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1. Inspiring life of Plainfield's Joe Black chronicles a career in baseball and philanthropy
(Sports/Professional)

... Rookie of the Year. But to those who knew the Plainfield native, Black's life as a teacher, mentor, executive, newspaper columnist and humanitarian stood out even more. "Meet the Real Joe Black: An ...

2. Watchung police seeking witnesses of Route 22 fatal crash
(N.J./State)

Police are asking that any witnesses to the early Saturday morning crash on Route 22 West near Terill Road that claimed the lives of two Plainfield residents come forward. According to a Courier-News ...

3. Reward offered to help arrest shooter in Tyrell Brighton murder in Plainfield
(N.J./State)

The Union County Homicide Task Force and the Plainfield Police Department are investigating the shooting death of an 18-year-old man that occurred last night, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. Around ...

4. Empire State Building criticized for rejecting Mother Teresa
(U.S./Nation)

... have been more touched by Mother Teresa than the metropolitan area. "Her Missionaries of Charity minister to the poor in the Bronx and across New Jersey, from Newark to Plainfield to Asbury Park,'' Webber ...

5. Achieving operational efficiency key for retail REO properties
(Money/Economy)

... Contractors are not surprised, shocked or negative about being asked. They are happy to still have the work now and going forward. Levin Management Corporation in North Plainfield, N.J., also evaluates ...

6. Rutgers uses social networking site to ease transition for newcomers to campus
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... who acknowledges signing on "pretty much every day." "I see other students asking questions that I may not have thought of, but that are useful nonetheless," the Plainfield resident says. "You can ask ...

7. Plainfield
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

When will the state audit Plainfield's book. I know that some shady money handling has gone on. Why has our mayor not hired a CFO in so many years? I know, I know. It's because it's easier to get funny ...

8. Feeling safe in my home town.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I love Plainfield and know that it has problems, all towns do, but I still like living here. I would enjoy living in a town where the citizens don't have to worry about gangs, who is trying to control ...

9. Where's Plainfield's mayor
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... attract more people to Plainfield, which has a terrible image problem. ...

10. Plainfield police officer David Thomas found guilty of insurance fraud
(N.J./State)

A 22-year veteran of the Plainfield Police Department was convicted on a single count of 2nd Degree Insurance Fraud Tuesday. David Thomas, 46, of Plainfield faces up to 10 years in prison when he is ...

11. Christie’s raid on urban enterprise zones to be discussed
(N.J./State)

... Orange, Paterson, Irvington, Jersey city, Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg, Plainfield, Trenton, Union City, Long Branch, and Wildwood. The hearing is set for 3 p.m. in the Statehouse Annex in Trenton. — ...

12. "thruth in grading"
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Deborah is "right on the money". Having taught at Hubbard JHS with her dad and retired from teaching math at Kean U. in 2002, I have seen "it all". It's not just the Plainfields that submit to grade inflation ...

13. Grade inflation equals consumer fraud
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in entrenched failure. DEBORAH DOWE PLAINFIELD, N.J.  ...

14. East Orange police officer Kareem Spence arrested for arson and insurance fraud
(N.J./State)

... D. Laurino Wednesday announced the arrest and indictment of Spence, 34, of South Plainfield on charges of arson and insurance fraud. Spence was arrested Wednesday at approximately 10:30 a.m. at East ...

15. Deborah Jacobs: A healthy democracy depends on access to information
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY DEBORAH JACOBS COMMENTARY Patrick Finley wanted to know how much the City of Hackensack was paying for its emergency medical services. Robert F. Edwards sought the Plainfield Housing Authority's ...

16. Thousands of New Jersey’s CWA workers will picket state offices in protest of budget cuts
(N.J./State)

... — 1pm State Office Building 100 Hamilton Avenue Paterson, New Jersey 07501 Plainfield Noon — 1pm State Office Building 200 West Second St (corner of Park Ave and Front St) Plainfield, NJ ...

17. N.J. storm causes flooding, uprooted trees around state
(N.J./State)

... Woodbridge, Carteret and parts of Edison and South Plainfield. Areas serviced by the Middlesex Water Company have been included in the advisory: Perth Amboy, Sayerville, East Brunswick, Marlboro, Old ...

18. Olympic gold medal swimmer Cullen Jones to tell his story
(Sports/Professional)

... Olympic athletes of our time. The event will take place at the Plainfield Area YMCA located at 518 Watchung Avenue in Plainfield, New Jersey (across from city hall). Jones will also talk about working ...

19. Youngstown State’s Donald Jones working to be selected in the 2010 NFL Draft
(Sports/Professional)

Wide receiver from Plainfield gives a behind the scenes look at what it's like being a pro prospect BY MIKE VORKUNOV NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM With the 2010 NFL Draft still several months away on April ...

20. 2010 NFL Draft: Inside the New Jersey prospects
(News/Hot topic)

... Receiver (Plainfield High School) First journal entry Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech, Defensive End (Carteret High School) First journal entry Second journal entry Third journal entry Mike ...