KINGSTON, RI — The University of Rhode Island announced its Fall 2022 Dean's List, and it includes residents from Plainfield.

Lucia Furfaro-Rodriguez and Ben Rosen have fulfilled the requirements to be included on the Dean's List:

Full-time students who have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades which are GPA applicable during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 ...

ATLANTA, GA — Plainfield's Jasmine Simmons was named to the President's List for the Fall 2022 semester at Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university and national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.

To be eligible for the President's List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 4.0 for a minimum of ...

SCRANTON, PA - Plainfield siblings were among more than 1,600 students named to The University of Scranton's Dean's List for the 2022 fall semester.

The Dean's List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours during the semester to make the Dean's List. The list includes ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — An advisory was issued by the Plainfield Police Department to alert residents about a changing road pattern on East 5th Street between Roosevelt and Watchung avenues.

Effective February 13, East 5th Street will change from a one-way street to a two-way street.

PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Police Department advises residents on the following road closures around town for Friday, Feb. 3. It is suggested residents plan alternate routes, and expect delays in these areas.

Hillcrest Ave. from East 3rd St. to George St. 7 AM — 3 PM
Leland Ave. from East Front St. to North Plainfield border 7 AM — 4 PM
Carlisle Terr. from ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Police Department advises residents on the following road closures around town for Thursday, Feb. 2. It is suggested residents plan alternate routes, and expect delays in these areas.

George St. from Hillcrest Ave. to Harvey Pl. 7 AM — 3 PM
10 block Leland Ave. to North Plainfield border 7 AM — 3 PM
Carlisle Terr. at East 2nd St. 7 ...

MARLTON, NJ — Governor Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Oliver announced Wednesday the award of more than $38 million in funding to nonprofits and local governments across New Jersey through the Lead Remediation and Abatement Grant Program. Plainfield, one of 20 agencies to receive the funds, has been awarded $1.6 million; the council voted at its Jan. 23 meeting to accept the grant to ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Members of the Historic Preservation Commission held their reorganization at the Plainfield Performing Arts Center Tuesday where they voted for Lawrence Quirk to act as chairman of the HPC in 2023, while William Michelson will assume the vice chair position.

The board also finalized its 2023 calendar; members will convene at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment held their reorganization at the Plainfield Performing Arts Center Wednesday where members voted to reinstall Alejandro Ruiz as chairman. Nancy Jordan was selected to act as vice chair, replacing Robert Graham, who is now a councilperson representing the First Ward.

The board also finalized its 2023 calendar; members will convene ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell has received an additional one-year extension on top of the one he signed a year ago.

This will keep Pikiell at Rutgers through the 2030-31 season, when he will be paid $4.25 million. Thursday’s announcement brings the total contract extension terms he agreed to last year to $30.8 million over the next ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield QTN News Student Writer Tania Alvarado provides her view of Senior Night on January 30, which highlighted the Cardinal senior athletes who have competed in swimming, basketball and cheerleading.

Alvarado also summed up the competition between the Cardinals and Piscataway, the basketball game that included a packed gym filled with passionate fans.

Here's ...

ELIZABETH, NJ — Elizabeth notched a home game win against Plainfield Wednesday, with the Cardinals falling to the Minutemen 60-36.

The first quarter saw the teams running neck and neck, but the Cardinals headed into halftime behind by 20 points, and they couldn't recover in the second half.

Kanye Brown scored 16 points for the Cardinals, adding 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.

SHELTON, CT — Edgewell Personal Care Company announced Jan. 27 it has expanded its voluntary nationwide recall of three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 to the consumer level outlined in the table below. One additional batch has been added to the original recall announced on July 29, 2022.

A review found some samples of the product contained trace levels of ...

NATIONAL — Each year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease. The number one cause of deaths for most groups, heart disease affects all ages, genders, and ethnicities. Risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and excessive alcohol use.

In 2004, the American Heart Association launched Go Red for Women with the goal of raising awareness and ...

TRENTON — New Jersey residents shopping for 2023 health coverage through Get Covered New Jersey can now start purchasing plans announced Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride. Open enrollment ends January 31, 2023.

Open Enrollment is on the state’s Official Health Insurance Marketplace, Get Covered New ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — The duCret Center of Art is excited to announce Summer 2023 camp for Kids and Teens this July. The camp will offer a wide range of art classes and activities for children and teens ages 8-16 to explore their creativity and develop their artistic skills.

The camp will be led by experienced instructors who will guide the campers through various projects, from drawing and ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD / PLAINFIELD, NJ — Since 2013, Play Theater has provided classes, workshops, performance opportunities, and theatrical productions, primarily for kids from Scotch Plains and Fanwood.

In its 10th Anniversary season, Play Theater presents its winter musical, Damn Yankees, on Friday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 28th at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in its new home at the ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Symphony Orchestra, in the midst of its 103rd season, presents its annual free family concert, "All That Jazz," on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. It will feature a first-time collaboration with young musicians from the Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (PAAAS) and their director, Gregory O. Williams. Maestro Charles Prince will lead ...

GARWOOD, NJ — Magic, dance, food and drink where the highlights of a Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by the Westfield Area Chinese American Association Saturday night.

The event at the Westwood in Garwood celebrating the Year of the Rabbit marked the first time since the pandemic community members gathered in person for the annual Lunar New Year celebration.

The festival bridged ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Thursday's Queen City Pop-Up Shop featured small business owners who are participating in the Plainfield-based accelerator program at 'from HERE.' It's the first of three such events to shine a spotlight on entrepreneurs who focus on safety, literacy, coding, content creation and branding, and so much more. The pop-up shops are sponsored by The Plainfield ...

NEW JERSEY — In addition to figuring out when to retire, a good question to ask is where. Finding the best states to retire can be difficult without doing lots of research. Even in the most affordable areas of the U.S., most retirees cannot rely on Social Security or pension checks alone to cover all of their living expenses.

Personal finance site WalletHub released a study ranking the ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield’s very own Jessica’s Café made Yelp's Top 100 Restaurants 2023, ranked 40 out of the top 100 dining spots across the country. This year's list is the 10th anniversary of rating the most popular restaurants according to Yelp users.

Jessica’s provides its guests with authentic wood-fired pizzas, and a rotating menu utilizing ...

Three cases of Back to nature Fudge Mint Cookies have been voluntarily recalled, announced B & G Foods. The recall was initiated after the company was notified that an ingredient supplied by a third party ingredient supplier was contaminated with peanut, an allergen not declared on the cookie box label.

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanut run the risk of serious or ...

Several batches of Drizzilicious branded mini rice cake bites, and drizzled popcorn products have been recalled due to undeclared peanut residue, announced Snack Innovations Inc of Piscataway.  The recall is voluntary and was initiated by one of the company's ingredient suppliers after they discovered undeclared peanut residue in one of the sub-ingredients used in the process of making ...

SkinnyDipped® is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of SkinnyDipped® Dark Chocolate Cocoa Almond 3.5oz and SkinnyDipped® Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cashew 3.5oz due to an undeclared peanut allergen in an ingredient from a raw material supplier. The products were sold at Target, Amazon, Whole Foods, Walmart, Thrive Market, Safeway and Albertsons.

People who have an allergy ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Students at Barlow Elementary School in Plainfield were surprised Tuesday as representatives from Operation Warm distributed free coats to first-, second- and third-graders at the school. The children were treated to high quality coats manufactured by the non-profit organization.

One by one, the children approached tables set up with colorful coats. Volunteer teachers, ...

TRENTON, NJ — It took more than a year to germinate, but a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Roy Freiman (Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Hunterdon) and Ray Mukherji (Hudson) has been signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy that will allow commercial farms to host special occasion events like weddings, lifetime milestone celebrations, and other social or cultural events on preserved farmland.

State ...

NUTLEY, NJ - The beginning of a new year finds many gardeners preparing for the growing season ahead. Clearing space to start seeds indoors, inventorying seeds and supplies, and ordering seeds, plants, and more are usually part of the process.

While organizing, you may uncover seeds from past seasons. Do not discard these just yet. When seeds are stored properly, many can last from one to five ...

Boost the flavor and nutritional value of winter meals by growing a container of greens indoors. Plant, tend and harvest greens for garden-fresh flavor now and throughout the year.

Green leafy vegetables are healthy sources of carbohydrates, typically rich in fiber and nutrients, while also being low in fat and calories. Many of these vegetables can help reduce the risk of stroke, anemia, high ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Essex Edwina, Essex County Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, saw her shadow and is predicting another six weeks of colder weather. Essex Edwina made her prediction during Turtle Back’s annual Groundhog Day Celebration.

With the County Executive at the announcement are Turtle Back Zoo Animal ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Mother Nature has delivered again, with the second Bald Eagle egg of 2023 spotted in the nest at Duke Farms mid-afternoon on Monday at 3:05 p.m.

The first egg was seen early Saturday morning, Jan. 21.

A pair of nesting American Bald Eagles returned to their nest atop an 80-foot Sycamore tree at Duke Farms earlier this year, poised to continue a ritual witnessed ...

WASHINGTON — The Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the city of North Wildwood, New Jersey, for reconstruction of three blocks of boardwalk space., announced U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

“We thank the U.S. Department of Commerce and our congressional delegation for their continued commitment to New ...

NEW JERSEY — A new law (S-646/A-823) signed by Governor Murphy on February 2, will now require the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to check the E-ZPass database before sending a violation notice in the mail. 

Under the new law, motorists traveling on the NJ Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway and the Atlantic City Expressway won't be ...

TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would require telemarketers to identify themselves and what they're trying to sell in the first 30 seconds of the call has advanced in Trenton.

“New Jerseyans should know who they’re talking to on the phone and what’s being sold to them by telemarketers,” Sen. Jon Bramnick (R - District 21), one of the primary sponsors of the ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (NJHVIPs) received a big boost on Friday, in the form of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds.

The programs launched three years ago using federal money with the mission of ending cycles of violence across the state by helping victims and their families.

“These innovative violence ...