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Classical Pianist Richard Alston to Perform Sunday at Plainfield's ...
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Elks Special Children's Committee Charity Ball Celebrates Ambassadors from ...
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Holy Savior Academy to Hold Designer Bag Bingo Fundraiser April 30
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Holy Savior Academy Holding 3rd 'Rise Up and Run' Fitness Challenge Fundraiser
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South Plainfield Public Library Celebrates Ramadan 2022
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Plainfield's duCret School of Art to Celebrate Life of Illustrator Peter Caras
By JENNIFER POPPER
May 10, 2022PLAINFIELD, NJ — Richard Alston is the Minister of Music at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Plainfield. He said in this position, "I'm using the music to bring people closer to God and to Christ." He doesn't call it entertainment, but uses the music to spiritually uplift. "The music must always be joined with what's happening in the service." Alston and ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Each year, the Elks Special Children's Committee selects four ambassadors and four alternate ambassadors from around the state to represent the special needs children and families the Elks help through service and charitable initiatives.
For 2022-2023, South Plainfield residents Brianna Feeney and Jonathan Schwartz have been named Ambassador and ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Grab your stampers and some friends and try your luck at Holy Savior Academy's (HA) first Designer Bag Bingo fundraiser.
Scheduled for Saturday, April 30, the event, which will take place in the rec center cafeteria of Our Lady of Fatima (499 New Market Road, Piscataway) will offer attendees age 18 and older the opportunity to win purses by ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Holy Savior Academy (HSA) in South Plainfield has once again partnered with Get Movin' Inc. to host its third annual 'Storm Rise Up and Run' fitness challenge fundraiser. The theme for 2022 is 'Movin' to the Beat' and the initiative will run for 36 days, from April 1 through May 6.
Through the fundraising effort, the goal is to ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – This past weekend, a drop-in event hosted by the South Plainfield Public Library focused on the traditions, customs, and history of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Ramadan – which runs from sundown April 2 to Sunday May 1 this year – is a month-long spiritual event that serves to bring followers closer to God through fasting, prayer, ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The duCret School of Art will celebrate the life of illustrator Peter Caras, who lost his battle with cancer on February 28. Born April 11, 1941, in Johnstown, PA, he taught at the Plainfield art school for over 40 years. According to Executive Director Tim O'Connor, since 1979, Caras "trained and mentored hundreds, if not thousands, of students. He encouraged his ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – In an essay contest sponsored by the South Plainfield Elks #2298, five district students were selected as this year's winners by the organization's Americanism Committee.
The contest is designed to provide students in fifth through eighth grade the opportunity to express views on their pride in America. For 2022, the theme was 'What Does ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Ukrainian flag was hoisted into the wind-whipped, sleet-filled sky above the Middlesex County Administration Building and Middlesex County Courthouse on Saturday morning.
Below, about 50 people gathered shoulder to shoulder with representatives from the Ukrainian community in Central New Jersey, watching the flag ascend on Bayard Street.
This solemn ceremony ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Through a collaborative effort, South Plainfield will honor residents who lost their lives to COVID-19. In the coming months, a monument will be erected at Putnam Park and a brick pathway will serve as a way for family and friends to reflect and pay tribute.
The idea for the memorial was that of lifelong resident Kristy Lowrie, who in April 2020 lost her ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Elks Lodge #2298 honored local resident Diane Pender as its “Citizen of the Year.” Pender was among 11 award recipients honored Saturday at the New Jersey State Elks-Central District banquet held at Woodbridge Elks Lodge #2116.
In her biography Pender stated, “Growing up as a scout, I was able to lead all my children and many more ...