Plainfield News

June 24, 1929, in Plainfield, New Jersey, the only child of Lawrence and Dorothy Wright.

The Wardlaw-Hartridge World Language Department held its Induction Ceremony for the Language National Honor Societies in the Oakwood Room on Wednesday, May 23.

Brian Green, 39, of Plainfield, was charged with hindering police officers after he gave a false name to police when he was stopped at the Ivory Tower Motor Inn at 12:26 a.m. on May 19, for allegedly making an illegal left-hand turn.

Ester Rodriquez, 21, of Scotch Plains, was arrested on May 14 for assaulting a Scotch Plains Police Officer.

Concerns for public safety in light of Saturday afternoon's Barchester Way fire dominated Tuesday's meeting of the Westfield Town Council.A Bill Lavin, president of the New Jersey Firefighter's Mutual Benevolent Association, spoke before the Council to express his fears that current staffing levels coupled with mutual aid requirements are leaving ... (more)

May 15 at 5:18 p.m. - Officer Brian Renda responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident with no injuries in the vicinity of 76 Central Avenue.

Editor's note: TheA Warren Township Police A release information on significant events Monday through Friday, after review by senior officers.

Veterans and active duty military personnel are reminded to take part in Union County's Veterans Job Fair and Resource Event on Wednesday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Guard Armory at 500 Rahway Avenue in Westfield.

This summer, the Scotch Plains Community Garden will feed as many as 250 local families and it all starts now.

PLAINFIELD - The four Tweedy sisters of Plainfield are shown enjoying tea in the parlor of their home at 125 Crescent Ave.

PLAINFIELD - It was a Tuesday evening nearly a decade ago, the woman said, when she was just a girl babysitting youngsters in her church's basement.

Scotch Plains, N.J. - When a player in a recent high school baseball game in central New Jersey hit a foul ball, it led to some behavior that was definitely a little batty.

Veterans and active duty military personnel are reminded to take part in Union County's Veterans Job Fair and Resource Event on Wednesday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the National Guard Armory at 500 Rahway Ave.

Arley E. Aguilar, 23, of Scotch Plains was arrested for shoplifting $350 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart, police said.

Four passengers including a six-year-old boy were trapped inside of a 1997 Ford Pickup truck after the driver lost control of the vehicle which flipped over on La Grande Avenue in Fanwood on Tuesday afternoon.

Come to the reception, unveiling and fundraiser for the portraits of Aaron and Harriet Osborn at the Osborn-Cannonball Museum in Scotch Plains on June 3, 1-4 p.m. The reception starts at 1 p.m. The unveiling of the portraits by two of Bradner's sons occurs at 1:30 p.m. Punch and period light refreshments will be served.

Prosecutors say an off-duty juvenile detention officer was shot to death and another was wounded shortly after they left a bar in Newark.

From May 10 to 31, the public is invited to view the winning works from the "Union County College 2012 Student Art Competition." The exhibit will be on display in the Tomasulo Gallery, located in the MacKay Library on the College's Cranford campus.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that County of Union will host a Veterans Job Fair and Resource event on Wednesday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Guard Armory at 500 Rahway Ave.

The Union County Homicide Task Force and the Plainfield Police Division continue to investigate the shooting death of a city man that occurred earlier this morning, mAY 10, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.