Plainfield News

Noraima Villanueva, 41, of South Bound Brook, has been accepted into the pre-trial intervention program in connection with allegations that she stole electronic equipment and other items from the North Plainfield School District.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin Wednesday at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville for the trial of Jorge Ramirez, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl in December 2010.

PLAINFIELD - A Plainfield man currently serving a prison term for weapons possession, is now Plainfield facing charges for killing an 18-year-old man in 2010.

"Saturnalia," an independent film featuring South Plainfield's Renato Biribin, will be shown at the South Plainfield Senior Center on Sept.

June 12 at 3:11 p.m. - At Middlesex County Jail, Officer John Ehling arrested Edison resident Azariah Lazar, 19, on an outstanding warrant totaling $1,525 for contempt of court.

As Maplewood Township moves toward finalizing the plan for redeveloping the soon-to-be vacant Post Office site, officials are turning their attention to another key piece to the township's redevelopment puzzle: the former PSE&G Building on the corner of Springfield and Boyden avenues.

FANWOOD - Kevin Childers, 28, of Plainfield was charged with theft after police officers on responded to the 100 block of South Avenue June 5 at 11:55 p.m. for a suspicious person inside a container for clothing collection by a charitable organization, police said.

Since its inception in 1993, students have been ushered into the promenade on white horse drawn carriages, stretch hummers, and escorted down an elongated red carpet by Yorkshire terrier pups.

Leidys Salina, 25, of Plainfield allegedly tried to leave the store without paying for merchandise in her cart.

The woman, Antoniett R. Lorusso, 48, was charged with shoplifting a ring, necklace and bracelet worth $149.79 at about 2:15 p.m. on June 2. She was taken to headquarters where she was processed and given a court date.

Ordinances passed in December to redevelop areas surrounding the Downtown and Netherwood Train Stations pushes forward to restoring Plainfield to the transportation hub it once was.

Stop by one of the clubs and sign-up children for daily summer fun. The staff understands that kids have had a school year filled with homework and projects and that summer is the time that kids relax, refresh and reload.

Students at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison recently took part in a variety of activities, from a ceremonial tree planting, to fairy tale story time and a clothing drive to help people look professional when they get job interviews.

Population in Union County grew 1.4 percent overall between 2010 and 2012, but 6.3 percent each in Garwood and Springfield, whose municipal building is pictured.

With the end of the school year, students at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison are making the transition to new experiences and challenges that lie ahead.

And that's what worries Peter Primavera of Plainfield. So much that he sent a flurry of emails and made phone calls inquiring about the fate of the house, seeking assurances that the T. Thomas Fortune House still was standing.

In an atmosphere of enthusiasm, excitement and hope for our future, children from kindergarten to Grade 4, dedicated teachers from West End School and their parents put on an incredible, patriotic performance at the North Plainfield High School Auditorium on April 25. Children of all races and cultures, dressed with great pride in red, white and ... (more)

Question: Where did Mark Lindsay, the voice of Paul Revere and the Raiders, go when he wanted to return to his garage rock roots? Answer: New Jersey.

WITH: Gedeon Luke and Christine Martucci WHEN: Doors at 7 p.m., showtime 8 p.m. Friday, June 14 WHERE: The Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park ADMISSION: Tickets $17 in advance, $20 at the door A decade after the release of her debut, 'Lonely for a Lifetime,' the mission remains the same for blues rock songstress Dana Fuchs on her third album, ... (more)

A Manville man will be sentenced Friday in the Union County Courthouse for the 2008 fatal stabbing of a Plainfield man during a fight in 2008.