South Plainfield Top Stories
By JOHN MOONEY
December 30, 2024
More than half (52%) of Americans are planning to make finance-related New Year’s resolutions for 2025, according to a new WalletHub survey. Some approaches are surprisingly easy, while other efforts are more complicated. Below are some tips for making the New Year a better one financially. Make a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – South Plainfield Police Officers Shane McCoid and Lauren Perry, both borough natives who continue to have strong ties to the community, were recently promoted to sergeant. With their family at their side, the two officers were officially sworn in by Mayor Matt Anesh during ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ— The party will go on at Party City’s South Plainfield location on Hadley Road, although an announcement earlier this week said that the retailer is going out of business nationwide.While Party City’s corporate-owned locations face closures, franchise operations are not part of ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Senior guard Jordan Jones scored 33 points to lead South Plainfield to a 63-53 boys basketball victory over McNair Academic of Jersey City on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the Anthony J. Cotoia Holiday Tournament.South Plainfield (4-0) outscored McNair in each of ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N - South Plainfield won three individual weight classes to win the overall team title at the Morris Knolls Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Tigers tallied 148.5 points, 20 1/2 points better than runner-up Warren Hills (128 points). Montville rounded out the top three with ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Two veteran officers of the South Plainfield Police Department (SPPD) were promoted to the rank of lieutenant during the borough council’s final public meeting of 2024. During the Dec. 16 session, South Plainfield natives Michael Grasso, a 21-year veteran of law enforcement, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Elks Lodge 2298 donated a grant funding received by the Elks Lodge to FISH Inc in the amount of $3,000, which will take place in January. The Elks also hosted a new toy drive for FISH.FISH Inc is a service organization of volunteers who respond with ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – From Rutgers to the Rockettes – you could say it has been a spectacular journey for identical twins Caitlin and Courtney Sullivan, a pair of 2020 Rutgers graduates.For Caitlin and Courtney, 25, who go to New York each holiday season to catch the famous Christmas Spectacular at Radio ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Julie Stilo, owner and chief operating officer of the South Clinton Avenue-based Stilo Disposal, has been elected to serve as chair of the Metropolitan Builders and Contractors Association (Metro) of of New Jersey’s Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council for 2025. Metro ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- While the team's slow starts to games are something that South Plainfield boys basketball coach John Greco would like to remedy, they have not led to a slow start to the Tigers' season.South Plainfield won its third consecutive game to open the season, breaking away from ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Lifelong resident Christopher Colucci, a 26-year veteran of the South Plainfield Police Department (SPPD), has been promoted to captain, effective Jan. 1, 2025. He was sworn in, with his family at his side, by Mayor Matt Anesh during the borough council’s final meeting of the ...
Beautifully decorated sugar cookie cutouts are a Christmas tradition, and many folks have a favorite sugar cookie recipe. But how many bakers can say their recipe originated in Germany more than a century ago?Amelia Zastrow brought this recipe when she emigrated from Germany to Wisconsin in 1883.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Board of Education recently honored an outgoing member whose tenure totals more than a decade. During the Dec. 11 meeting, John Farinella was presented with a plaque in appreciation of his ‘able and conscientious leadership to the children of the school ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ -- The South Plainfield girls basketball team opened its season with a 51-26 victory over Perth Amboy on Thursday.Stella Sweeney scored 23 points, handed out three assists and made three steals for South Plainfield, which jumped out to a 20-6 lead after one quarter.Samantha Moench ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield boys basketball team rallied from a 16-point first-quarter deficit for a 69-63 victory over Perth Amboy on Thursday night.Senior guard Jordan Jones, a Rowan University commit, scored a career-high 33 points for the Tigers (2-0), who trailed, 24-8, after ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — People in 67 communities from six New Jersey counties – customers of New Jersey American Water – say water from their household faucets suddenly stinks, is discolored and began to taste terrible on Dec. 17th. The cause is under investigation.In Middlesex County, affected ...
NATIONWIDE — The popular event supply store – Party City – will be closing its doors nationwide, including the store in South Plainfield, according to an abrupt announcement.Party City has been in business for 40 years, providing a range of celebration and party supplies, Halloween costumes, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Edison reverse a two-point halftime deficit and overtook South Plainfield for a 38-36 girls basketball victory over the Tigers on Saturday.Stella Sweeney finished with nine points, three assists and three rebounds for South Plainfield (1-1), which led by two points at the ...
EDISON, NJ - As temperatures drop, heating systems are firing up, and with that comes an increased risk of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. “CO is produced by fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, grills, and gas space heaters and, under normal conditions, is safely ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – For the past 20 years, the athletic office at South Plainfield High School has overflowed with toys during the weeks leading up to the December holidays. The toys, donated by students, teachers, administrators, and staff, will benefit South Plainfield residents in ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield boys basketball team opened its season with a 58-48 victory over Hillside on Tuesday night.Senior guard Jordan Jones paced a balanced scoring effort with 12 points for the Tigers, including eight free throws in 14 attempts at the line.South Plainfield ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The governing body, at its last meeting of 2024, welcomed a standing room only crowd that spilled into the hallways. Family and friends along with members of the borough police force gathered for the South Plainfield Borough Council’s Dec. 16 meeting to celebrate the swearing ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The historic mansion where Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics studies American politics and government is set to undergo what the university calls a “historically appropriate restoration.”Wood Lawn Mansion on the Cook-Douglass Campus was built in 1830 by New Brunswick ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ- The South Plainfield High School has established a Hall of Fame that recognizes outstanding alumni who have received distinction in their lives, careers, community, and personal accomplishments following their high school graduation. The Hall of Fame will continue ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Peter Papa of the South Plainfield Police Department announced today that a South Plainfield woman was arrested and charged with unlicensed practice of medicine and other offenses. Following an undercover investigation led ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community once again pooled its resources to make a splash for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation.Student-athletes from across the conference became “Marisa’s Minnows” at North Brunswick Township High School’s Gregg Anderson Pool on Sunday ...
Add colorful flair to your holiday décor and gift-giving by including a few unique holiday plants. You and your gift recipients will appreciate their uniqueness and beauty throughout the holidays and beyond.Poinsettias are a favorite and now you can find unique colors from Pure White to Hot Pink, ...
Don’t let winter stop you from bringing a bit of the outdoors inside. Take a break from the holiday rush for a bit of gardening and crafting relief. Grab a pruner and basket then wander through your landscape gathering a few evergreen branches, berry-laden stems, and cones to create a holiday ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Throughout the school year, student leaders from South Plainfield High School will serve, on a rotating basis, as representatives on the board of education. Under a New Jersey law (A-3392/S-3392), a school serving grades 9th through 12th must have at least one student ...
Add exotic long-lasting orchid blossoms to your indoor garden. These living bouquets provide months of beauty with minimal care. Just provide the proper growing conditions and success is sure to follow.The moth or phalaenopsis orchid is the one best adapted to your home environment, making it the ...