Today, Emily Morgan and I officially submit our petitions to run as candidates for Plainfield City Council. Tomorrow, the campaign kicks into high gear with our first event – a virtual town hall. The COVID-19 crisis has turned all of our lives upside down, and it has a huge impact on campaigning and elections. We…
The former Muhlenberg Hospital may again have a medical use during this time of crisis. New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli announced during a press conference today that a facility that used to be a hospital in Plainfield is a candidate to provide extra beds to treat residents suffering with COVID-19. “It is…
It’s great when residents decide to clean up their city – when they take a problem into their own hands and fix it. They put on their gloves and give hours of their time to remedy a problem government refuses to fix. I’ve participated in clean-ups in Plainfield and elsewhere. Once, I even spent the…
I want you to take a look at lot 8 in Plainfield. It’s located on Watchung Avenue, right behind the first block of East Front Street downtown businesses. Lot 8 has become atrocious through years of decay and neglect by Plainfield leadership. And while it has relatively new, modern parking meters – the paint job…
Anyone who regularly uses Pemberton Avenue to go from East to West in Plainfield knows that the street has been closed since the fall because, according to signs, the bridge is out. I went to the park and took this photo with my drone on December 21st. At that point, you can see that there…
Born and raised in Plainfield, I registered this blog in 2013, on the day of my 27th birthday. I then actively posted here for several years before slowing down to writing only occasional stories in 2016 – in the middle of my three-year term on the Board of Education. But through the years, I have…
Last October I had a job interview in Seattle. I didn’t want to move there, really. Even though flights are relatively cheap, it’s pretty far away with a three hour time difference. But I was willing to relocate almost anywhere to get my foot in the door as a professional writer. While I ultimate didn’t…
Disclaimer: Before I start, this is strictly a political analysis. No talk of potholes or crime or classrooms – not today at least. Let’s discuss what transpired earlier this week. On Tuesday night, Mayor Mapp called the day’s election results “bittersweet”. The Democrats won, but his Board of Education candidates were handily defeated. Click here…
On Wednesday, April 4th, the Plainfield Anti-Violence Coalition will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. “We must keep King’s vision of economic justice, fair and decent housing, and social justice alive,” said Coalition Chairman Norman Deen Muhammad. The memorial will…
The Plainfield Public Schools Office of Early Childhood has launched a new initiative designed to increase the engagement of fathers as well as improve early literacy development by creating child-friendly reading spaces at the local barbershops in Plainfield. According to Early Childhood Director Evelyn Motley, each of the preschool centers has committed to set up…
