Round Two Voting for Plainfield and Westfield Best Rivalry is Open
Please take a moment to vote for Plainfield and Westfield High School football teams in USA Today’s second annual Best High School Football Rivalry competition. The two teams advanced to round two, and are competiting against other regional winners: Leominster vs. Fitchburg in Massachusetts Louisburg vs. Bunn in North Carolina Wausau East vs. Wausau West Read More …
The Sidney Poitier Film Festival, “Lilies of the Field” Playing Wednesday
You’re invited to this special viewing of Sidney Poitier in “Lilies of the Field”. The holiday feature of The Sidney Poitier Film Festival, “Lilies of the Field,” will be presented on Wednesday, December 11 at 6:30 pm in the fabulous screening facility at the Plainfield Public Library. “Lilies of the Field” is the classic film Read More …
Fashion First Upcoming Workshop
Neighbor Renee writes… For the next few weeks we are offering this dog coat to be made by you in a three-hour session in our Plainfield Studio or we can make it for you. Choose from a selection of fabrics. Made to order starting at $45.00-60.00. Learn how to sew this dog coat in one Read More …
Holiday Giving – Food Donations for Plainfield Families
Here’s another opportunity to help those in need this holiday season. This will be the 7th year Netherwood Heights Neighbors will sponsor food baskets to be given to Plainfield families at Christmas. NHN buys both a turkey and a ham for each family. The rest of the items in these baskets filled with holiday cheer Read More …
Decorating the Island
If you haven’t had a chance to stop by the Island recently, you have missed seeing the work of NHN neighbors who have been busy decorating. The lights are up on the tree, but if you look closer at this picture, you’ll notice a new addition. At one of our monthly meetings, neighbors agreed to Read More …
Will You Be Shopping Small?
Started by American Express in 2010 to celebrate small businesses, this year’s Small Business Saturday is one week away. If you want to participate, you’ll first need to enroll your card, starting tomorrow. Visit ShopSmall.com to register. How does it work, you ask? It’s easy. Just use your registered American Express card and spend $10 Read More …
Cafe Vivace Hosts Veterans for Thanksgiving Dinner
Forget those stores that are not waiting until Black Friday, and are opening up on Thanksgiving Day. Here’s a sweet and generous way to celebrate and give thanks to others, brought to you by our friends at Cafe Vivace. We told you once before here, but it bears repeating!
Local Drop Off Point for Donations to go the Philippines by Nov. 30th
We received the following information from Larry Quirk and our friends in VWB, and wanted to share this with you. Gigi and John will be shipping donations to the Phillipines which was affected by Typhoon Haiyan. —————————————- From: qman56@comcast.netTo: “Larry Quirk” <QMAN56@COMCAST.NET>Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 12:37:37 PMSubject: Local Drop Off Point for Donations to Read More …
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! Enjoy the day and stay safe! For Halloween safety tips, check out the blog post by Councilwoman Rebecca Williams, Halloween Safety in Plainfield. For a fun look at Halloween in New Jersey this year vs. the past few years, read Jersey Kids and the Halloween Huh?. Photo credit: David Beverly
Sign the Petition: One-Seat Ride for Raritan Valley Line on NJ Transit
One-Seat Ride for Raritan Valley Rail Commuters Would Mean No More Changing Trains In Newark COMMUTERS: A rush hour commute that doesn’t require changing trains in Newark is a powerful incentive to attract residents to towns served by the one-seat ride. It cuts down on the stress of the daily, hour-plus trip to New York that is Read More …