South Plainfield Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
October 30, 2025
SPOTSWOOD, NJ -- Not all consolation games are built the same.While sometimes a season-ending football game between two teams that missed the sectional playoffs might include one team whose heart isn't in it, on Wednesday night, South Plainfield and Spotswood looked like two teams that had plenty ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Residents 18 and older, grab your daubers and your friends for a night of bingo fun. The Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police will host its annual Designer Handbag Bingo fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 14 at Saint Helena’s Parish in Edison. This year, prizes include ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Trader Joe's 20th Garden State supermarket opens today with an 8:55 am ribbon-cutting at 675 Route 1 in Iselin. Doors open at 9 am with discounts and giveaways ready for its first-day shoppers.Local officials welcomed the store to Woodbridge. “People here have asked for a Trader ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield High School closed out the girls varsity regular season in a big way at the PAL on Tuesday. The Tigers shut out Somerset Tech 6-0 behind a hat trick from Lucia Matias. It was the first career hat trick for the freshman. Matias scored all three goals in the ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ -- The South Plainfield boys soccer team went on the road and dealt Bordentown just its third loss of the season, 1-0, on Tuesday.Allen Perez scored in the second half with an assist from Adam Sanchez for South Plainfield (7-8-2). Bordentown dropped to 15-3 with the loss.Iker ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Election Day 2025 is less than a week away and, for the third time in as many years, both the South Plainfield Borough Council and the South Plainfield Board of Education races are uncontested. On a municipal level, two at-large seats are up; Republican incumbent Peter Smith ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield High School's varsity field hockey team took the field against Somerville High School on Monday in an out-of-conference game. It was the final regular season home game at the PAL for the Tigers. Sophia Valle was on fire for South Plainfield in the game, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Lifelong resident Christopher Colucci has been named the South Plainfield Recreation Commission’s 2025’s ‘Cappy Award’ recipient. He will be recognized at a dinner taking place next month. Established in 2003, the ‘Cappy Award’ remembers the late South Plainfield Deputy Chief ...
MADISON, NJ - The New York Jets and football fans across the nation are mourning the untimely passing of former All-Pro center Nick Mangold, one of the most iconic and respected players in franchise history. Mangold, who lived in Madison, New Jersey, was remembered not only for his dominance on the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Senior Center will be closed Monday, October 27th and Tuesday, October 28th as Topline Construction mills and paves the front and back parking lots. This construction represents the final stages of a $256,502 construction project that was awarded back on ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The third-seeded South Plainfield High School varsity field hockey team took the field against second-seeded East Brunswick High School on Thursday in the semifinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. After a scoreless first half, the Bears scored one goal in the ...
EDISON, NJ - As the regular season winds down for the South Plainfield High School girls tennis team, the Tigers traveled to Edison on Thursday to take on St. Thomas Aquinas High School in a Blue Division matchup. St. Thomas leads the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division and the Tigers are in ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Two of the best football players in Middlesex County led two teams on winning streaks into the last game of the regular season when South Plainfield hosted JFK-Iselin.And while those two players, Dom Massaro of South Plainfield and Grant Lorentzen of JFK, combined for enough ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School (SPHS) Varsity Gymnastics Team is headed to the Sectional Championships, the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) State Tournament,The fall 2025 gymnastics season officially ended Oct. 24 with the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Tired of the same old school and sports team fundraisers? Need an over-the-top idea for an upcoming birthday party or maybe a bachelorette do? Well, borough co-workers and friends Kristina Nieradka and Gina D'Urso have something fresh and fun to offer with their new venture, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A few boxcars crossing from the Conrail Yard on Metuchen Road to businesses along Kentile Road partially derailed this afternoon, causing significant traffic disruptions throughout the borough.The incident, which occurred early this afternoon, left several main roads — ...
NEW JERSEY — For many New Jersey voters weighing their choice for governor in the Nov. 4 general election, the high cost of living is the key factor, and both Republican Jack Ciatterelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill have offered specific plans to make living in the Garden State less expensive. But ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Back in September, a group of South Plainfield fifth and sixth graders set aside time after school to learn songs and a dance to perform at the South Plainfield Public Library's Oct. 4 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.On Oct. 15 — which also happened to be the last day of ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The third-seeded South Plainfield High School varsity field hockey team defeated sixth-seeded Sayreville High School in the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Tuesday at the PAL. South Plainfield shut out the Bombers 5-0 to move into the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Mayor Matthew P. Anesh has issued the Borough’s annual Halloween Proclamation, setting official hours for trick-or-treating and announcing a curfew for Mischief Night to help ensure a safe and enjoyable celebration for all.The curfew will take effect at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — More than 700 residents joined the nationwide No Kings Day of Action on Saturday, rallying outside the Piscataway Municipal building to protest what organizers described as authoritarian policies and abuses of power under President Donald Trump’s administration.The No Kings Day ...
CARTERET, NJ - South Plainfield High School's girls tennis team's four-game winning streak was stopped on Monday by Carteret High School in an out-of-division match. The Tigers were edged out by the Ramblers 3-2. Valeria Sulbaran and Emily Maren earned match points for the Tigers, winning their ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - The fifth-seeded South Plainfield High School girls varsity soccer team took on fourth-seeded Perth Amboy High School on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational Tournament. South Plainfield and Perth Amboy battled to a scoreless tie in the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Work is currently under way to renovate and revitalize South Plainfield’s Monument Park. Funded through donations, Monument Park was officially completed in 2004 with the purpose of relocating and expanding the borough’s Military Veterans Monument that formerly sat in front ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team secured its second highest all-around (AA) score of the season and its second consecutive second-place finish this past weekend at the 2025 Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Championship. Six high school teams along ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - At the October board of education (BOE) meeting, Briana Liberato, president of the Class of 2027, took her seat at the dais as one of five South Plainfield High School (SPHS) students serving as student reps this year. During the Oct. 15 meeting, Liberato provided an update ...
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ - The South Plainfield High School girls varsity soccer team defeated South Amboy High School on Friday 6-2 to improve the Tigers' overall season record to 8-5-2. Sofia Vitabile and Meilyn Avarado Veliz both had two goals in the game for South Plainfield. The Tigers took a 3-1 lead ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — For those homeowners who are thinking about applying fall fertilizer, the window of opportunity is closing quickly. You only have until November 15th to apply fertilizer. This is based on the law, New Jersey Act, P.L. 2010, C.112 (C58:10A-64), signed back on January 5, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — The annual Mayor’s Wellness Fall Health Fair will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Putnam Park from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This year’s event is held in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) and Laura Lella-Smith, who will showcase HMH’s new health ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team will head into the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Championship this weekend with a 5-3 season record following last night’s win.Earlier this week, South Plainfield came up less than a point short against the Union ...