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By MARK J. BONAMO AND MATT KADOSH
April 25, 2024
U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., a former Newark city councilman who died on Wednesday, April 24, led a political life from the cradle to the grave. The son of late Congressman Donald M. Payne, who left a legendary legacy in county and national politics, Don Jr. worked hard to establish his own ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Special Improvement District will hold this year's spring festival, called Arts in Bloom, on Saturday, April 27, from 10:30am until 4pm on North Avenue by the Plainfield Train Station. Co-sponsored by the Plainfield Cultural and Heritage Commission, Mass Mutual, ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — During Thursday's State of the City address, Mayor Adrian Mapp announced that Plainfield's sister city is the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti region of Ghana. The city of Asokwa is the capital of the Asokwa Municipal Distruct. Mayor Akwanuasa Gyimah was on hand during the ...
TRENTON, NJ - Last week, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) unveiled its annual School Performance Reports, showcasing assessment, student growth, and accountability data for all public school districts statewide. Notably, in mathematics, five of the top ten highest performing districts ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At around 5am on Sunday, a motorcyclist crashed on the East End of Plainfield. When police units arrived at the scene on the 700 block of East 3rd Street, they found an injured 50-year-old Plainfield resident who succumbed to his injuries. Resident Jimmi Cruz reports hearing a ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Mayor Adrian Mapp delivered his annual State of the City Address on Thursday evening at the new Charles and Anna Booker School. The event, called “The City of Tomorrow, Today” drew at least 200 attendees. In his 11th year as Mayor, and only a year away from a potential ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — As first reported by Barbara Preston of The Montgomery and verified by TAPinto Plainfield, a local Plainfield Public Schools administrator, Zelda Spence-Wallace, has been charged with theft of more than $13,000. Spence-Wallace serves as the supervisor of out-of-school programs ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Last month, Mayor Adrian Mapp congratulated the Plainfield High School boys and girls basketball teams in person, hosting a pizza party in honor of their historic seasons. At last week's Plainfield City Council meeting, the City of Plainfield made it official, unanimously passing a ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The climax of the 104th season of the Plainfield Symphony will be the concert on April 20, 2024 at 7 pm, “Journey Through the Night,” presenting Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 in E minor; perhaps, the least performed of his symphonies but one of pure genius. The performance will be ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Mayor Adrian Mapp will deliver his State of the City Address at 7pm on Thursday, April 18 at the Charles and Anna Booker School. The event is called "The City of Tomorrow, Today," and the Charles and Anna Booker School is located at 730 Central Street in Plainfield. While there ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county Board of Commissioners last week introduced a $543.4 million budget for 2024 that increases county-wide taxes by 1.75%. Introducing the budget, fiscal committee chairperson Rebecca Williams said the tax levy increase comes to $373,722,967.17. Williams said the ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Board of Education will hold its April business meeting at 6pm on Tuesday, April 16. Board of Ed meetings now take place at the new Chales and Anna Booker School by default. Charles and Anna Booker School is located at 730 Central Avenue in Plainfield, at the former ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to pump nearly $1 billion more into New Jersey schools. The new spending would increase state aid to public schools by 5% over the current level and is meant to “fully fund” K-12 education to ensure that New Jersey children receive a top-notch ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — After hearing reports of people living in the condemned buildings at 715-725 Arlington Avenue, which was quietly emptied by the City of Plainfield in June before more high profile evictions in August, Councilman Richard Wyatt decided to find out first hand last month. "I decided ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — For the occasion of the 100th Plainfield Fourth of July Parade, the Plainfield Public Library is asking for your photos for parades of years past. This is being done in the interest of preserving and showcasing the history of the city. On Saturday, April 20, at 11:30am in the ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At the April Plainfield City Council meeting on Monday, the city's tennis community was given a proclamation, and the spotlight, in celebration of the upcoming National Tennis Month. "Our mayor was gracious enough to give us a proclamation honoring National Tennis Month, which ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Monday night's Plainfield City Council meeting, the governing body approved three large-scale multifamily developments with between 10% and 22% affordable apartments, or 20 units total, as part of its agreement with the developers. The first, located at 1092-98 Arlington ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Monday night's Plainfield City Council Meeting, the governing body recognized the heroism of three Plainfield Police officers who bravely ended a dangerous situation that took one life and threatened many more. On July 8, 2022, several Plainfield Police officers were on ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On first reading, the Plainfield City Council voted to extend the hours allowed for the city's bars in a move to become more attractive to potential businesses. The ordinance would change the closing time for bars from 1am to 3am. "The reason we are putting this forward," ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At last night's Plainfield City Council meeting for the month of April, all resolutions and ordinances passed, aside from the designation of two lots on George Street as a non-condemnation redevelopment areas, which was tabled by the council. Read the vote count for each ordinance ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Queen City Mentoring Academy is now accepting applications to be part of its 9th class, which will take place during the summer of 2024. The program is open to Plainfield residents entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grades and will run from July 15 through August 10. Established in ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — In light of recent developments regarding animal care and control in the City of Plainfield, the Plainfield Area Humane Society (PAHS) would like to provide the public with additional information and clarification about the circumstances surrounding the cancelation of services. We ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A new indoor ice rink being built at county-owned Warinanco Sports Center is estimated to open to the public in three years. The Board of County Commissioners approved an $800,000 contract with USA Architects for “professional architectural services” related to the Warinanco ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Friday, March 29, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quaraishi struck down the "County Lines" in the primary elections. The ballots that most New Jersey voters are used to look like this, while advocates have long pushed for them to look more like this example from Miami. The decision ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region on Friday morning at around 10:23am. The epicenter of the quake was near Lebanon, New Jersey, and its effects were felt all around the East Coast. See the report from the US Geological Survey. As of right now, the City of Plainfield reports ...
NEWARK, NJ — Last night, the Plainfield subclub of the Over-40 Double Dutch Club performed at the New Jersey Devils game, having a night of fun and attracting many spectators. In recent years, the Devils have leaned into highlighting artists and groups in the Garden State, hosting the club in its ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Pemberton Area Block Association (PABA) is excited to announce the launching of The Indira "Dolly" Brown Annual Book Drive in the month of April 2024. April is the Month of the Young Child and PABA has collected and donated books to Plainfield Public School’s Preschool ...
ORLANDO, FL — On Wednesday night, the family of firefighter Lieutenant Marques Hudson, who died in the line of duty in Plainfield on January 26, was treated to a VIP experience at an Orlando Magic game. Thanks to the generosity of a former first responder, Hudson's three sons and their mothers were ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Jansel Fuentes has vivid memories of the day he arrived at JFK airport in the winter of 2013, when he was only 6 years old. “”It was snowing,” recalls Fuentes. “And I came from a tropical island in the Caribbean. 'Wow, it's snowing, and it's cold.'” Fuentes didn’t speak any ...
Update: A previous version of this article, that existed only briefly, stated that Board President Hanae Wyatt's tours were "controversial" in the headline. This label was based on the interpretation, expressed later in the previous version of this article, that Wyatt, on Tuesday, said that her ...
