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Plainfield, New Jersey is located in Union County. Zip codes in Plainfield, NJ include 07063, 07062, and 07060. The median home price in Plainfield is $159,000 which is roughly $105/per square foot. More Plainfield information.

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7 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Fanwood Police charge South Plainfield driver with DWI

FANWOOD - Joseph Calderone, 50, of South Plainfield was charged with driving while intoxicated after an officer stopped the vehicle Calderone was driving in the 300 block of Midway Avenue on May 6 at 3:55 p.m. for a violation, police said.

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Sandy Hockridge, Watchung Hills Adult School leader, will retire

Sandra Hockridge, who will retire after 26 years as Watchung Hills Regional High School's Adult School director/administrator, has compared her position to that of an artist who is faced with a huge, blank canvas that has to be filled in with all kinds of themes, colors, motifs.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Slain Manchester Man Anthony Verdicchio Treated Neighbors, Friends Like Family

It was just something Wawa employees expected every day. Anthony Verdicchio would come in every day, buy a small cup of coffee and a plain donut, and spend some time "chit chatting." Then, the 76-year-old Plainfield native would head over to the News Stand and volunteer, selling newspapers.

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CBS Local

Cops: Suspect Wanted For String Of Burglaries In Outer Boroughs Poses As Utility Worker

Police say a man posing as a utility worker is wanted for 18 burglaries in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

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The Jersey Journal

School bus drivers: Sexist union, North Plainfield board treat us unfairly

NORTH PLAINFIELD - Two school bus drivers have accused their union representative of being a "bully and a male chauvinist" and the school board of taking away their seniority perks and freezing their wages because they're women.

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Thu May 16, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Scotch Plains resident charged with shoplifting taken into custody

WATCHUNG - A Scotch Plains resident was taken into custody in Westfield at 7:55 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, and charged with shoplifting $79.76 worth of cell phones from Walmart on Route 22 earlier in the day.

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The Newark Star-Ledger

Conviction upheld for former North Plainfield man who fled from cops during drug arrest

NORTH PLAINFIELD - Citing "overwhelming evidence" of his guilt, a state appeals court on Wednesday upheld a resisting arrest conviction of a former North Plainfield man who fled from police in February 2010 after being suspected of having cocaine.

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The Jersey Journal

Trade Center has local tie; WC Senior Center; BEN Column, May 15, update 4

"You might remember me from my days as the gopher in advertising at the Bridgeton Evening News , working for my uncle, Jim Homan, back in the late '70s/early '80s. "I have been employed by MRP Structural Steel Fabricatio, in South Plainfield, as Safety & Logistics manager for the past seven years.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Patch.com

Firefighters Extinguish Two-Alarm Fire at Hanford Place Home

The Westfield Fire Department with assistance from other local crews extinguished a two-alarm fire at 714 Hanford Place on Wednesday afternoon.

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Patch.com

Police Blotter: Thefts Reported, DWI Arrests Made

May 1: A business in the 100 block of Central Avenue reported the theft of approximately $556.45 worth of Wusthof kinves between 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The matter is under investigation.

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Tue May 14, 2013

CBS Local

NJ Father Facing Murder Charges After Badly Beaten 3-Month-Old Dies

A northern New Jersey dad accused of severely beating his 3-month-old son last week will now face murder charges following the child's death.

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WKXW-FM Trenton

Plainfield Dad Charged With Murdering His Infant Son

A Plainfield man has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly severely beating his 3-month-old child to death.

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Freshnews

New CloudPhire App from TPC Debuts at Sap Sapphire Now Conference

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. and ORLANDO, Fla. -- -- Today, TPC , one of the industry's most sought-after experts on SAP mobile and cloud development, announced the release of CloudPhire , a fun, useful, and visual new Twitter web app that will help attendees stay on top of the social conversation with a real-time, insider's look at the SAPPHIRE NOW ... (more)

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The Jersey Journal

New Providence Police arrest five on warrants

Natalie Yang, 44, of Teaneck, whose car was stopped after a random license plate inquiry on April 24 because her drivers' license had been suspended, police said.

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NJ.com

Cops: Woman busted in Walmart for hiding $170 worth of clothes in baby bag

WATCHUNG - A 35-year-old North Plainfield woman was arrested on a shoplifting complaint last week after Walmart representatives told police she took various clothing items from the display racks and attempted to leave the store without paying.

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Patch.com

WHRHS Adult School Director Sets Retirement

Sandra Hockridge, who will retire after 26 years as Watchung Hills Regional High School 's Adult School director/administrator, has compared her position to that of an artist who is faced with a huge, blank canvas that has to be filled in with all kinds of themes, colors, motifs.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Patch.com

The Fanwood Blotter: Police Make Three DWI Arrests

This release was received from the Fanwood Police Department. On 04/30/2013 @ 10:15 PM Officer responded to the area of the 100 block of LaGrande Ave.

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NJ.com

39-lb striper beached at Belford

By far the largest striper from shore reported to me this season was the 39-pounder weighed at the Tackle Box in Hazlet after Ben Nazario of Rahway beached it on bunker at Belford around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

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The Newark Star-Ledger

Happy Birthday! Admitted burglar sentenced to 10 years, avoiding longer prison term

During a hearing today at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville, Ricco Jones, 36, of Somerville, was sentenced to 10 years for burglary and other offenses in four incidents across Somerset County.

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The Jersey Journal

Dead woman's ID used to avoid arrest on warrant, say Delaware police

DELAWARE TWP. - A Piscataway woman was charged with criminal simulation after she allegedly used the driver's license of a deceased woman to avoid arrest on a warrant.

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