Last night, residents packed into the Anne Louise Davis room at the Plainfield Public Library to observe the Board of Education and City Council forums. For the BOE, all four candidates participated – Richard Wyatt, John Campbell, Jackie Coley, and Emily Morgan.

On Saturday, September 26, Bob Law was hosted at Washington Community School by the Plainfield Frontiers International. His lecture was part of their Westry Horne Cultural and Heritage Series. Law once hosted the first nationally broadcast daily black call in show, called Night Talk, through the 1980s and 90s. He continues to advocate for the…

The Plainfield Police Department, Union County Prosecutor, and Mayor Adrian Mapp held a community meeting last night to explain the implementation of ninety two police body cameras to be used during interactions with the public. Read Bernice Paglia’s full story. The video of the presentation below features a demonstration (34:00) of how the cameras would be used in…