By NANCY A. PIWOWAR
One hundred years ago on April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War One, the Great War, also known as "the War to end all wars.” The war’s impact on the City of Plainfield and surrounding area was huge.
Plainfield was a recruiting center, and many young men from the area joined the fight. The mode of transportation to duty assignments was by the railroad, and ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
Over the course of the past week, life has presented a rollercoaster of emotions, from sadness and longing to inspiration and awe.
I completed my last full day of work, and am officially laid off, hence sadness for not seeing colleague friends every day. It’s a strange feeling to not have to be somewhere at nine o’clock each weekday. The alarm still goes off each ...
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By LEAH SCALZADONNA
May 19, 2017ELIZABETH, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted not to approve mountain biking trails proposed in the Watchung Reservation Master Plan at Thursday night’s meeting. The passing of Resolution 2017-412 effectively put an end to a months-long debate by county residents about the merits and hazards of creating mountain biking trails in the Watchung ...
By JONATHAN SYM
May 23, 2017NEWARK, NJ – Newark Liberty International Airport shut down the airport at approximately 9:00 p.m. Tuesday evening due to an apparent engine fire of a plane as it was preparing for flight. According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, emergency response teams are at the scene and no injuries have been reported.
According to news sources, the right engine of United ...
By UNION COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
May 23, 2017Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi will open her offices in Elizabeth and Westfield on Saturday, June 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for voters seeking last-minute mail-in ballots. The offices at the Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street room 113 in Elizabeth, and the office at the Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Avenue East in Westfield, will open as a public service for voters who ...
By TAPINTO PLAINFIELD STAFF
PLAINFIELD, NJ - Swain Galleries, located in the heart of Plainfield, is fully stocked with new and exciting gift items just in time for Mother's Day, end of the school year's Teacher Appreciation Day, and Graduation, too.
On a recent visit, I found the most magical gift, a miniature display of a garden shed, complete with tools and gardening accessories made from tissue and ...
By BETH MORONEY
Together: A Journey for Survival by Ann S. Arnold (Avalerion Books, 20160)
At the March meeting of the New Jersey Commission on the Holocaust, Mark Schonwetter, a survivor of the horrors of the 1930s and 40s, and his daughter, Ann S. Arnold, introduced the Commission to Ann's publication of her father's story, Together: A Journey for Survival. Arnold explained that she wanted ...
By LIZ KEILL
MADISON, NJ – “The Merchant of Venice” has plenty to say about prejudice, suspision, money and cruelty.
Yet it has redeeming features as well, with Portia’s “quality of mercy” speech and Shylock’s insistence that Jews are individuals with feelings, thoughts and emotions as much as any other man or woman.
Director Robert Cuccioli has gathered ...
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