2020-05-05 05:26
Jean Mattson, president of the Historical Society of Plainfield (center) conducts the 2001 annual meeting. Plainfield cultural icon Jean Mattson passed away on May at her home.I kne… Read More
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2020-05-03 05:42
Expected (upper) vs. actual (lower) cases in Plainfield,last thirteen days.. Plainfielders' adoption of Gov. Murphy's stay-at-home and social distance have enabled Plainfield… Read More
2020-04-22 05:41
Tracking new cases, which are falling behind expectations. April 18 was the start of a period of measuring the next doubling of Covid-19 cases in Plainfield. The previous doubling… Read More
2020-04-20 04:49
Testing is now going to become very important. One has to wonder if Plainfield has seen a hopeful sign in the growth of coronavirus cases.On Sunday evening (April 19), Mayor Mapp re… Read More
2020-04-19 06:20
Coronavirus cases in Plainfield as of 4/18/2020.(Click to enlarge or print.) As Plainfield nears the end of its first month under Gov. Phil Murphy's stay-at-home order, it seems a… Read More
2020-04-15 02:01
Mari Bonini, during her tenure asPlainfield Public Library trustee.(Image courtesy Plainfield Public Library.) Mari Bonini, longtime Plainfield Public Library trustee and community activ… Read More
2020-04-13 10:20
City Council will hold its first-ever virtual meetingMonday, and the public can participate.Plainfield City Council has set its first-ever virtual meeting for Monday (April 13) at 7:00… Read More
2020-04-12 03:24
Growth in Plainfield's COVID-19 cases.New Jersey case growth (through Thursday).While the Mapp administration has been assiduous about releasing the latest Coronavirus case figures on an al… Read More
2020-04-10 06:54
Sample ballot, showing drawing results taped in place.Image courtesy Union County Clerk's Office.Lady Luck dealt the Union County Democratic Party something of a surprise on Thursday aftern… Read More
2020-04-09 13:25
The dialysis environment is super clean.So, Dan's wild & crazy week turns out not to be so much.I had to get tested for the coronavirus because there were two warning signs of three tha… Read More
2020-04-07 01:39
Logo of Plainfield's largest commercial property owner. Under Gov. Murphy's strict shelter-in-place rules, many of Plainfield's small businesses are shuttered, their employe… Read More
2020-04-06 23:45
A coronavirus swab test.So last Friday at the end of my session, the charge nurse came over and rather nervously informed me that I must go immediately that evening and find someplace to… Read More
2020-04-06 02:25
Disinfecting wipes are wreaking havoc on sewer systems.In addition to the threat to lives and damage to the economy, the coronavirus brings another unhappy circumstance.The explosive use of… Read More
2020-04-05 01:23
Handsome is as handsome does: the approach tothe new bridge.A closer view.And, of course, credit must be given. The rebuilt --or should I say "new" -- bridge over the Cedar Brook in Ced… Read More
2020-04-02 15:10
Kids can have their own Easter Egg hunts at homewith kits supplied by Plainfield Parks & Recreation. Plainfield Parks & Recreation's annual Easter Egg Hunt is one of… Read More
2020-04-01 08:35
Rent, mortgages, credit card bills will beon people's minds tonight.It's the first of the month and folks in Plainfield like everywhere else are getting out their checkbooks.It's time… Read More
2020-03-30 02:26
A representation of the coronavirus.A tip o' the hat to retired Muhlenberg Hospital physician Ted Turner, MD, for forwarding this useful information sheet from Johns Hopkins University… Read More
2020-03-29 05:17
Plainfield Progressive Democrats will hold a virtualTown Hall on March 31 using ZOOM.As Plainfield enters the 2020 Primary political season, the coronavirus pandemic is bringing with it ch… Read More
2020-03-24 06:43
Mayor Adrian O. Mapp congratulates Wayne Clarke on hisappointment as Business Administrator, August 2019.For the third time in three years, Plainfield is without a Business Administrator.BA… Read More
2020-03-22 07:54
Demolition at the former Muhlenberg Hospital inpreparation for conversion to apartmentsbegan in December 2018. Projected number of daily cases undercurrent Social Distanc… Read More
2020-03-11 06:41
Joe Biden, whose campaign was moribundthree weeks ago, now leads in delegate counts.Joe Biden had an outstanding night in the Super Tuesday II Democratic primaries.Minutes after the Michigan… Read More
2020-03-09 05:27
The CDC test kits are in short supply as the Trumpadministration tries to get its act together. While in the chair at the barber's on Saturday afternoon, a Latino man and his two… Read More
2020-03-02 07:24
Gateway project at Park Avenue and Randolph Roadcalls for a standalone drug store with drive-thru window. Plainfield City Council has an extraordinarily full docket for its agenda s… Read More
2020-02-28 05:10
Mural of Paul Robeson in the Robeson Room atRaritan Valley Community College. (Image by Max Pizarro) Congratulations to the Plainfield elected officials who were in inclu… Read More
2020-02-25 19:25
Candidate surrogates were (l. to r.): Sen. Dick Codey, Larry Hamm,Sue Altman, Mike Muller, Andrew Cohen, and JoeSignorello. Moderator Nadège Ricketts and hostSen. Joe Cryan… Read More
2020-02-24 14:33
A never-before-heard-of group is protestingthe seating of Willie Pat Hembree as a Board member.Willie Pat Hembree was elected to the Plainfield BOE last November. However, she was not swor… Read More
2020-02-23 15:12
Union Twp. Dems are holding a forumand mock primary Monday evening.State Senator Joe Cryan and the Union Township Democratic Committee are hosting a Presidential candidate forum and mock b… Read More
2020-02-21 07:14
Plainfield Democratic chair Adrian Mapp is urgingUnion County Democrats to back Mike Bloomberg. Adrian O. Mapp, chairman of the Plainfield Democratic City Committee has called on… Read More
2020-02-17 05:40
Licenses are color coded as follows: GREEN = Restaurants serving alcohol,BLUE = Bars, RED = Liquor Stores, YELLOW = Clubs. In early 2017, Plainfield's City Council voted to gi… Read More
2020-02-14 08:39
Dr. Yood with Gerri Agurs and Martin Coxat the 2016 PHS Hall of Fame inductions.Plainfield's beloved Olddoc -- aka Harold Yood, MD -- is celebrating his 100th birthday.His actual birthday is… Read More
2020-02-12 07:47
Illegal dumper caught mid-afternoon Tuesday.The man is standing next to the rear tire,holding a pallet which he pitched behind the dumpster.Like many other Plainfield drivers, I find the ban… Read More
2020-02-10 03:32
Detail from Ordinance 2020-08. Underlined textindicates a tax increase will be coming.Plainfield City Council's business meeting is Monday (February 10) at 7:00 PM.The agenda is identical wi… Read More
2020-02-10 02:33
Developer Frank Cretella owns the former main officeof United National Bank at 2nd and Park.Besides dealing with selecting Primary election candidates, Chairman Mapp took time at Saturday's… Read More
2020-02-09 08:39
Plainfield Democrats met Saturday. At Saturday's Plainfield Democratic City Committee meeting, the line for citywide at-large was given to Steve Hockaday, currently Ward… Read More
2020-02-08 08:26
Illustration from the concert at Shiloh Baptist Church,one of three musical offerings for Plainfielders. Plainfielders have three wonderful musical opportunities celebrating Black… Read More
2020-02-06 17:10
Citywide at-large Councilor Elton Armady in a photowith House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In an email to Democratic City Committee members on Wednesday, PDCC Chairman Adrian O. Mapp advised that… Read More
2020-02-03 04:25
Frank (Pete) Blatz was Plainfield'smayor from 1969-73. Former Plainfield mayor Frank Blatz died on February 1st.Blatz was the first mayor to serve under Plainfield's (formerly) newly… Read More
2020-02-02 08:29
A PILOT tax abatement is being proposed for theresidential project (highlighted) to be builtacross from Seidler Field and next to Netherwood Station. Plainfield City… Read More
2020-01-31 08:27
The PDCC candidates in the 2020Primary will have competition. Two well-known Plainfield figures have aligned with Bernie Sanders' New Jersey Progressive Democrats of Union County to… Read More
2020-01-26 04:20
Though camera shy, I did find this one great photoof Laddie from 2014. Longtime City Clerk Laddie Wyatt passed away the night of Saturday, January 18, 2020. Thanks to form… Read More
2020-01-20 07:22
There is a request for $220,000 for unspecifiedoffice supplies on Tuesday's agenda. While the ceremonial reorganization meeting of the Plainfield City Council… Read More
2020-01-15 06:47
Work is under way on the Cedar Brook Park bridge. Had to go to South Plainfield Tuesday, which took me through Cedar Brook Park.As you can see from the photo above, t… Read More
2020-01-13 05:29
What looks like a rear entrance for the new restaurantis taking shape. The parking lot is directly adjacent.The rear of the Courier-News building on Park Avenue. Everyone… Read More
2020-01-10 04:07
The original Courier-News building on Park Avenue (shown in the 1990s)has been restored by investor Frank Cretella'sLandmark Properties. Famed New Jersey chef… Read More
2020-01-10 03:02
A memorial service for Ron Thayer,longtime Crescent Avenue organistand choir director set for this Saturday. Longtime Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church organist Ron Tha… Read More
2020-01-08 07:30
Everyone recognizes the Plainfield district's Cardinal. The Plainfield Board of Education reorganized prior to its Work/Study session Tuesday, January 7.Re-elected me… Read More
2020-01-06 09:37
Both City Council and the Board of Edreorganize this week. This is the week of City Council and Board of Ed annual reorganizations.CITY COUNCILCity Council reorganization takes place Monday… Read More
2019-12-29 05:34
The GOP on impeachment, then and now. Siddeeq el-Amin and I were not the only ones to have this thought.Coming in 2020. -- Dan Damon [follow] View today… Read More
2019-12-27 07:12
The note accompanying the perfect Christmas gift.Detail showing the dumpster fire pattern. Apropos of 2019.Let's hope not 2020. Well, it certainly has been one 'bumpy year' as Queen Elizabet… Read More
2019-12-15 05:24
The Nativity at the Methodist church in Claremont, CAhas focused many Christians' Christmas attention onPresident Trump's border policies. Thanks to Donald Trump, people of faith -- among w… Read More
2019-12-13 06:26
I noticed this detour sign on Randolph Road forthe first time on Thursday (12/12).Map shows location of bridge repairs (and alsoindicates where Pemberton Avenue starts). When bar… Read More
2019-12-11 05:23
Always a smoker, Paul Volcker in 1980.You can see the dime-store cigars in his hankie pocket. Paul Volcker died on Sunday. A few will remember him as chairman of the… Read More
2019-12-09 06:17
To understand stents, one of my doctors suggests thinkingof the Chinese finger traps we played with as kids. Well, I'm back from an unexpected week in the hospital. Actually 6 days, bu… Read More
2019-12-02 07:40
Google satellite view shows the small NJ Transitlot on North Avenue adjacent to the station. Plainfield City Council meets Monday at 7:00 PM for its December agenda-setting session.Amid much… Read More
2019-11-28 06:17
Dan's NJ Senior Gold Prescription Program card. I got a surprise on Thanksgiving Eve that should warm the hearts of thousands of New Jersey seniors -- and save them considerabl… Read More
2019-11-26 06:54
The 2020 Calendar celebrates historic sitesthroughout the Queen City. Thanksgiving means that the Holiday season begins in earnest on Friday (I'll pass on that madness).And every… Read More
2019-11-20 07:06
John Philip Souza is America's undisputed March King. Things are sure to have a red, white and blue hue Saturday evening as the NJ Army Reserve Band takes part in the Plainfield… Read More
2019-11-18 04:48
Our house is cutting the cable cord Monday. Monday is cut-the-cord day at our house.Sometime before 1:00 PM, a Verizon technician is supposed to arrive to get rid of our cable c… Read More
2019-11-17 08:07
Tom Tmorrow's take on Trump.Click to enlarge or print. I'm not a huge fan of Tom Tomorrow, but this strip is hilarious.Hope you enjoy it.Back to Plainfield tomorrow… Read More
2019-11-13 14:54
Logo of Plainfield artists' organization. The Plainfield Arts Council invites all local artists and members of the Plainfield arts community to “Talk and Taste,” a network… Read More
2019-11-13 06:52
Rendering of proposed mixed use projectat Cleveland Avenue and East 5th Street. Approval by the Zoning Board of Adjustment this past Wednesday of a mixed-use project for the Bradford's Wre… Read More
2019-11-11 08:22
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued over 3,000 Executive Orders.The most notorious was No. 9066 (shown here)interning Japanese citizens during WWII.Governors and mayors have a… Read More
2019-11-10 07:08
Has it really been 15 years? PLAINFIELD TODAY is fifteen years old.I began the blog in November of 2005 out of exasperation with the Courier News which did not find a story about the city's… Read More
2019-11-08 08:19
The simple, vulgar truth of this impeachment. Sometimes the truth can be simple.Sometimes the truth can be vulgar.Sometimes the truth can be simple and vulgar.But the truth is always the tru… Read More
2019-11-06 04:46
Unofficial Plainfield results.Plainfield's Democratic candidates swamped the opposition in Tuesday's general election.Well, of course, since there is no opposition.Very different from the da… Read More
2019-11-03 06:55
There is just one public question on Tuesday's ballot. There is just one public question on Tuesday's ballot in Plainfield (some other communities may have local questions).The q… Read More
2019-11-03 02:46
If you have a large outdoor clock, I suggest getting help. Tonight is the end of Daylight Savings Time (well, at 2:00 AM officially).Set your clocks back one hour.Of course, smartphones and… Read More
2019-11-01 04:24
Two young Mexican women celebrate 'Dia de los Muertos'. Have Plainfield's Halloween celebrations crossed the Rubicon?The Rubicon, as you may recall from Latin 1 or World History, was the sh… Read More
2019-10-28 04:53
Do these candidates for the school boarddeserve serious consideration? For one hundred years, the League of Women Voters has been bringing candidate forums to the Plainfield public in advan… Read More
2019-10-27 06:10
Appliance-a-rama was there Thursday, gone onSaturday. Building in the background is old UNB offices.View towards rear of lot next to formerAppliance-a-rama, on Saturday afternoon. Over… Read More
2019-10-25 05:46
Grace Church has served Plainfield since 1852;the historic 1892 building is its second home.The magnificent Christ in Glory windowis above the 7th Street entrance. Members, former members, a… Read More
2019-10-23 06:32
Rebecca Williams (l) and former Council PresidentAnnie McWilliams, back in the day. Plainfield's own Rebecca Williams snagged the number 2 spot in Insider NJ's 2019 LGBTQ Power 100 listing.T… Read More
2019-10-21 06:03
The Campbell slate was the first to hit the streetswith their signs.The Mapp slate's signs also feature dark bluewith yellow and white lettering. The Plainfield League of Women Voters (LWV)… Read More
2019-10-20 06:19
Nancy splashes water on the witch.(Toon appeared in The Washington Post.) Shifting our focus from Plainfield today to bring a humorous take on President Trump's meltdown at a White House me… Read More
2019-10-18 06:02
Councilors Ashley Davis and Elton Armadysurveyed storm damage in June whileeveryone else was in Hawaii. An email from Robert K. Graham ("Mr. Plainfield"), who is organizing a First Ward me… Read More
2019-10-16 05:02
A policy change by thee District has an outsizedimpact on a cherished Plainfield business. The Plainfield Public Schools have caused unprecedented collateral damage in the Plainfield busines… Read More
2019-10-14 06:09
Plainfield's own Linda Carter is runningfor Assembly in her own right in November. Plainfield Mayor Adrian O. Mapp and Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe are co-hosting a fundraiser for Plainfie… Read More
2019-10-13 05:59
Moving? The PMUA rents dumpsters for cleanouts. In addition to taking up items brought forward from last week's agenda-setting session, PMUA officials are to appear at Tuesday's Plainfield… Read More
2019-10-11 05:46
Austrian composer and pianist Roland Batikwill perform in the American premiere ofone of his works for piano and orchestra. The first concert in the Plainfield Symphony's 100th season is thi… Read More
2019-10-09 05:19
Mayor Mapp's slate is holding a fundraiser tonight You know what October means. Campaigning for the November elections gets under way in earnest.That includes the Plainfield Board of Educati… Read More
2019-10-07 04:14
The Police Department is proposing to used unspentmonies from previous bonds to buy three 2018 Fordpolice interceptor SUVs (shown above as used by the NYPD). Plainfield City Council me… Read More
2019-10-06 04:31
Crescent Church's new organist, Cameron Kuzepski,will give a welcome recital this afternoon. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church (CAPC) continues to mark its 175th Anniversary with a… Read More
2019-10-04 06:27
Canon Leroy Lyons blesses a horse.Jett was a star at the 2018 Blessing.Pets and their people will enjoy treats after the Blessings. The 20th annual Plainfield Celebration of Animals is set f… Read More
Community Meeting On Redevelopment Spotlights A Necessary Conversation That Plainfield Has Never Had
2019-09-30 02:37
Many were disturbed at learning of the City's plan for a 'condemnation' redevelopment area. The City of Plainfield is sponsoring a community meeting on redevelopment on Tuesday evening (Oc… Read More
2019-09-29 05:15
Plainfield's beloved Rep. Bonnie Watson ColemanIs holding a Town Hall Monday evening. Bonnie Watson Coleman is practically a rock star celebrity to Plainfielders. She always was from the b… Read More
2019-09-27 06:11
The original Muhlenberg Hospital on Muhlenberg Placebetween West 3rd and South Second Streets, ca. 1880s. The Plainfield Public Library is hosting the Third Annual Tri-County History Fair t… Read More
2019-09-25 07:24
This year's audit of the city is near perfect. City Clerk A-Jay Jalloh released the CY2018 auditor's report a few days ago.The city came in with a near-perfect audit -- as noted by the numbe… Read More
2019-09-23 05:31
The Rev. Peter Manzo distributes ashes on Ash Wednesday 2015outside his church in Cherry Hill. (Image, Philadelphia Inquirer.) Word came to parishioners of Grace Episcopal Church Sunday morn… Read More
2019-09-22 04:33
FB friend Jeromy Dunn spotted this clevermarketing callout to shoppers. There are plenty of reasons to be suspicious of Facebook -- making a gazillion dollars off our personal information a… Read More
2019-09-20 03:25
The Plainfield Symphony's gala at the Plainfield CountryClub Saturday kicks off its 100th season. A grand evening of entertainment is planned for guests of the Plainfield Symphony's Centenn… Read More
2019-09-18 03:59
The house tour starts at the registration tentat 551 Belvedere Avenue.551 Belvedere is the third house in from East 7th Street. Plainfielders have always loved house tours and visi… Read More
2019-09-16 04:31
I shared this meme on Facebook recently, It got some notice, and I got a phone call about it. The meme above came up on my Facebook feed a couple of days ago and I immediately shared it bec… Read More
2019-09-15 03:26
Mr. Garcia's configuration to date has been to have thebandstand along Somerset Street, facing eastwards.The purple lines show how this becomes a 'megaphone'. Edison Garcia, the owner of Los… Read More
2019-09-13 05:40
The PDCC fundraiser is at the Tavern at Ashbrook,Union County's newest entertainment venue. Mayor and Plainfield Democratic chair Adrian O. Mapp has set a fundraiser reception for next Wedne… Read More
2019-09-12 04:30
James Spann, head of the Mohawk Lodge, presentedCouncilor Ashley Davis an award for community service. First Ward Councilor Ashley Davis and Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver were among those… Read More
2019-09-10 07:10
Usually outfitted in windbreakers with theCity seal, this Tee may be more appropriatenow that their redevelopment role is clarified. My curiosity piqued by the previously unannounced… Read More
2019-09-08 04:04
The OK Corral in Tombstone, AZ, where Wyatt Earp gainedfame in an 1881 shootout. Will we see a 'shootout' atMonday's Council meeting? Normally, the agenda from the agenda-setting ses… Read More
2019-09-06 06:17
Chairman Ron Scott Bey (at left) prepares to open the meeting.A portion of the audience; it grew much larger as themeeting got under way, with many standing along the walls. The ag… Read More
2019-09-04 06:04
A doe pierced by an arrow. Bow hunting is considered bymany to be inhumane. The Mapp administration is notsupporting a hunt or kill in Plainfield. While animal activists had come t… Read More
2019-09-03 07:23
Map showing South Africa's wine-growing regions. By my records, Saturday's wine tasting by the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library (FOPPL) is the 17th of these annual events… Read More
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