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Middlesex County: John Haley's All-Decade Team, Player of the Decade; ...
... Coach of the Decade, Program of the Decade and much more. Here we go: PLAYER OF THE DECADE: Marquis Jones, South Plainfield. The only player named to the First Team All-Middlesex County three times. TEAM OF THE DECADE (Based on one Season): The ... Comment?
New Year's Day brings political reorganization throughout New Jersey
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... with many new and returning officials taking oaths of office. Included were new terms for incumbent mayors in Plainfield, Union and East Orange. But there was also a changing of the guard in a many towns, including Parsippany, which is GOP-dominated ... Comment?
Milestones, Surprises at Annual Reorganization
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... are a oereasonable and actionablea solutions to city problems and forecast 2010 as a oethe year that changed Plainfield.a The mayora s State of the City address included many statistics for 2009, as well as the promise of a C-Town supermarket on ... Comment?
Somerset County Freeholder Fontana says goodbye to board
... Fontana said later. Fontana, who has also served as member of the governing boards in Bridgewater and North Plainfield, announced in February he would not seek re-election and watched as various hopefuls ran for his soon-to-be-vacant seat. ... Comment?
Kean biz center to host several workshops
... a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20, Kean University Small Business Development Center in The Incubator, 320 Park Ave., Plainfield, with credit counselors who will explain how to understand credit reports, determine a credit score, search for errors and ... Comment?
... and that of fellow Republican Bo Vastine , a challenger for an Assembly seat, gave lively arguments for change in Plainfield. Of course, at the top of the GOP slate was U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Chris Christie , a top foe of ... Comment?
Somerville may tap Somerset County for health services
... into greater costs,' Liptak said. Somerset County already provides health department services to Franklin, North Plainfield, Bedminster, Far Hills and Rocky Hill. Comment?
Plainfield utility authority to reduce rates
The Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority plans to reduce some rates and raise others this year, but residents hoping to find out about why the changes are being made will need to attend a Jan. Comment?
... whenever they want. 'As a kid, I was up in the reservation all the time,' said Lawrence Russo, who grew up in Plainfield and now lives in Cranford. 'Now that I'm semi-retired, I can give back. It's a beautiful area, and I want to maintain it.' ... Comment?
... out whenever they want. "As a kid, I was up in the reservation all the time," said Lawrence Russo, who grew up in Plainfield and now lives in Cranford. "Now that I'm semi-retired, I can give back. It's a beautiful area, and I want to maintain it." ... Comment?
Plainfield, Union County leaders in reducing homicides
... regarding gangs," Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said Wednesday. "I know, for instance, that Plainfield had considerable success in taking gang members off the street." Plainfield experienced an all-time high of 15 homicides in 2005 ... Comment?
Longtime South Plainfield council member among many about to say goodbye
... swearings-in. Republicans will hold 4-2 advantages on both municipal governing bodies, as they will in South Plainfield, where Petronko won his first election more than 12 years ago. "I was wondering how I'd feel," Petronko said Tuesday, still ... Comment?
Plainfield schools to hold human-resources meeting in wake of certification controversy
The city Board of Education will hold a public meeting on Plainfield Public Schools human-resources policies and procedures, school officials announced Tuesday. Comment?
Plainfield teachers union head asks state for probe of city public schools
The head of the city's largest teachers' union is asking state education officials to launch an investigation into actions taken by the city school board and Plainfield Public Schools Superintendent Steve Gallon III regarding what she said constitute multiple violations of state and federal law. Comment?
Plainfield school board tweaks titles, salaries of administrators targeted for investigation
A little less than a month after launching an investigation into the certification of two high-ranking Plainfield Public Schools administrators, the city school board voted late Tuesday to rescind their contracts, then immediately rehire both to newly established positions with six-figure salaries. Comment?
Plainfield schools official in credentialing issue also denied Florida certificate
One of the two Plainfield Public Schools administrators around whom a recent credentialing controversy has arisen was denied a Florida teaching certificate in 1999 for reasons of "moral turpitude,'' according to school records from that state. Comment?
North Plainfield police blotter
DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 8:15 p.m. Dec. 23. Fernando Balbito, 26, of Plainfield was charged with disorderly conduct after police were called to La Fonda Tia Rosa, 109 Somerset St., on a report of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance. Comment?
... one for each of the three primary counties in the Home News Tribune and Courier News coverage areas (and for Plainfield, my Union County stomping grounds, the first two listed here are just around the corner). In Middlesex County, I'd recommend Joe ... Comment?
Teen boxer packs a wallop
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... and get a sweat so I'm ready to go. What big bouts have you won? I won my first fight on July 11 in Plainfield. Just recently, I fought in the N.J. Diamond Glove finals and participated in the Silver Gloves on Dec. 19. Do you ... Comment?
Wrestling: Three RU Wrestlers Reach Midlands Quarterfinals
... Dominick Russo's (Netcong, N.J.) quarterfinal match took place late Tuesday night. Junior Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) and Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) fell in their quarterfinals matches and will compete for third place on Wednesday. ... Comment?