At the end of Monday night’s special council meeting, the public comments portion was a surprise, for me at least. A half dozen residents, many of whom were her friends and family, came out to support Joy Spriggs in a time of need. Having served 12 years as the Public Defender, Mrs. Spriggs is the…

It took a while for the meeting to start, as the council was in executive session until after 8:00, but once it began Gloria Taylor was rather quickly appointed to fill in for recently resigned Mayor-elect Adrian Mapp. Mrs. Taylor is a retired principal and the widow of Rick Taylor, who served as Mayor from…

Angels for Action held a press conference today at noon in the City Hall Library to update Plainfield regarding its Identification Card program. Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs and Angels for Action director Carmen Salaverrieta lead the event, which was observed and recorded by Univision Nueva York 41. Since the last press conference in November, rumors have…

You may have already seen Mayor-elect Mapp’s plans for the entire first week of next year, but at yesterday’s Kwanzaa Celebration, Mr. Mapp gave more details for what is to be expected on Wednesday, January 1. Please note that when Plainfield View covers live events of significant duration from now on – yesterday’s Kwanzaa Celebration,…

The Plainfield Division of Parks & Recreation sponsored its 13th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration this afternoon. For those who could not make it, here is some of what you missed, in photos. If you want to learn more about Kwanzaa, here is a good start.

Person of the Year If Plainfield View had a Person of the Year award, who would it go to? The choice would be easy – Edward Snowden. While Time Magazine made the cowardly choice of Pope Francis as their POTY, clearly no individual has made a greater impact on the world than the exiled former…

Merry Christmas! Enjoy this special time with your families.   I’ll keep it brief today. This informative, well-produced, 6-minute video gives perspective on how things have changed as it relates to equality and the concentration of power in America.

My intention was to attend Saturday’s opening game against Newark Central. You can’t predict everything, though, like being rear ended on Route 1 & 9 in Linden in route from Edison to the game in Newark. It ended up a win for the Cardinals, as reported by Plainfield Sports News. While I was not able to…

This article originally appeared yesterday on Bishop’s Travels, a must-follow travel blog with a socio-politcal twist by Bishop the Eastside Nappyhead. Bishop is half of the Plainfield rap duo Negros Americanos. Like him, I have also gone to Puerto Viejo, enjoyed an evening or two at The Lazy Mon. With decent beach front bungalow accommodations for only…

Shiloh to host Jazz Event Saturday New Democrats Toy Drive Start of Plainfield Basketball The official, regular season start to Plainfield High School’s Boys Basketball season comes on the road this Saturday (12/21) at 1:00pm, against Central High School in Newark. Being a huge basketball fan who regularly attended PHS games in high school, I’ll…