South Plainfield Top Stories
By PATTI FEENEY
September 26, 2024
SOUTH PLAINFIELD - Mayor Matthew Anesh proclaimed September 2024 "Recovery Month" in the Borough of South Plainfield at the Council Meeting on Sept. 16."Whereas 'Recovery Month' is a national observance held every September to educate citizens that substance use treatment and mental health services ...
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. As reps, the students are non-voting members of the South Plainfield Board of Education (SPBOE) charged with sharing ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The headliners for Saturday’s jazz show in New Brunswick won’t need a rehearsal before taking the stage.The members of the Buster Williams Quartet – Bruce Williams (saxophone), Brandon McCune (piano), Lenny White (drums) and, of course, Buster Williams (bass) – have developed an ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD - Mayor Matthew Anesh proclaimed September as Prostate Awareness Month at the Sept. 16 Council Meeting. Early detection is key in preventing the fatal progression of the disease."Whereas, Men with relatives - father, brother, son - with a history of prostate cancer are twice as ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield field hockey team hosted Metuchen on Tuesday afternoon in a game that honored the memory of 3-year-old Kylie Williams.Kylie lost her life last winter in a multi-vehicle accident involving an impaired driver. She was the daughter of Metuchen field hockey ...
Matted down, grassy trails in the lawn and missing bark on trees and shrubs in late winter and early spring might be when you first become aware of voles in your landscape. Fall is an important time to protect plants from damage. Voles are herbivores actively feeding on plants, seeds, bulbs, and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The artworks of two local WWII veterans, are currently on display for public view at Union College of Union County, NJ (1776 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains) and the newly opened Fanwood Memorial Library (5 Forest Road, Fanwood).Union College of Union County, NJ (UCNJ) is ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Over 100 volunteers gathered this past Saturday, September 21st, for the Annual Fall Cleanup, making a significant impact on the community. Together, they collected more than 1/3 ton of litter, which included paper products, wrappers, cigarette butts, water bottles, glass ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 each year and serves as a time to raise awareness of and celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors hail from Spain, Mexico, and the Caribbean as well as Central and South ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD -- After a 35-0 road victory at North Plainfield last week for their first win of the season, the South Plainfield football team was looking for some momentum at home Friday night. It didn't happen. Sophomore running back Gabe Worrell rushed for three first half touchdowns, ...
METUCHEN, NJ - The schedule has been released for the fourth annual Greater Middlesex Conference Soccer for a Cause Charity Festival, which will be held Sept. 28 at Metuchen High School with 11 games contested across multiple fields at staggered start times.The showcase will feature 22 girls soccer ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Five members of South Plainfield High School’s (SPHS) Class of 2025 have been named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. SPHS seniors Ashok Balkarran, Kai Co, Jason Heller, Aadi Shah, and Vincent Tran are among some 34,000 Commended Students ...
MONROE TWP. -- Saturday marked another shutout win for the South Plainfield field hockey team. Senior midfielder Emily Baksh scored three goals and senior forward Ava Chapman added another to power South Plainfield to a 4-0 road victory at Monroe. Baksh leads the team with seven goals and senior ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School (SPHS) Varsity Gymnastics Team recently welcomed St. Thomas Aquinas for their first of two home meets this season. Although the Sept. 17 match-up did not go in favor of the Lady Tigers, who are now 0-2 for the season following a 105.5-101.525 ...
EDISON, NJ - Head over to the Edison Public Library on Wednesday Sept. 25 for ‘An Evening of Black Girl Joy.’ Children ages 4 and older with a parent/caregiver are invited to join authors Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond at the Main Library at 6 p.m. for a discussion and signing on their soon-to-be ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Inductees from 2020 and 2021 to the SPHS Hall of Fame were at long last deservedly honored through the efforts of committee members Fran Flannery, Debbie Boyle, Sharon Miller and Donna Z. Timko, who were determined to pay tribute to those who had been selected but not yet ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Knights of Columbus Council 6203 held their Installation of Officers ceremony on September 15, 2024. District Deputy Mario Fabella presided over the event held at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Fr. Edmund Luciano, pastor, was inducted as the new ...
More and more gardeners are adding native plants to their landscapes. These plants provide more than beautiful flowers for us to enjoy. They also support pollinators and other beneficial insects, and provide food and shelter for songbirds, toads, and other wildlife.In addition, these plants help ...
Welcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs. After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array of flower colors that combine nicely with other spring-flowering trees, shrubs, and flowers. Start the season with early blooming snowdrops.
TRENTON, NJ — Black bears are on the move in New Jersey, looking for food in preparation for the winter denning season.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to secure their trash and food sources, to reduce the potential for ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - For the second year in a row, jazz is coming to five different Middlesex County towns in a county-wide festival.The Middlesex County Jazz Festival, a group formed last year by music-producing organizations in five different towns, is hosting the festival for the second year ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Borough of South Plainfield is gearing up for an afternoon that will feature free, family friendly fun. When heavy rains led to the postponement of the police department’s annual National Night Out (NNO), borough officials set out to reschedule the widely-popular ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Public Library is offering residents the opportunity to meet privately with a licensed social worker for free and confidential appointments. Whether you need assistance applying for programs and benefits, addressing mental health or substance abuse ...
Haga clic aquí para leer esta historia en inglésNEW BRUNSWICK – Jonathan Holloway, who took over as Rutgers president during the COVID-19 pandemic and whose term has been marked by the university’s first faculty strike and pro-Palestinian protests that disrupted final exams last spring, will step ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Freshman forward/midfielder Cecelia Cassio scored off an assist from senior forward Ava Chapman in the first quarter and senior midfielder Emily Baksh added an insurance goal in the fourth quarter to lift South Plainfield to a tidy 2-0 road victory over Sayreville.South ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Concerned South Plainfield parents last month launched an online petition in the hopes of establishing a ‘compromised approach with the board of education.’ In the petition, which has under 200 signatures as of press time, the residents express concern over the lack of busing ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD -- Establish the ground game and everything will fall into place. The South Plainfield football team did just that Friday night. Junior running back King Hills had 14 carries for 101 yards and two touchdowns and junior running back Dominic Massaro added 15 carries for 137 yards and ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team kicked off their 2024 season on Sept. 12 against Scotch Plains-Fanwood. In high school gymnastics, five members of each team compete in each of four events - vault, bars, beam, and floor - with the top three scores for ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Thomas Berry of South Plainfield has recently published his seventh historical fiction novel, Blue Line to Richmond, now available online and in bookstores. His latest work centers on the American Civil War and follows the stories of three unsung heroes joined together by a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Senior midfielder Emily Davis, junior midfielder Madison Della Ventura and sophomore forward Lia Schwalje each scored one goal with an assist to lead six different goal scorers to power South Plainfield to a 6-0 home victory over South Brunswick Saturday. Junior back ...