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Groundbreaking for Hub Stine Field House in Plainfield Held Monday
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1st Annual "Mental Health is Wealth" Fair at Plainfield High School on May 25
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New Jersey Republicans Propose Bills to Immediately Reimburse Thousands of ...
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Plainfield Week in Review: Candidate Forum Held, Service Awards Presented, more
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Union County’s Rhythm & Blues by the Brook Outdoor Music Festival Returns to ...
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Plainfield League of Women Voters Hold Candidate Forum
By TAPINTO PLAINFIELD STAFF
May 23, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield school board members, along with Superintendent Dr. Diana Mitchell, city officials and students joined LAN Associates, the architect of record, to break ground for upgrades to the district's 6,850 square-foot field houses. The goal of the upgrades is to modernize the building facilities and create collegiate-level locker rooms, trainer's rooms and ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The 1st Annual "Mental Health is Wealth" fair will be held at Plainfield High School this week, featuring mental health resources, counseling consultations, heath and wellness products, as well as workshops, food, ZUMBA® and bounce houses. The event is free for all who attend.
“As a result of counseling sessions with PHS students, the School Based ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Dr. Patricia Camp, the superintendent of the Rahway Public Schools, has just been named the Union County Superintendent of the Year. The announcement was made on Tuesday evening at the Rahway Board of Education meeting.
Camp told TAPinto Rahway that she initially received the news at her regular roundtable meeting of Union County Superintendents on May 6.
"I was very ...
By TAPINTO PLAINFIELD STAFF
May 20, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Police advise residents about the following road closures for Friday, May 20. It is suggested residents plan alternate routes, and expect delays in these areas.
300 block of Bergen Street
300 block of Stebbins Place
1300 block of W 4th Street
1100 block of W 5th Street
10 block of Melrose Avenue
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department is seeking the public's assistance with locating Jessica Wright-Schober, 15,of East Brunswick, N.J and Allia Blackstone, 15, of East Brunswick, NJ
Jessica Wright-Schober is described as a black female, 15 years old, 5'5", 115lbs, long black braided hair, unknown clothing description.
Allia Blackstone is described as a ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — This week is recognized as National EMS Week, and this year's theme is Rising to the Challenge. EMS Week was authorized by President Gerald Ford in 1974 to recognize EMS practitioners and the important work they do in their communities. Plainfield Rescue Squad Chief Victoria Schaible is taking a moment to recognize the challenges her colleagues face and overcome each ...
Plainfield, NJ Local News
By JENNIFER POPPER
May 21, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — The League of Women Voters of Plainfield held a forum in advance of the June 7 Primary Election to educate the residents of Plainfield on the candidates who are running, and the issues for which they stand in relation to the community. Robert Graham and Regina Lynn Lowery seek the First Ward seat, while incumbent Joylette Mills-Ransome and Richard Wyatt are competing for ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey families are facing difficulties in obtaining baby formula due to an ongoing national shortage. One Plainfield store has it in stock (as of publication), but you will have to ask for it as it's in a cordoned off area. An employee at Fine Fare located at 1405 South Avenue told TAPinto Plainfield that people have traveled from up to two hours away to make a ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy visited the Hackensack Fire Department Monday morning to announce the new American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant Program. The grant will help local and regional fire departments provide first responders with proper protective, cleaning and sanitation equipment, according to a news release from the Governor's office.
“Confronted by new ...
By RON CZAJKOWSKI
May 17, 2022SOMERVILLE, NJ – When hometown hero Furman Kugler crossed the finish line in 1940 ahead of Johnny Webber of Milwaukee to win the first Tour of Somerville bicycle race before a crowd of 20,000, Mayor Freas Hess told a reporter, “Maybe we should do this again next year.”
They did, and with the exception of World War II and a two-year pandemic hiatus, America’s oldest ...
By JENNIFER POPPER
May 23, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield is reporting one COVID-related death on May 20, according to a notice from the administration. There have been 20 fatalities reported this year, bringing the total to 219 since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Local testing sites include Walgreens at the corner of South and Leland avenues; Front Street Pharmacy, 204 East Front Street; Rapp’s ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The 1st Annual "Mental Health is Wealth" fair will be held at Plainfield High School this week, featuring mental health resources, counseling consultations, heath and wellness products, as well as workshops, food, ZUMBA® and bounce houses. The event is free for all who attend.
“As a result of counseling sessions with PHS students, the School Based ...
SKITTLES® Gummies, STARBURST® Gummies, and LIFE SAVERS® Gummies are being recalled due to the potential presence of a very thin metal strand embedded in the gummies or loose in the bag, announced Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC.
The recall was initiated after the company received reports from consumers.
Products were manufactured by a third party and distributed in the ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Rhythm & Blues by the Brook, a full afternoon of free music and activities at Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield, returns on Saturday, June 4 from noon to 6:00 p.m. to kick off summer.
“We are delighted to bring Rhythm & Blues by the Brook back to Union County this year,” said Union County Commissioner Chair Rebecca Williams. “Cedar Brook Park is ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Richard Alston is the Minister of Music at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Plainfield. He said in this position, "I'm using the music to bring people closer to God and to Christ." He doesn't call it entertainment, but uses the music to spiritually uplift. "The music must always be joined with what's happening in the service." Alston and ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Rhythm & Blues by the Brook, a full afternoon of free music and activities at Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield, returns on Saturday, June 4 from noon to 6:00 p.m. to kick off summer.
“We are delighted to bring Rhythm & Blues by the Brook back to Union County this year,” said Union County Commissioner Chair Rebecca Williams. “Cedar Brook Park is ...
By VICTORIA CARUSO
May 18, 2022SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – May 20 is National Customers Appreciation Day and Twin City Pharmacy and Surgical is looking to pay it forward. Throughout the day Friday, the Park Avenue family-owned and run pharmacy will be distributing free goodie bags to its customers as a way of thanking them for all their support over the past 50-plus years.
"Our customers are the best, and ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
May 20, 2022SKITTLES® Gummies, STARBURST® Gummies, and LIFE SAVERS® Gummies are being recalled due to the potential presence of a very thin metal strand embedded in the gummies or loose in the bag, announced Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC.
The recall was initiated after the company received reports from consumers.
Products were manufactured by a third party and distributed in the ...
Over two thousand frozen pints on Van Leeuwen Oat Milk Brown Sugar Chunk has been recalled announced Van Leeuwen Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY. The recall was initiated because the non-dairy frozen dessert may contain undeclared specific traces of tree nuts; cashews and pistachios.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to specific types of allergen (e.g., peanuts, tree nuts {chestnuts, ...
Multiple varieties of Grandma's Cuisine, Bernat's and Golden Eagle frozen cheese-filled pierogis are being recalled because they may contain undeclared milk allergen, announced the FDA. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
The recall was initiated after it ...
By JENNIFER POPPER
May 20, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield's council members presented two awards at the State of the City address on Wednesday, one to an individual and one to an organization, for their philanthropic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fourth Ward Councilwoman Terri Briggs-Jones presented Winnifred Hawkins-Saunders with an award for outstanding community service to the community. "Under ...
By MATT KADOSH
May 15, 2022WESTFIELD, NJ — Debby Hall, of Scotch Plains, carried a sign that says, “Our daughters and granddaughters must have the same rights as we did.”
Hall, 57, was among several hundred who turned out in Mindowaskin Park Saturday for the “We Won’t Go Back Rally” protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s impending decision to overturn the landmark abortion ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The man who was sentenced to life in a New Brunswick courtroom for the 1973 murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster in one of the highest-profile trials in the city’s history will soon be released from prison.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered parole for Sundiata Acoli from a Maryland prison by a 3-2 vote, it announced May 10.
At issue was whether the ...
By JENNIFER POPPER
May 21, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — The League of Women Voters of Plainfield held a forum in advance of the June 7 Primary Election to educate the residents of Plainfield on the candidates who are running, and the issues for which they stand in relation to the community. Robert Graham and Regina Lynn Lowery seek the First Ward seat, while incumbent Joylette Mills-Ransome and Richard Wyatt are competing for ...
By MELINDA MYERS
May 23, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — Save time and money by turning landscape trimmings into a valuable soil amendment.
The idea is simple, just collect disease- and insect-free plant debris into a heap and let it decompose into a fine, nutrient rich material that helps improve the soil. Don’t add meat, dairy, invasive plants, weeds that have gone to seed or perennial weeds that can take root and grow ...
By KRISTINA BEHR
May 23, 2022NEW JERSEY — Could New Jerseyans be getting a tax rebate?
The Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to commit to expanding tax relief. An update from State Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio showed a total of more than $9 billion of tax over collections in the current year and almost $7.8 billion more in revenue ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State Parkway was shut down last week for miles after a crash caused by a police chase involving a car that was reported stolen. One of the suspects fled on foot through Clark. Officers caught up with him, arrested him and three other suspects who were then turned over to State Police.
A similar incident occurred a few days later in Holmdel, ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Aiming to “lift the unfair stigma” placed on law enforcement, Gov. Phil Murphy along with Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin announced a new police licensing program that will require all law enforcement officers hold a valid, active license issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC) in order to be employed in the ...
By KRISTINA BEHR
May 23, 2022NEW JERSEY - First responders in Jersey City hold an active shooter drill. Plus, the former Ocean Spray plant in Bordentown City could become home to a mariujana business. And, the Montville softball team wins its first county title. Also "'Greta's Run" memorial 5k returns to Westfield, which helps raise money for local charities.
TAPinto's ...
NEW JERSEY - The Girl and Boy Scouts of Hasbrouck Heights join together to clean their community. Plus, several Girl Scouts in South Plainfield receive scholarships. Also, a Rahway superintendent is honored. And a Westfield Boy Scout proposes a life-saving station near a local pond.
TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you ...
NEW JERSEY - A $125 million dollar film and TV complex proposed in Newark. Plus, a Paterson native leads effort to clean up hometown. And, a house built by Roxbury students is transferred to a new lot while an affordable housing complex opens in Elizabeth.
TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you by Lakeland ...