Plainfield News

For a teenager, getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle for the first time can be challenging.

Plainfield's UNICO at Meet the President Night at the Venetian in Garwood, New Jersey By UNICO 11/7/2009 A sell-out crowd of UNICANS showed up at the Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey on October 27th to meet and greet their new National President, Andre' DiMino, and First Lady Jenny.

Alice DiNizo's resume may include entire decades spent as a children's librarian, but the recent retiree's rookie effort as a novelist is anything but PG-rated. The former South Plainfield resident and ex-Plainfield Public Library librarian is the author of 'Imperfect Past,' a recently published novel that treads over dark ground such as childhood ...

For Dennis Scalera, it is a practice that is as near to his heart as any. Scalera regularly would visit the grave sites of his father and uncle, paying respects and making sure they were well-maintained. Then, during one stop during the last year at the Holy Redeemer cemetery, Scalera noticed something was wrong.

One might call it deja vu all over again. In January, a year after formally relinquishing control of the Borough Council to Democrats, Republicans in this historically Democratic-leaning municipality will again be in charge.

The Plainfield Public Library this weekend will host a reception and awards presentation honoring participants in its fourth annual Plainfield Photograph Exhibition.

Giants beat writer Mike Garafolo and columnist Steve Politi talk about the Giants big loss to the Eagles in Philadelphia.

Standing silently in Superior Court in New Brunswick today with handcuffs on his wrists, Tywan Cobb was arraignment on charges of murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of weapon for unlawful purpose.

One of New Jersey's most significant environmental areas may soon get new protections that probably would limit development projects.Dismal Swamp _ which covers about 660 acres in the central Jersey communities of Edison, Metuchen and South Plainfield _ is one of the last remaining New Jersey wetland ecosystems in a highly urbanized area.

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed outside a bowling alley early this morning, and police later arrested a suspect, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said.

A fire caused heavy damage to two buildings early Sunday on the northeast side. Firefighters were called to the 1200 block of Plainfield Avenue NE and found flames coming from the deck of Graydon's Crossing, a tavern at 1223 Plainfield Ave., just before 2:30 a,m. The fire spread to the roof of a neighboring building, which is occupied by an ...

A 2007 attack in which five men allegedly robbed and assaulted a Guatemalan immigrant, leaving him to die on a city riverbank, is shaping up to produce a high-profile and racially charged trial expected to shine a spotlight on an area with a rapidly growing Hispanic population.

In an overwhelmingly Democratic city that voted nearly 95 percent in favor of Barack Obama during the 2008 general election, some say Republicans who choose to run for public office here are wasting their time.

Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday. According to city Public Safety Director Martin Hellwig, police responded to the 1000 block of West Front Street on a report of a motor vehicle accident to find that the wreck involved two SUVs and a motorcycle.

City residents looking to hone in on all the key issues during the home stretch of election season will have opportunities to do so during public forums held on back-to-back evenings.

Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the recent shooting death of city resident Diwayne Dunn.

A midday blaze damaged a house and left one police officer with minor injuries, police said.

The city will need to hire a permanent chief financial officer within 90 days in order to steer itself into compliance with a state statute that bars municipalities from using acting or interim CFOs, said City Administrator Marc Dashield.

Police are continuing to investigate three apparently unrelated violent incidents that left four injured this past weekend in the city.

It's time to wash away the entire Plainfield Board of Education and the entire office of Superintendent Steve Gallon III.