Assemblyman Bramnick: MAGA supporter threatens primary challenge. Read more here.
- Congress: Universal background checks for guns will be Sherrill's first co-sponsorship. Read more here.
- NJ Supremes: Top court makes it easier for drug court grads to expunge records. Read more here.
- Property Taxes: NJ property taxes jumped $639M in 2018. Read more here.
- Redistricting: Quigley: Sweeney plot to control Legislature for a decade failed. Good! Read more here.
- School Security: NJ doubles funding for religious, private schools security. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
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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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operated by Google, which uses cookies to improve the
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their use.
[PLAINFIELD
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PLAINFIELD
- Board of Ed: Wyatt president again as BOE reorganizes. Read more here.
- City Council: Plainfield reorganizes. Read more here.
- City of Plainfield: Plainfield celebrates milestone birthdays. Read more here.
- De Leeuw Scholarships: Plainfield students can apply for Adele DeLeeuw scholarships. Read more here.
McGreevey --
- Union County: Freeholders introduce initiatives for 2019. Read more here.
- Obituary: Malcolm Dunn. Read more here. -- Visitation Friday at PHS, funeral Saturday at Fountain.
OF INTEREST
- 911 Fees: Small fee on your phone bill siphoned off by state. Read more here.
- Belleville: Town settles with former court administrator for $235K over hostile workplace suit. Read more here.
- Drivers Licenses: Dems support licenses for undocumenteds, yet some feel drive is stalled. Read more here.
- LGBT Wedding Expos: Couples find friendly businesses at this expo. Read more here.
- Luring: Man tries to lure 11-year-old girl into SUV. Read more here.
- Marijuana: NJ gets ready for legal weed; No stoner ads. Read more here.
- Morris Twp.: Dems take mayor's office, council majority. -- DailyRecord | InsiderNJ | -- Red Morris County is turning purple.
- Opioids: Worrying rise in poisonings related to OTC diarrhea medication. Read more here. -- Used to stave off withdrawal symptoms.
- Pets: NJ pets in need, Jan. 7. Read more here.
- Racial Slur: Meteorologist fired after using racial slur in broadcast. Read more here.
- Scam: Social Security scam alert issued for fraudster spoofing 800 number. Read more here.
- Sexual Contact: NJ ice skating coach accused of sexual contact with child. Read more here.
- Theater: The Brownsville Project: Race, class, gender and family pride. Read more here.
- Obituary: Herb Kelleher, NJ-born colorful co-founder of Southwest Airlines. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Alvarez Rape Allegation: Brennan files suit against state, Murphy campaign, Alvarez. -- InsiderNJ | NJGlobe | Ledger |
- Congress --
- As climate changes rises to top of agenda, Pallone gets a front seat. Read more here.
- Pallone: Watson Coleman may get a new committee assignment. Read more here.
- Economic Development Authority: Kopicki resigns over retaliation. -- Ledger | NJGlobe |
- Gateway Tunnel: Tunnel is huge for NJ; Dems in Congress are making it a big issue. Read more here.
- Government Shutdown: Federal shutdown already hurting NJ. Read more here.
- New Direction NJ --
- NJ Dem Chair: Latest signs of division in the state Democratic party. Read more here.
- NJ Politics: The four fronts of NJ politics in 2019. Read more here.
- SCOTUS: Justice Ginsburg misses arguments for first time. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- 2020: Trump campaign moves to stave off mayhem at 2020 convention. Read more here.
- Investigations: House Dems prepare fusillade of Trump investigations. Read more here.
- Shutdown: House GOP leaders fear support is eroding for shutdown fight. Read more here.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
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.
About Cookies: This blog is
operated by Google, which uses cookies to improve the
user's experience. By continuing to read this blog you agree to
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