South Plainfield Top Stories
By LINDA HANSEN
May 25, 2025
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Friends of the South Plainfield Public Library is offering two $1000 scholarships to students entering or pursuing a Masters Degree program in Library Science (MLS) or School Library Media Specialist (SLMS) in the upcoming fall semester at an accredited college or ...
Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? That point may be a matter of opinion, but it’s true that regularly eating a nutritious breakfast can positively impact your health. Our expert Riple Hansalia, M.D., director of Electrophysiology at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, ...
ELIZABETH, NJ -- The South Plainfield baseball team concluded its regular season with a 10-5 loss to Elizabeth on the road on Saturday morning.Although the Tigers (14-10) fell behind, 7-0, after two innings, they swung the bats impressively against one of Union County's best pitchers.Tall ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - May is Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month and, at a recent council meeting, a proclamation recognizing it as such was made and presented to a South Plainfield family currently facing the challenges that come with this relatively unknown disorder.“Over two million people ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Crafting is good for the soul and overall health. It's not just for kids and teens either. Many adults enjoy relaxing by letting their creative juices flow. So, if residents are looking for something crafty to do in June, check out next month's Creative Crafting with Karen at ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD - For the fourth consecutive year, Franklin Elementary School’s students and staff are turning South Plainfield’s district-wide Day of Service into a fundraiser that simultaneously heightens awareness about a local nonprofit.Franklin Elementary School will host a Mile for Marisa ...
SAYREVILLE, NI - Monday, May 19th was a day the South Plainfield Middle School Track and Field athletes had been awaiting. On a sun-drenched field, the South Plainfield team took to the Sayreville High School track to compete against all the middle schools in the Greater Middlesex County. Going ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 “Don’t Drive Dangerously” Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest, which was open to teens in all public and non-public high schools in the County. In the Video category, first place was awarded to South ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - The Tigers travelled to Basking Ridge on Wednesday afternoon and braved the cold rain to play an out of Conference game verse a solid Ridge team.Pitcher Emily Luersen #21 started in the circle for the Tigers and earned the victory. She allowed two runs over four innings with ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Francesca Mani, a Westfield teen who has been advocating for stronger laws surrounding AI, was with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump when the President signed into law the “Take it Down” bill on Monday.The new law bans nonconsensual online publication of sexually ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Summer Stage outdoor music series sponsored by the Downtown Somerville Alliance opens with James Popik and Supernova on Friday night, May 23, followed by Mail Order Bride on Saturday night, May 24.The Summer Stage is erected each week on the Division Street pedestrian mall, and ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Ella Kloby, a junior at South Plainfield High School, has been named one of three statewide winners in the New Jersey State League of Municipalities’ (NJLM) 31st Annual ‘Louis Bay 2nd Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition.’ Kloby is South Plainfield’s first state ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM) marked a major milestone Tuesday with a celebratory ribbon-cutting to open its 60th Annual Spring Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.The Spring Conference is NJCM’s premier event, bringing together local ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - The Tigers travelled to Mannino Park, Old Bridge for the GMC Semi-Final game vs the 3rd seed East Brunswick Bears (20-2). South Plainfield (12-2), the 2nd seed, were the home team. The Tigers got on the scoreboard first when Nicole Swatko hit a sacrifice fly to score Ava Fusaro. ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ - South Plainfield High School's Tanush Bedi continued to impress this season. Bedi competed in Thursday's Greater Middlesex Conference Golf Tournament finals at the Meadows at Middlesex Golf Course. The junior finished second overall. Thursday's golf tournament was both the Greater ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Parents’ Ponytail Association invites local businesses, organizations, and individuals to help support the 2nd Annual Golf Outing, taking place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth, NJ.This exciting event not only ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School boys tennis team returned to action on Tuesday in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section Two Group Two Tournament. Seventh-seeded South Plainfield took on 10th-seeded Cranford High School at Spring Lake Park. South Plainfield was ...
Those shady spots in the landscape can make it challenging to grow a beautiful garden. Fortunately, there are more plants than you may think that will thrive in low light. Monitor the amount of sunlight the area receives throughout the day, season, and year. You may be surprised that it gets more ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- South Plainfield scored three runs in the first inning and went on to a 6-1 baseball victory over Dayton at TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots, on Tuesday night.Aiden McCarthy pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and one run before Jayden Jimenez came on to ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ- The Borough of South Plainfield is joining the statewide 2025 ‘Click It or Ticket’ seat belt mobilization initiative. The campaign will run from May 19 through May 31. According to South Plainfield Police Officer Brian Zielinski, a member of the department’s traffic safety ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Five student-athletes in the South Plainfield High School Class of 2025 signed their college letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in ceremonies in the media center on Tuesday.The following seniors took part in the signings:Evan Brown, football, Delaware ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Tiger Sharks Swim Team is hosting a special "Meet the Coaches" event on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The event will be held at the Community Pool picnic tables, with a rain location set for the PAL Gym.Parents and swimmers are encouraged to attend ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Franklin Elementary celebrated Autism Acceptance Month in April and, in addition to raising $355 for Autism New Jersey, numerous ‘au-some’ activities designed to promote inclusion took place. During the May 7 board of education meeting, Principal Shannon Colucci along with ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – When hometown favorite Furman Kugler out-sprinted Johnny Webber of Milwaukee to win the first Tour of Somerville bike race in 1940, the event sponsor was a dairy farm, merchandise prizes were donated by town businesses and race organizer Fred “Pop” Kugler thought “maybe we’ll try ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Friday nights on Main Street are synonymous with polished chrome bumpers, fenders with curves, big block engines and more than a few sets of fuzzy dice hanging off rearview mirrors.Thousands of car enthusiasts and visitors come to Somerville on a Friday night to enjoy the dichotomy ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- South Plainfield became the latest higher-seeded baseball team to fall in the topsy turvy Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, as 10th-seeded Middlesex eliminated the second-seeded Tigers, 5-4, in the GMCT quarterfinals Thursday night at Krausche Field.Middlesex had a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - There is a full agenda on tap for the Monday, May 19, meeting of the South Plainfield Borough Council at 7 p.m. at the South Plainfield Municipal Building. On the agenda is a special presentation for NJLM Louis Bay Scholarship winner, Ella Kloby. There are two proclamations ...
NEW JERSEY — Regular weekday NJ Transit train service will resume with the start of the service day on Tuesday, May 20, NJ Transit said in an email to customers Sunday night.Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President & CEO Kris Kolluri announced Sunday that a tentative agreement has been reached ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The seventh-seeded South Plainfield High School girls lacrosse team defeated 10th-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas High School in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the PAL. South Plainfield defeated St. Thomas 13-4 behind six goals from ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Thomas Berry of South Plainfield was recently announced as a Finalist for the 2025 Author of the Year sponsored by the International Impact Book Awards. Berry's latest award-winning historical fiction novel, Blue Line to Richmond, debuted in the fall of 2024 and centers ...