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PISCATAWAY, NJ - Rutgers women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer recorded her 1,000th victory as the Scarlet Knights team Central Connecticut State 73-44 on Tuesday at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. 

Stringer, who is already enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, became the sixth women's head coach in NCAA history to join the elite 1,000 career ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Plainfield High School senior Toran Smith on Wednesday signed his letter of intent to attend Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD.

Smith said, "I am happy for the support that my mother, my father, my brother, my sister, my coach have given me. I am just glad that you have been with me in my journey, and I am excited about this next chapter in my life with baseball ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ - The American Hiking Society established Take A Hike Day, each year falling on Nov. 17, as a way to encourage families and individuals to get outside, and to connect with nature. 

Freewalkers, a non-profit walking group, is challenging people to collectively hike 1,000 miles or more this Saturday to observe Take A Hike Day, and you're invited.

Locally, Freewalkers ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The goal was going to come at some point. Zidan Abdella knew it. Thomas Rodriguez knew it. Everyone else on Scotch Plains-Fanwood believed it would, too. 

Head coach Tom Breznitsky said every state final season he’s coached, there’s always been one tournament game in which his Raiders have had to get through, despite being the better team. This ...

Glaring examples of the field's age show.

WESTFIELD, NJ – Installed 13 years ago, the turf field at Gary Kehler Stadium is set to be resurfaced as part of a $3.03 million renovation of the stadium set to start in April.

But with five months of play remaining before the stadium’s anticipated overhaul starts, the question remains: is the existing field safe?

School ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - The eighth-seeded Plainfield Cardinals beat ninth-seeded Piscataway Chiefs at Seidler Field on Monday 1-0, with a goal by Johnathan Mendez, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament.

Juan Pablo Rodriguez is credited with the assist, while Dominic Ridge made six saves for the Cardinals.

Plainfield will play first-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the ...

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

Girls tennis:  home match at 4 p.m. vs. Union HS.
Girls soccer: away match vs. Rahway at 4 p.m.
Boys soccer: away at Westfield, 4 p.m.
Easy Reader Book Club with Ms. J. at the Plainfield Public Library, from 4 to ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Despite some rain, the Plainfield Queen City 5K Run/Walk kicked off outside city hall on Saturday morning.  The high school band fired up the crowd, followed by a Zumba® warm-up for participants.

Founder Darryl Clark said, "The registrations were excellent.  We actually got more than we expected.  But I think the rain kept some people from coming ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - After this season, the annual Thanksgiving Day football game between South Plainfield and North Plainfield will be no more.

Due to the NJSIAA’s playoff schedule changes, a new “Bowl Game” was added to act as a group semifinal between two sectional title winners. Those games are slated to be played either Nov. 23 and 24 or Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Start your Saturday in Plainfield running a 5K around town, and after the sun sets, enjoy the sounds of Wagner at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church.

The 8th Annual Plainfield-Queen City Historic 5K Walk/Run for Life is a USATF-sanctioned event that kicks off at 8 a.m. at city hall, 515 Watchung Ave.  The one-mile walk will start at 9 a.m., and the certified 5K ...