South Plainfield Top Stories
By SOUTH PLAINFIELD SOCCER ASSOCIATION
March 13, 2025
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield Soccer Association (SPSA) is hosting tryouts for the upcoming season and is looking for talented players to join the team. Tryouts will take place on April 15th and April 29th from 6 PM to 7 PM at Kenneth Ave Fields, 882 Kenneth Ave, South Plainfield.Players ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – New Jersey is one of two dozen states that are considering implementing an electronic driver’s license program or have already done so.Under current state law, driver’s registration certificates and insurance identification cards are already acceptable in mobile form. If ...
South Plainfield School District2025/26 Preschool Information SessionThursday, March 20, 2025 at 6:00 pm Parents and guardians with students who are turning 3 by October 1, 2025, or 4 by October 1, 2024, are invited to attend an information session for the preschool program beginning September 3, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School boys tennis season is coming off of back-to-back Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division titles. South Plainfield won the Blue Division championship for the 2022-23 and 2023–24 seasons. Last spring, the Tigers were undefeated against Blue ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Residents of all ages will have the opportunity to fight for justice or embrace their inner villain at the borough’s 66th Annual Labor Day Parade. Organized by the South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC) and set to step-off at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, the ...
The American Legion Auxiliary Post 243 is excited to announce a really awesome fundraiser on April 4th. Create your own seascape resin picture frames using a wide variety of items! You will receive by step instructions by Antoinette Evola. Tag your friends and join us. Seating is limited and this ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Boys 6th Grade/12U (Green) Travel Team had an outstanding 2024-2025 regular season, finishing undefeated with a perfect 16-0 record. This group of eight determined and aggressive 12-year-olds dominated their opponents, winning by an average margin of 23 ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -Numbness in your hands and feet is common, especially as you age. It can make everything from daily life to sleeping difficult and uncomfortable. Often described as tingling, loss of feeling, or pins and needles, the condition can have many causes. Pinpointing the source is ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - An exciting season of golf is on tap for the South Plainfield High School varsity golf team. The Tigers are moving from the Greater Middlesex Conference's White Division to the Red Division this spring. South Plainfield finished with an overall season record of 13-2. The ...
NEW JERSEY – Women-owned businesses in New Jersey and across the U.S. continue to thrive. According to the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) Annual Report, there are 14.5 million women-owned businesses that account for nearly 40% of all businesses in the U.S. In 2024, they had an estimated ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Jillian Mahon, a physical education (PE) teacher for the South Plainfield School District for nearly a decade, has been named a 2025 ‘Teacher Who Makes Magic’ award recipient. Mahon, who began her career in South Plainfield as a PE teacher with Future Stars in 2016 and went ...
EDISON, NJ - Middlesex County is packed with lots of family fun, from its parks to its attractions to its history. So, this June, if residents are looking for something exciting to do, make plans to stop by Celebrate Middlesex County on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Edison's ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is excited to announce our 6th annual D.A.R.E. –Jr. Academy this summer. Due to an increased interest in the D.A.R.E. program, Sheriff Mildred Scott decided to implement a summer program for all (children entering) 5th/6th grade and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College sophomore Dhruv Sethi, of Woodbridge, has been named a national Terry O’Banion Student Technology Award winner for his dedicated work in software development from The League for Innovation in the Community College. Sethi, the Student Developer Champion, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Registration is open for a new soccer program this spring for developing young players in kindergarten and third grade. The South Plainfield Recreation Department is excited to bring Saturday Soccer Clinics to the borough in conjunction with the South Plainfield Soccer ...
BELMAR, NJ – In a show of appreciation for those who have served in the armed forces, the Borough of Belmar is offering free season beach badges to military veterans for the 2025 summer season. This new initiative aims to provide veterans with easier and more convenient access to Belmar’s scenic ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - There is quite a bit happening at the South Plainfield Senior Center. Seniors can take part in chair yoga on Tuesday and Thursday, chair Pilates on Monday, exercise class on Tuesday and Thursday and Zumba on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In addition, the borough's older ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – March is 'Women's History Month' and, at a recent borough council meeting, 10-year-old Arianna Graham, on behalf of Mayor Matt Anesh, called upon residents to ‘observe...the many contributions of American women.’ Arianna, a fourth grader at John. E. Riley Elementary School ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N - The Rotary Club of the Plainfields presented Student of the Month Awards to six deserving seniors from South Plainfield High School at a special breakfast meeting held in their honor on February 11 at the Park Avenue Diner. Two students were selected to receive awards for ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Throughout the United States, the 'Read Across America' initiative works to encourage reading and raise awareness of its importance and, at a recent council meeting, Mayor Matt Anesh proclaimed March 2025 as ‘Read Across America Month’ in the Borough of South Plainfield. “The ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Borough residents will have to lose an hour of sleep this weekend, but the upside is that it won't be getting dark as early. Daylight Saving Time makes its return this weekend. It officially begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9 and lasts until Sunday, November 2. The ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The borough's planning board will meet for its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in the courtroom of the South Plainfield Municipal Building. On the agenda for the upcoming meeting are three cases. The first case deals with an applicant making ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Friends of the South Plainfield Public Library is offering two $1000 scholarships to high school seniors in South Plainfield who will be attending a 2- or 4-year college in the fall and are active patrons of the library. High school seniors who attend South Plainfield ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Girl Scouts of all ranks representing troops from South Plainfield attended a recent council meeting during which time Mayor Matt Anesh and the governing body recognized the organization, its leaders, and members. This year marks the 113th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the ...
The Knights of Columbus Council 6203 is sponsoring their annual Lenten Fish Dinners on Friday, March 7, 14, 21, and 28 and April 4 and 11 from 5 to 7pm in the Holy Savior Academy cafeteria located at 149 South Plainfield Avenue. Cost: $15/adults; $10/children 12 and under. Menu includes choice ...
UNICO National President Anthony Bengivenga recently met Italian American actor and author, Stanley Tucci. Tucci is also noted for hosting the CNN show, “Searching for Italy.” Bengivenga had the honor of being on a limited guest list with his daughter, Lisa (Bengivenga) Meisenbacher at the Russo ...
That first full day in the garden may find you tired, sunburned, and stiff. Whether you are a young or young-at-heart gardener, include some strategies to help extend your enjoyment and reduce fatigue and muscle strain so you can keep gardening longer each day and for years to come.No matter your ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was in South Plainfield on 28-Feb-2025 to tour the Former Cornell Dubilier Site. Mayor Matthew P. Anesh, Council President White, Councilman Smith, Administrator Cullen and Chief Papa were on hand to greet Administrator ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Department of Public Works serves as the backbone of the South Plainfield community, and at its core are Kristina Nieradka and Gina D’Urso. Nieradka, who has been with the DPW for nearly a decade, is the Secretary to Superintendent of Public Works and Municipal Engineer ...