PLAINFIELD, NJ - TAPinto what's going on in and around town this week.  Read on to learn more about upcoming Plainfield meetings and events.

MONDAY

The Plainfield Public Library and the Plainfield Public School district will be closed.
The Plainfield Area Club of Frontiers International invites the public to its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast ...

County also announces drop off sites for diapers and feminine hygiene products; residents encouraged to make financial contributions to Community Food Bank of NJ

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced on Friday an online assistance guide for Federal employees who are experiencing hardship due to the prolonged government shutdown.

The guide can be accessed at ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Plainfield's Planning Board held its first meeting of 2019, and reinstalled Ron Scott Bey as Board Chairman.  Horace Baldwin will serve as Vice Chair.

There was only one application on Thursday's agenda, and the applicant, Anthony Flagg II, did not appear.  Flagg is seeking an amended subdivision approval at 301-303 Hillcrest Ave.  In December the board ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - TAPinto what's going on in and around town this week.  Read on to learn more about upcoming Plainfield meetings and events.

MONDAY

The Plainfield Public Library and the Plainfield Public School district will be closed.
The Plainfield Area Club of Frontiers International invites the public to its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Historical Society of Plainfield's Drake House Museum will be closed on Sunday, Jan. 20. due to inclement weather.

It was at the Drake House that George Washington consulted with his officers during and after the Battle of Short Hills that was fought across the entire Plainfield area.  Be sure to make plans to visit at a later date.

The Drake House Museum is ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - A doctoral student in ecology and evolution is turning microorganisms into art, and her hobby into a powerful tool for genomics studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

Julia Van Etten’s Couch Microscopy Instagram page has attracted close to 18,000 followers in a year and a half, thanks to her breathtakingly detailed videos and photos of diatoms, algae, ...

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Police Chief William G. Parenti announced on Monday that a team of assessors from the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission “NJLEAC” will arrive in the Borough of North Plainfield on Sunday, Jan. 20. 

The assessors will re-examine all components of the Police Department’s policies, procedures, management, operations, and support ...

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Authorities are investigating a three-vehicle crash on Route 22 on Saturday morning and are requesting the public’s help.

Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to the area of Route 22 East and West End Avenue, North Plainfield, New Jersey to assist the North Plainfield Police Department in investigating a ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield Police are asking for the public’s help in capturing two male suspects in the burglary of Krauszers located at 488 Oak Tree Road. According to the police, at approximately 11:00pm on January 8, 2019 two male suspects forced entry into the Bollywood Dance Studio and then cut through the wall to enter Krauszers. The operation took over three ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Plainfield Public Schools Special Education Parent Advisory Group (PPS-SEPAG) will hold an open house for parents, providing an opportunity to network and learn more about how to become an advocate for their children.

Michelle Parello, Parent Advocate, is coordinating the event. 

"We would love for our special needs families whose children are attending school ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - TAPinto what's going on in and around town this week.  Read on to learn more about upcoming Plainfield meetings and events.

MONDAY

The Plainfield Public Library and the Plainfield Public School district will be closed.
The Plainfield Area Club of Frontiers International invites the public to its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies' Robotics Team, The Deceptibots, attended the First Tech Challenge Qualifier at the Liberty Science Center on Saturday, Jan. 12.  As the only robot to use a servo motor to optimize precision, the team's robot was able to perform consistently well during the qualifying matches -- ranking #1 out of 24 ...

Clarissa Leigh Lyons, age 28, passed away on Saturday morning Jan. 19, 2019 at her home in Ocean, NJ. 

Clarissa was born in Annapolis, MD, and lived in Bowie, MD. She later moved to Scotch Plains, where she graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Sciences in ...

SPRINGFIELD, MA - The Plainfield Youth Empowerment for Success (Y.E.S.) basketball league took three travel teams this weekend to Springfield, MA to compete in the 10th annual Eastbay Presents Jr. HoopHall Championships, and two of the three teams won titles.

Micah Gordon, son of Plainfield Varsity Coach Mike Gordon, went 2 for 2 with titles after playing with his rightful age group for ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Plainfield Cardinals (6-6) fell to Union Catholic (9-2) at home on Thursday evening, 78-64.

Tyejuan Taylor scored a team-high 19 points, and Jamarques Lawrence added 13 more for Plainfield

Joshua Cordoba, who scored 8 points, had 14 rebounds; Taylor pulled down 7 rebounds.

The Cardinals will play at Franklin High School on Saturday at 1 ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Plainfield Cardinals easily defeated the Rahway Indians at home on Saturday. 

Natasha Dirati-Onyango had a game high 17 points, and 20 rebounds.  J’Daah Wyatt-Doyle contributed 15 points to the win.

Uloma Nwaka had 6 points for Rahway, and Anissa Crumpton added 4 more.

The Cardinals play at New Providence on Monday at 7 ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority commissioners assembled on Thursday for the first committee meeting of the new year.  One of the topics discussed was the recently implemented dual-stream system for collecting recyclable items, now in its second week.

The first collection of plastics and bottles occurred on Jan. 2, and according to Executive Director Eric ...

Qunicy, MA – Stop & Shop has announced a recall by Perdue Foods, LLC of approximately 68,244 pounds of ready to eat chicken nugget products.  The action comes after three people filed complaints of finding wood in the food according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The nuggets were produced on October 25, 2018: 22 oz plastic bag packages of frozen ...

County also announces drop off sites for diapers and feminine hygiene products; residents encouraged to make financial contributions to Community Food Bank of NJ

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced on Friday an online assistance guide for Federal employees who are experiencing hardship due to the prolonged government shutdown.

The guide can be accessed at ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Take a look at some upcoming events in Plainfield that will honor and remember the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Saturday, Jan. 19, Plainfield's Omicron Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity will hold its annual family-friendly event at Hubbard Middle School, 661 West 8th Street, from 1 to 3 p.m.  This year's theme is "Humanity Tied Up ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ---The Plainfields’ Chapter of UNICO today announced that it will be sponsoring a monthly series of Italian and Italian-American movies to be shown—free to the public—at the South Plainfield Library.

The first movie, "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" featuring Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren (1963) will be shown at the South Plainfield ...

TRENTON, NJ— If you have an outstanding arrest warrant for a municipal court case issued before 2003, your case may have been dismissed.

The New Jersey Supreme Court today dismissed over 780,000 minor municipal court warrants that have gone unresolved for 15 years or more. One of the cases dismissed dates back to 1976.

The order comes after a report by a three-judge panel recommended ...

Three people who stood trial and were convicted for their roles in the fatal shooting of a Plainfield man in his home a little more than five years ago have been sentenced to a combined total of 140 years in state prison, acting Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan announced Friday.

Alejandro Lopez, 30, Mayrenid Hidalgo-Bautista, 31, and Rodney Rosario, 33, were sentenced Friday morning ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Plainfield's Municipal Clerk, Abubakar “AJ” Jalloh, provided information from Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi on Wednesday that nominating petitions must include a candidate's email address.

Senate Bill No. 1974, adopted in July of 2018, requires that nominating petitions must now contain a functioning email address for each candidate. Jalloh said ...

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi is pleased to announce the launch of the first annual Union County Clerk “I Voted” Sticker Design Art Contest for students in grades 5-12. All Union County students in public, private and home schools are invited to participate.

“The tremendous outpouring of interest in the 2018 midterm election cycle demonstrates that today’s voters ...

Brighten your indoor décor with plants that bloom. Whether growing traditional favorites, flowering tropical plants, or annuals moved inside for winter; their colorful flowers are sure to elicit smiles and months of enjoyment. Just provide the right growing conditions and sufficient light and you will be enjoying months of indoor color.

You may have enjoyed an initial burst of color ...

Lift your spirits and improve your indoor environment by taking part in the indoor gardening movement. An apartment or home filled with tropical, succulent and flowering plants can provide beauty, extend your garden season, improve air quality and create a peaceful environment to de-stress.

Though some may find indoor gardening a bit intimidating, don’t let past failures or the thought ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Plainfield Public Schools Special Education Parent Advisory Group (PPS-SEPAG) will hold an open house for parents, providing an opportunity to network and learn more about how to become an advocate for their children.

Michelle Parello, Parent Advocate, is coordinating the event. 

"We would love for our special needs families whose children are attending school ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - On Saturday members of the Plainfield Rescue Squad visited Masonic Stone Square Lodge #38, established in 1887 to dispense charity, promote family values and endeavor to significantly aid in the uplifting of humanity, to teach local youth and lodge elders Hands-Only CPR. 

Timothy Lowe, Sr., Sue Kessen, and Thalia Mercado of the Plainfield Rescue Squad, along with ...

Hackensack Meridian Health Waives Co-Pays and Deductibles for Emergency Care for Furloughed Federal Employees and Families

EDISON, NJ ― In a meaningful stance to ease financial worry for thousands of area residents, Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest health network, announced today that it will waive co-pays and deductibles for emergency visits at all network hospitals and ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ – Sunday night, January 20 at approximately 11:41 p.m. a total eclipse of the moon will be visible, weather permitting.  Because the moon will nearly be in perigee, or the closest to the earth in its orbit, it will be a “supermoon.”

According to Spaceweather.com, in perigee the moon appears nearly eight percent wider than the average full moon.  ...

TRENTON, NJ - Legislation signed last summer prohibiting smoking at public beaches and parks in New Jersey goes into effect today. The bill, S-2534, updates the “New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act of 2006.”

According to the American Lung Association, more than 480,000 people die from tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, making it the leading cause of preventable death ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority commissioners assembled on Thursday for the first committee meeting of the new year.  One of the topics discussed was the recently implemented dual-stream system for collecting recyclable items, now in its second week.

The first collection of plastics and bottles occurred on Jan. 2, and according to Executive Director Eric ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Take a look at some upcoming events in Plainfield that will honor and remember the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Saturday, Jan. 19, Plainfield's Omicron Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity will hold its annual family-friendly event at Hubbard Middle School, 661 West 8th Street, from 1 to 3 p.m.  This year's theme is "Humanity Tied Up ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Greater Central Jersey Clergy Association invites the public to attend a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event.

The annual worship service will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20 at Rose of Sharon Community Church, and will begin at 4:30 p.m.  The host Pastor is Bishop Laverne M. Ball.

The guest speaker will be Pastor Reginald McCray of Plainfield's Mt. Zion AME ...