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TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Deltas: Central Jersey Alumnae chapter hosted red-carpet viewing of 'Just Mercy'. Read more here.
- NYC Homeless: Pressure builds after Union County, Elizabeth sue NYC. Read more here.
- Payless Shoes: Payless emerges from bankruptcy, will reopen some stores. Read more here.
- Plainfield Symphony: PSO opens 2020 with free family concert. Read more here. -- Featuring 'Peter and the Wolf'.
- Quin Sleepy Hollow: Teacher finds vibrant new life in Plainfield. Read more here.
- Restaurant: Former Ninety Acres chef to open new restaurant, school in Plainfield. Read more here.
- Zoning Board: Plainfield Zoning Board reorganizes for 2020. Read more here.
- Weather: Snow forecast for the weekend. Read more here.
- Obituary: Ruth Frances Heck Carley, active with Kings Daughters, Monday Afternoon Club. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Divorce: Why lesbian couples are more likely to divorce than gay ones. Read more here.
- Paterson: Paterson cop faces 40 years in racially motivated beating. Read more here.
- Phishing Scam: Texas school district loses $2.3M in phishing scam. Read more here.
- Voter Purges: 17M Americans purged from rolls between 2016-2018. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- Gov. Murphy [State of State]: Moran: Comrade Murphy turns hard left, giving GOP an opening. Read more here.
- Sen. Booker: The Booker president to senate pivot. Read more here.
- Adoptions: Murphy signs bill simplifying adoptions for LGBTQ couples. Read more here.
- Civil Forfeitures: NJ will now track money and property seized from residents. Read more here.
- Equal Rights Amendment: Virginia becomes final state needed for ratification. Read more here.
- Financial Disclosures: Sweeney plans to update legislative disclosure rules. Read more here.
- Food Stamps: 14 states -- including NJ -- sue Trump over food stamp rule. Read more here.
- Homelessness: Legislature updates Code Blue law. Read more here.
- Mass Layoffs: NJ passes first law to guarantee severance pay after mass layoffs. Read more here.
- NJ Twitter: How NJ's Twitter feed found its 'big state energy'. Read more here.
- Tax Incentives --
- Incentives: Murphy task force hits Norcross world in new report on tax programs. Read more here.
- Phantom Taxes: Concept of 'phantom taxes' originated with Philip Norcross. Read more here.
- Trial: Parnas and Ukraine aid bombshells jolt impeachment trial. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Parnas: What the Parnas revelations mean for Trump. Read more here.
- Ukraine Aid: GAO: White House violated law in freezing aid. Read more here.
CLIPS
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[PLAINFIELD
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PLAINFIELD
- Barlow School: Barlow School unveils new cafetorium. Read more here.
- DeLeeuw Scholarships: Plainfield students can apply for 2020 DeLeeuw Scholarhips. Read more here.
- One-Seat Ride: NJ Transit to study Raritan Valley Line one-seat ride to NY Penn. Read more here.
- Plainfield History: Piwowar gets grant to research Plainfield Symphony founders. Read more here.
- Zoning Board: Zoning Board agenda includes reorg, new applications. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Bound Brook Fire --
- Bound Brook man charged with arson in 7-alarm Bound Brook fire. -- TAPinto | Courier |
- Fire nearly wiped out block of homes; investigation could take months. Read more here.
- Cyberattacks: Cyberattackers lurking longer inside computers, report finds. Read more here.
- Newark: Kiburi Tucker, friend of Baraka, restarts life after prison. Read more here.
- The Royals: How British papers treat Meghan Markle unfairly. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Debate: Winners, losers, biggest takeaways. Read more here.
- Booker --
- Booker drops out of presidential race. Read more here.
- In fundraiser email, Booker announces Senate reelection bid. Read more here.
- Stile: Dems wanted someone to slug it out with Trump; Booker not that guy. Read more here.
- Booker on PC culture: Is censoring others the best way? Read more here.
- Gov. Murphy --
- Murphy calls for a culture change during State of State address. Read more here.
- Reactions to Murphy's State of State Address. Read more here.
- Liberty State Park: LSP protection act dies after stalling in Assembly. Read more here.
- NJ Politics: DiVicenzo's Murphy endorsements dooms Sweeney guv hopes. Read more here.
SCOTUS --
- 'I don't see how this [Bridgegate] case works,' one justice says. Read more here.
- SCOTUS weighs Bridgegate, with Christie in front row. Read more here.
- Corruption case law in jeopardy as SCOTUS hears Bridgegate. Read more here.
- Vaccinations --
- Last ditch effort on vaccine bill collapses amid protests. Read more here.
- Sweeney punishes Lagana for failure to back vaccination bill. Read more here.
- Evidence: House Dems release new evidence from indicted Giuliani associate. Read more here.
- Ukraine: Ukraine ruling by GAO could shake up impeachment trial. Read more here.
- Witnesses: GOP faces reckoning on impeachment witnesses. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Campaign: Trump brings a new focus to stump speech: Iran. Read more here.
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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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[PLAINFIELD
TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Book Review: Plainfield's Diane Chamberlain returns with 'Big Lies in a Small Town'. Read more here.
- Boys Basketball --
- DeLeeuw Scholarships: Applications available for Rotary-administered scholarships. Read more here.
- Girls Basketball: Plainfield over Kent Place. Read more here.
- Going Out of Business: Capital Contracting & Design closing doors after 40 years. Read more here.
- JFK Hartwyck at Cedar Brook: Hartwyck offers warn and welcoming home. Read more here.
- Maxson School: Maxson students collect footwear for developing countries. Read more here.
- MLK Observance: Plainfield to hold MLK observances. Read more here.
- Plainfield Public Library: Library welcomes Union County Teen Arts exhibit. Read more here.
- Quin at Sleepy Hollow: Young teacher finds new lifestyle at rental community. Read more here. -- I still find the PR insulting; and now it's got a dog park?
- Raritan Valley Line: Raging Bound Brook fire suspends RVL westbound Sunday night. Read more here.
- Union County College: UCC holds winter commencement at UCPAC. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- 2020 Census: For next census, expect every dirty trick in the book from GOP. Read more here.
- Bound Brook: Massive fire rips through downtown Bound Brook Sunday night. -- Ledger | Courier |
- EWR: Passenger attempted to storm cockpit, attacked cops, flight attendant. Read more here.
- CNN: CNN to pay $76M to settle decade-old labor case. Read more here.
- Jeopardy!: Outrage after Jeopardy! host rules Bethlehem is not in Palestine. Read more here.
- Liberty State Park: Golf club for the 1% wants to seize migratory bird habitat. Read more here.
- Linden: Linden looks to lower city taxes in 2020. Read more here.
- Newark --
- Advocates blast superintendent's call to close four charter schools. Read more here.
- Airbnb rentals will be more difficult once city acts on new rules. Read more here.
- Sex Assault: Former South Plainfield teach accused of assault returns to court. Read more here.
- South Plainfield: South Plainfield eliminated from Virginia Duals with loss to Camden Catholic. Read more here.
- Summit: Ex-city official accused of stealing $74K from city. -- Ledger | Courier |
- Wawa: Wawa founders accused of cheating workers out of millions. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Polls: New poll frames power of the African-American vote. Read more here.
- Booker: Impeachment trial could be a 'big blow' to campaign. Read more here.
- Buttigieg: Why Buttigieg has made religion central to his campaign. Read more here.
- Sanders: Sanders jumps to small lead in trusted Iowa poll. Read more here.
- Warren: Bernie slams Warren as candidate of the elite. Read more here.
- Clinton Probe: DOJ winds down Clinton probe; Nothing of consequence found. Read more here.
NJ Dems: Currie reelected Dem State Chairman. Read more here.
- Public Records: Body cam video of fatal police shooting must be made public, court rules. Read more here.
- School Desegregation Suit: Judge orders districts told they can join suit. Read more here.
- State Police: Trooper fired for 'racially insensitive behavior' won't be ID'ed; advocates are suing. Read more here.
- Vaccine Bill: Holley whipping against changed vaccine bill. Read more here.
- Walk to Washington: Is banning hard liquor on 'The Walk' enough? Read more here.
- Booker: Murphy's senior counsel to join Booker's impeachment team. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Drone Strike: US unsuccessful in second drone strike. Read more here. -- Yemen strike blows up Trump rationale for Iraq drone strike.
- Iran Strike: WSJ: Trump told friends he was pushed by GOP Senators. 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
TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Barlow School: Barlow School's new cafetorium. Read more here.
- Board of Ed: Plainfield BOE swears in members, reorganizes. Read more here.
- Boys Basketball: Union Catholic edges Plainfield. Read more here.
- City Hall: Plainfield seeking bids for cupola, roof repairs. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Linden --
- Texas church shooter was given deal that wiped out gun felony. Read more here.
- Linden schools to being random searches of students. Read more here.
- Former Presbyterian minister accused of sexual exorcism rituals offers no defense. Read more here.
- Newark: Ex-Newark cop admits taking $100K in bribes from brothel owner. Read more here.
- Opioids: Opioid deaths go down in NJ, but struggle against epidemic continues. Read more here.
- Retail: America has turned its back on department stores. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Booker: Why a once-promising candidate never clicked. Read more here.
- Poll --
- Steyer: Surging Steyeer qualifies for debate. Read more here.
- Warren --
- Civil Forfeiture: NJ Supremes rule cops went too far in seizing cash. Read more here.
- Legislature --
- Bill to sweeten elected officials' pensions dies -- a second time. Read more here.
- Contentious independent contractors bill won't get vote in lame duck. Read more here.
- Lawmaker introduces bill to establish ranked-choice voting in NJ. Read more here.
- Vaccination bill vote set for Monday. Read more here.
- NJ Dems: Currie requiring state committee members to show picture ID. Read more here.
- Walk to Washington: Sweeney will no longer participate in Walk, or League parties. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Iran: A strategy that even has Trump's allies scratching their heads. 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
their use.
[PLAINFIELD
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PLAINFIELD
- City Council: Council welcomes new member, new leadership (video). Read more here.
- Girls Basketball: Plainfield crushes Dayton. Read more here.
- NYC Homeless: NYC will stop paying full year's rent to move homeless to NJ. Read more here.
- Penn Station: Gov. Cuomo announces major track expansion. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Bordens: Bordens files for bankruptcy. Read more here. -- No more Elsie the Cow?
- Boy Scouts: Former Scouts want to use new DC law to pursue sexual abusers. Read more here.
- Depression: NJ is the second least depressed state, after Hawaii. Read more here.
- Fanwood: With Watson Coleman watching, Murphy swears in Mahr. Read more here.
- Jersey City: Director of re-entry program charged with embezzling $45K. -- View | Ledger | -- The guy for whom McGreevey was forded out.
- Libraries: NJ libraries can now ask state for money voters approved 2 years ago. Read more here.
- Linden: Post Office investigates 3,800 undelivered BOE mailers. Read more here.
- Piscataway: Piscataway passes ordinance nearly eliminating vape sales. Read more here.
- Profile: Who is Jared Kushner? Read more here.
- Retail: Pier 1 will close 450 stores. Read more here.
- Rutgers: RU rallies past Penn State for huge win. Read more here.
- Westfield: Delaware man found with gun outside school faces 5 years. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Booker --
- Behind in fundraising, polls, Booker predicts 'Iowa surprise'. Read more here.
- Booker's Iowa supporters say it doesn't matter if he's in next debate. Read more here.
- Lt. Gov. Oliver: NJ won't dismiss ethics complaint in school named after Oliver. Read more here.
- Chamber Train Ride: NJ Chamber bans booze on annual train to DC. -- Ledger | NJGlobe |
- Driver Licenses: Lawmaker wants to stop licenses for the dead. Read more here.
- NJ Curriculum: Here's a glimpse of the coming LGBT curriculum. Read more here.
- Public Records: Top Dems squabble over open records exemptions. Read more here.
- Redistricting: Lawmakers mull changing how prisoners are counted. Read more here.
IMPEACHMENT
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
TODAY]
PLAINFIELD
- Animal Services: Pet microchips, rabies clinics offered this month. Read more here.
- Basketball Tournament: Inaugural Kayla Spooner Tournament a great success. Read more here.
- Boys Basketball: Westfield over Plainfield at Westfield. Read more here.
- City Council: Reorganization, temporary budget on Monday agenda. Read more here.
- I-78: Bridge projects to close parts of 78 all week. Read more here.
- Tolls: Tolls went up Sunday at Hudson and Staten Island crossings. Read more here.
- Union County --
- Obituary: Martha 'Ginger' Brown, longtime Plainfield social worker. Read more here.
OF INTEREST
- Cellphones: Prof asks students to turn in cells and write about living without them. Read more here.
- Malls: Malls fight back as online shopping changes retail. Read more here.
- NJ Transit Fatality: Victims in car struck by train identified. Read more here.
- Somerset County: Murphy swears in Marano in Dem-dominant Somerset. Read more here.
- Watchung: New council members sworn in; Dems now control council. Read more here.
STATE/NATIONAL
- 2020 Prez Race --
- Gov. Murphy: Murphy staffer hits Ledger on its counts of Murphy out-of-state days. Read more here.
- Iraq: Parliament calls for expulsion of US troops; coalition suspends ISIS operations. Read more here.
- Obamacare: Dem states ask SCOTUS to rule on Obamacare before election. Read more here.
TRUMP WORLD
- Ukraine Aid: Unredacted documents reveal Pentagon anxiety over legal concerns. 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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