PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield's Planning Board will meet virtually Thursday for a hearing that could grant preliminary and final site plan approval, as well as bulk variances, at Adonai Property, LLC's 405-407 Watchung Avenue site to construct a four-story addition on an existing one-story building; it would become a mixed-use structure. The public can tune in and comment at the 7 ...

Some lawmakers and state-funded organizations worry what will happen when that money is gone.

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For six months the coronavirus pandemic has loomed large over New Jersey, taking an enormous ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — You missed them at Plainfield's 4th of July parade, but you can catch the Crazy Faith Riders on Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at duCret School of Art. And while you're there, be sure to register to vote and fill out the 2020 Census.

Time is running out to fill out the census. Results are used to inform how billions of federal dollars are distributed to communities ...

NEW JERSEY — Referring to the coronavirus as a marathon, rather than a sprint, New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli wants residents to be wary of “pandemic fatigue.”

As New Jersey passes 200,000 coronavirus cases Monday, she said the COVID-19 has forced many families to confront financial hardship, grief due to loss, uncertainty, isolation and ...

Health commissioner, others concerned about Lakewood

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“It scares me.” Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles says, he feels scared because Ocean and Monmouth counties logged more than 730 ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Governor Phil Murphy announced on Monday that he will be holding a live virtual conversation with one of the nation's leading experts on COVID-19 (coronavirus) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases. 

There have been more than 200,000 cases of coronavirus reported in New Jersey. More than 14,000 New Jerseyan ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Alerts regarding multiple shots in Plainfield were recorded by both Breaking News Network (BNN) and on Ring.com.  According to BNN, there was a multiple shooting on the 500 block of West 3rd Street. TAPinto Plainfield confirmed police activity at the scene.

An update has been provided by the Plainfield Police Department:

Aggravated Assault:

On Saturday, ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- A teenage boy, an incoming freshman at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, according to witnesses, was transported via helicopter from Fanwood for medical treatment after he was struck by a car at the intersection of Helen Street and LaGrande Ave. The incident occurred shortly before 10:30 Saturday morning.

According to residents of Helen Street who requested anonymity, ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced the arrest of Pernell O. White of Plainfield on Friday. White is charged with being responsible for a shooting that left two people seriously injured late last month.

White, 33, is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and three related ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ —B Street Band, the ever popular Bruce Springsteen tribute band, played a free “drive-in concert” at the Union County VoTech campus on Raritan Road in Scotch Plains on Sunday, evening that had attendees honking in the dark.

Emcee Brian Remo encouraged the audience to honk their horns and flash their lights in appreciation of the performance since the ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield's duCret School of Art hosted an event Sunday afternoon that featured the League of Women Voters of Plainfield, Tri-Fold Ministries, and representatives from Census 2020. School supplies and books were available for students. The event was meant to educate participants on both the importance of filling out the census and how it can impact communities over the ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — You missed them at Plainfield's 4th of July parade, but you can catch the Crazy Faith Riders on Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at duCret School of Art. And while you're there, be sure to register to vote and fill out the 2020 Census.

Time is running out to fill out the census. Results are used to inform how billions of federal dollars are distributed to communities ...

Many teachers are retiring, asking for leave or not wanting to go to schools in person amid COVID-19 fears

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There’s been a shortage of substitute teachers for years, but the ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Virtual back-to-school nights to meet teachers and ask questions are planned for parents and guardians of students in the Plainfield Public Schools district this week. Elementary Schools will meet Tuesday, Middle Schools will meet Wednesday, and High Schools meet Thursday.

Elementary Schools: Tuesday, September 22

Evergreen Elementary is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A remembrance garden, new walkways and seating area to be added to Westfield High School’s courtyard will honor the school’s late principal Dr. Derrick Nelson.

Work on the renovations, which will include multiple gardens and gathering spaces, will begin next week, school officials said at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Nelson died in ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged with neglecting and stealing nearly $90,000 from an elderly Fanwood woman in his care over the course of nearly four years, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo announced Thursday.

Castor A. Toro, 52, is charged with second-degree theft, second-degree theft by deception, and third-degree abandonment or neglect of an ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- In a way, he's come full circle.

Scotch Plains native John Pak tees off in his first ever US Open golf tournament this week at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY. Seven amateurs earned entry into the 120th U.S. Open Championship, which begins Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The invitations are based on the World Amateur Golf Ranking® ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association), the governing body for high school sports in New Jersey, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the NFL. The organization will host a two-day, virtual diversity, bias, and cultural competence workshop for football game officials. The two-day session’s goal is to increase awareness ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD -- Baseball marked an important milestone on Sept. 1, when the game celebrated the Pittsburgh Pirates team fielded by manager Danny Murtaugh 49 years ago; it was the first ever team of all Black players to start a Major League game. The lineup included Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell and Dock Ellis, one of the game's more ...

Those that sold to supermarkets fared better than those that relied on restaurants and schools

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Third-generation farmer Eric Hensel says in March he took what he was growing in his ...

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Rockaway resident Alfred Cararo waited weeks for New Jersey’s Department of Labor to pay his unemployment claim.

“Just to not hear anything, just to not get any relief, ...

Those that sold to supermarkets fared better than those that relied on restaurants and schools

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Third-generation farmer Eric Hensel says in March he took what he was growing in his ...

NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said Republican lawmakers are displaying “rank hypocrisy” in looking to “ram a nominee” for the seat left vacant by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with less than seven weeks to go before Election Day 2020.

Three days after Ginsburg’s death, Murphy — a Democrat — called out U.S. Senate Republicans ...

NEWARK, NJ - Long before she became a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent nearly a decade in Newark as a professor at the School of Law–Newark, now Rutgers Law School.

Ginsburg, 87, who died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, worked at the law school from 1963 to 1972, a period when it was at the forefront of the social justice ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield's duCret School of Art hosted an event Sunday afternoon that featured the League of Women Voters of Plainfield, Tri-Fold Ministries, and representatives from Census 2020. School supplies and books were available for students. The event was meant to educate participants on both the importance of filling out the census and how it can impact communities over the ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — You missed them at Plainfield's 4th of July parade, but you can catch the Crazy Faith Riders on Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at duCret School of Art. And while you're there, be sure to register to vote and fill out the 2020 Census.

Time is running out to fill out the census. Results are used to inform how billions of federal dollars are distributed to communities ...

NEW JERSEY — Less than two months from Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said a new website will allow New Jersey residents to register to vote and track their mail-in ballot all while on the go or from the comfort of their home.

“This online form is safe and secure, and can be accessed anywhere — whether from a library computer or your smartphone,” Gov. Phil ...

Cooler temperatures and warm soil make fall a great time to add trees to your landscape. Make the most of this investment of money and time and give your tree its best chance at survival with proper planting and care.

Select a tree suited to the growing conditions, your landscape design and available space. Make sure it tolerates the sunlight, soil and temperature extremes. Check the tag for ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The prevailing haziness of the past few months is proving to be more than just mental today. That's because smoke from the massive wildfires impacting numerous locations along the West Coast of the United States has worked its way into the jetstream, creating a faint pall over East Coast skylines.

According to New York Metro Weather, "Visible satellite imagery shows ...

NEWARK, NJ — When Maria Lopez-Nunez, director of environmental justice and community development for Ironbound Community Corporation, rattles off all the industrial entities impacting the quality of life for residents in her community, she needs both hands to count. 

Among the culprits: a garbage incinerator, the largest sewage waste treatment plant in New Jersey, two power ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield's Planning Board will meet virtually Thursday for a hearing that could grant preliminary and final site plan approval, as well as bulk variances, at Adonai Property, LLC's 405-407 Watchung Avenue site to construct a four-story addition on an existing one-story building; it would become a mixed-use structure. The public can tune in and comment at the 7 ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Housing Authority of Plainfield (HAP) broke ground on a $19.3 million project Thursday to celebrate the new construction of Elmwood Square, an ambitious redevelopment plan that will bring 58 new apartments to the community. The ceremony took place in partnership with the City of Plainfield, the Premier Community Development Corporation (PCDC), the County of Union, the ...

Long-term slowdown in land development could be derailed by exodus to suburbs

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New data confirms that New Jersey has recently been using a lot less land for new development than it did 20 ...