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  1. Middlesex County: John Haley's All-Decade Team, Player of the Decade; ...Read the original story

    Yesterday | The Jersey Journal

    ... 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 ...

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  2. New Year's Day brings political reorganization throughout New JerseyRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | Millville News

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Rodney Frelinghuysen, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, New Jersey, Parsippany, NJ, East Orange, NJ

  3. Milestones, Surprises at Annual ReorganizationRead the original story w/Photo

    15 hrs ago | Plainfield PlainTalker

    ... 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 ...

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  4. Somerset County Freeholder Fontana says goodbye to boardRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Courier News

    ... 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. ...

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    Related Topix: Somerset County, NJ, Bridgewater, NJ, North Plainfield, NJ

  5. Kean biz center to host several workshopsRead the original story

    Yesterday | MyCentralJersey.com

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Kean University, Small Business, Personal Finance, Elizabeth, NJ, Scotch Plains, NJ, Marketing

  6. 2009: "Piv for Plainfield"

    Yesterday | Plainfield PlainTalker

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: US News

  7. Somerville may tap Somerset County for health servicesRead the original story

    Thursday | MyCentralJersey.com

    ... into greater costs,' Liptak said. Somerset County already provides health department services to Franklin, North Plainfield, Bedminster, Far Hills and Rocky Hill.

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    Related Topix: Somerville, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Raritan, NJ, Manville, NJ

  8. Plainfield utility authority to reduce ratesRead the original story

    Thursday | MyCentralJersey.com

    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.

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  9. The great outdoorsRead the original story

    Thursday | MyCentralJersey.com

    ... 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.' ...

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    Related Topix: Cranford, NJ, Dunellen, NJ, New Providence, NJ, Scotch Plains, NJ

  10. Post a CommentRead the original story

    Wednesday | Courier News

    ... 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." ...

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    Related Topix: Cranford, NJ, Dunellen, NJ, New Providence, NJ, Scotch Plains, NJ

  11. Plainfield, Union County leaders in reducing homicidesRead the original story

    Wednesday | Courier News

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Union County, NJ

  12. Longtime South Plainfield council member among many about to say goodbyeRead the original story

    Wednesday | Courier News

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: South Plainfield, NJ, US News, Somerset County, NJ, Manville, NJ

  13. Plainfield schools to hold human-resources meeting in wake of certification controversyRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Courier News

    The city Board of Education will hold a public meeting on Plainfield Public Schools human-resources policies and procedures, school officials announced Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Union County, NJ

  14. Plainfield teachers union head asks state for probe of city public schools

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Courier News

    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.

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    Related Topix: Union County, NJ

  15. Plainfield school board tweaks titles, salaries of administrators targeted for investigationRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Courier News

    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.

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    Related Topix: Union County, NJ

  16. Plainfield schools official in credentialing issue also denied Florida certificateRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Courier News

    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.

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  17. North Plainfield police blotterRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | MyCentralJersey.com

    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.

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  18. Accidental pick scores highRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | MyCentralJersey.com

    ... 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 ...

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  19. Teen boxer packs a wallopRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Daily Record

    ... 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 ...

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  20. Wrestling: Three RU Wrestlers Reach Midlands QuarterfinalsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights

    ... 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. ...

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