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Letters to the Editor

June 19, 2023

The South Plainfield Police Department is pleased to announce it will be accepting applications for the 2023 South Plainfield Junior Police Academy.  The South Plainfield Junior Police Academy (SPJPA) is one of many grassroots programs the South Plainfield Police Juvenile Division is developing to ...

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The Sai Datta Peetham Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple’s main mission is to feed the hungry and help the needy by donating food, school supplies and gently used clothing. Subha Patibandia (charity leader) and her committee, along with many students, gather gently used men’s, women’s, and children’s ...

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               The Metuchen Country Club played host to an impressive display of golfing skill and camaraderie at the 23rd South Plainfield Police Benevolent Association (P.B.A.) Local #100 Golf Outing. With a turnout of 128 golfers, this tradition, held under a perfect sky, drew both enthusiastic ...

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Congratulations are certainly in order for the Undefeated South Plainfield Tigers JV Softball team. The Tigers made a statement about the softball talent in this town by posting a 20-0 season record. The Tigers played some excellent teams from solid programs such as Cranford, Spotswood, St Thomas ...

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Congratulations are certainly in order for the Undefeated South Plainfield Tigers JV Softball team. The Tigers made a statement about the softball talent in this town by posting a 20-0 season record. The Tigers played some excellent teams from solid programs such as Cranford, Spotswood, St Thomas ...

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Our Lady of Czestochowa Rosary Society held a Baby Shower for the Life Choice Pregnancy Aide Center in Metuchen. Their generous gifts and donations will help many pregnant women and their babies. There were so many beautiful outfits, baby items and 17 beautifully knitted and crochet baby blankets ...

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The South Plainfield Business Association "Adopt A Spot"  located on Lakeview Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ was cleaned by the South Plainfield Business Association Financial Secretary which entails both sides of the overpass. Debris included cans, bottles, liquor bottles, tins, paper and other ...

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Debbie Boyle, a South Plainfield Board of Education member for 15 years, received the Milestone Award from the New Jersey School Boards Association for her years of dedication to the South Plainfield students and teachers, which has always been her passion. During this time she has also achieved ...

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Thank you to everyone who came out and donated used clothing for men, women and children, as well as accessories, blankets, quilts, shoes, and boots. We were so overwhelmed with the amount of non-perishable foods donated for homeless veterans. A huge variety of all types of foods, as well as ...

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The Suburban Woman's Club of South Plainfield held a luncheon/fashion show on Sunday, April 30th at the American Legion Chaumont Post #243 on Oak Tree Avenue. The sold out audience enjoyed several fashions presented by Chico's of Bridgewater Mall. Several South Plainfield businesses contributed to ...

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 The Knights of Columbus Council 6203 recently purchased and installed a handicap ramp for a disabled resident on Delmore Ave.  Grand Knight Tom Berry wishes to thank project supervisor Bill Butrico and volunteers Tom Pollock, Anthony Cincotta, Colin Berry, Tom Walsh, Harry Bolton, and Pat Flanagan ...

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  The Knights of Columbus Council 6203 recently held a special evening thanking volunteers who served their annual Lenten Fish Dinners. Brother Knights were joined by ladies of the Rosary Alter Society, and members of Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Czestochowa churches in prepping food, cooking, ...

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Members of the Westfield Chapter of The Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) presented Ann Piro with the DAR Community Service Award on April 18th. This distinguished award can only be presented to two people each year, and the Westfield Chapter felt Ann was very deserving to ...

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The Knights of Columbus Council 6203 recently purchased and installed a new handicap ramp for a disabled resident on Delmore Ave.  Grand Knight Tom Berry wishes to thank project supervisor Bill Butrico as well as brother knights Tom Pollock, Anthony Cincotta, Colin Berry, Joe DeAndreas, Walter ...

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The South Plainfield Suburban Woman's club is hosting a used clothing and accessory drive on April 1st & 2nd from 9 AM to 2 PM in the South Plainfield Columbia Bank parking lot located on Oak tree Road.  We accept women’s, men’s, & children's clothing, coats, jackets, shoes, boots, ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - From now until April 27th, The SPSH Music Boosters parent group will be hosting a Super 50/50 Raffle.  There will be 3 levels of prizes awarded based on the proceeds raised.  One “Grand Prize” of 30% of the total sales, 2 (two) Second Prizes of 5% of the total sales followed ...

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Letter to the editor As someone who taught in the South Plainfield School district for 27 years, I know firsthand that the education of our children has always been a top priority for our borough. With that in mind words can’t capture the joy I felt when I read the article about school ...

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We wo We would like to congratulate the 2023 SPHS Competition Cheer Team on coming in first place at States this past weekend. The team consists of Seniors: Jessica Craggan, Riley Griffin, Shannon Rose O’Flaherty and Madelynn Pfeiffer,  Junior:  Kayla Vargas, Sophomores:  Taylor Evans, ...

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Congratulations to the top three finishers of the College District Spelling Bee, which was held on Sunday, February 26, 2023.   First Place: Logan L. Pablacio (Greater Hightstown Juniorettes) Second Place: Rachel Swjith (Greater Hightstown Juniorettes) Third Place: Max Dennis (Suburban ...

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Letter To The Editor:   We would like to thank the New Jersey State School Boards Association for the Certificates of Appreciation honoring our Mother, Debbie Boyle, for all her unselfish efforts and many contributions.  It states that she has worked hard and contributed much as a member of ...

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The South Plainfield Girl Scout Troop #65167 hosted a Used Clothing and Accessory Drive on January 14 and 15, 2023.  Thank you to Leaders Nina Rohrer & Debbie Pfeifer, and girl scouts Kay Rohrer, Genevieve Pope, Sarah Westgate, Bridget Sylvester, and Lexi Kolenski. They worked the entire ...

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The South Plainfield Suburban Woman's Club hosted their annual Spelling Bee.  The Spelling Bee originates from the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs.  The Spelling Bee words are given to the local districts by the NJSFSWC, and they must be given to the students in the order that they are ...

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      Hi, My name is Reo and I am a young black gender fluid high school student at South Plainfield High School, please note that the issue I am writing about has no association with my high school, South Plainfield High School, as it is out of their power. I recently had an issue where I could ...

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Dear Residents Girl Scouts Troop 65167 are doing a used clothing & accessories drive on January 14th & 15th. It will be in the Columbia Bank parking lot from 9 AM - 2 PM on both days. For any questions, please reach out to Nina Rorher, troop leader. Or, reach out to Debbie Boyle at ...

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Letter to the Editor:   The South Plainfield Suburban's Woman's Club will host their annual Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. This event was last held in 2020 and suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the Spelling Bee will be held at the South Plainfield American ...

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On December 15th I had the honor and privilege to attend the South Plainfield Police PBA awards ceremony at Angelinas's Restaurant. Many commendations were presented that evening to the South Plainfield Police Officers for Valor, Weapon Arrests, Robbery / Burglary Investigations and Life Saving! ...

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The South Plainfield Girl Scout Community (SPGSC) kicked off the 2022-2023 year with several donation drives that provided food to local organizations supporting people facing food insecurity, and one that benefited the Plainfield Area Humane Society. The volunteers and Girl Scouts who organized ...

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The South Plainfield Suburban Woman’s Club members donated funds for food for a family in need.  We were able to get gift cards from Shoprite totaling $150. We truly appreciate the help of the membership, which is what we are about: “charity for the community.”   Jessica Spina (chair of home ...

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The South Plainfield Cultural Arts Commission hosted a Gingerbread House making event on December 8, 2022.  The event turnout was huge, which took place at the PAL from 7 to 9 pm.  Thank you to Mike Lanza and Lou Colicchio for all your help to getting the door unlocked, and helping us with tables ...

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Have you noticed? I would like to say that our schools look beautiful and are in the best shape they have been in a very long time. Kudos for finishing up the major projects this year with the high school auditorium putting the cherry on top. Public recognition certainly needs to be cast on Tom ...

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