North Plainfield, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement North Plainfield is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 22,808,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 872 (+4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 21,936,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 833 (+3.9%) from the 21,103 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
North Plainfield Township was created from portions of Warren Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on April 2, 1872. The borough of North Plainfield became an independent municipality on June 9, 1885.<ref>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 155. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref><ref>Police Department: North Plainfield's Beginning Template:Webarchive, Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed February 26, 2011. "On April 2, 1872, an Act of the New Jersey Legislature was passed, which divided North Plainfield Township from the Township of Warren. This new township included the towns of North Plainfield, Watchung and Green Brook. The boundaries of this new township were set up in the Act, known as Assembly No. 113. North Plainfield was set off from the Township in the year 1885, Watchung in the year 1926, and Green Brook in 1932."</ref> The name derives from Plainfield, which derived its name from a local estate<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 11, 2015.</ref> or from its scenic location.<ref>Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 22. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 11, 2015.</ref>
In 1902, the New Jersey Legislature approved measures that would have allowed the borough to become part of Union County (a measure repealed in 1903) and to allow for a merger of North Plainfield with the City of Plainfield subject to the approval of a referendum by voters in both municipalities.<ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed : and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 208. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 11, 2015.</ref><ref>Staff. "North Plainfield Annexation Bills.", The New York Times, April 15, 1902. Accessed September 2, 2020.</ref>
North Plainfield is home to the Washington Park Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.<ref>Template:Cite web With Template:NRHP url</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, North Plainfield borough had a total area of 2.82 square miles (7.31 km2), including 2.81 square miles (7.27 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) of water (0.46%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
The borough is bordered by the municipalities of Watchung to the north, Green Brook Township to the southwest, all in Somerset County; and to the south by Plainfield in Union County.<ref>Areas touching North Plainfield, MapIt. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
North Plainfield is in the northern division of the Raritan Valley along with Green Brook.
Demographics
[edit]2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 21,936 people, 7,448 households, and 5,266 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 7,848 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 55.01% (12,066) White, 18.85% (4,134) Black or African American, 0.29% (63) Native American, 5.81% (1,275) Asian, 0.05% (12) Pacific Islander, 16.00% (3,510) from other races, and 3.99% (876) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.21% (9,699) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 7,448 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18; 48.3% were married couples living together; 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.3% were non-families. Of all households, 22.8% were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.40.<ref name=Census2010/>
24.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $67,815 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,878) and the median family income was $70,359 (+/− $5,666). Males had a median income of $42,766 (+/− $2,549) versus $43,057 (+/− $3,208) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,529 (+/− $1,466). About 5.3% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for North Plainfield borough, Somerset County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 21,103 people, 7,202 households, and 5,084 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 7,393 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 63.06% White, 13.38% African American, 0.28% Native American, 5.04% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 13.68% from other races, and 4.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.77% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for North Plainfield borough Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for North Plainfield borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 9, 2012.</ref>
There were 7,202 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.40.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the borough was $55,322, and the median income for a family was $62,875. Males had a median income of $39,662 versus $30,816 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,791. About 4.4% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
As of the 2000 Census, 5.39% of North Plainfield's residents identified themselves as being of Ecuadorian ancestry, which was the fourth highest of any municipality in New Jersey and the eighth highest percentage of Ecuadorian people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>Ecuadorian Communities Template:Webarchive, EPodunk. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref>
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]The Borough of North Plainfield is governed within the Faulkner Act under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan E), implemented as of January 1, 1977, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission.<ref>"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref> The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council. This form provides for a strong-mayor type of government, in which the mayor has executive functions and the legislative branch is the borough council. The councilmembers and mayor are elected in even-numbered years at the November general election to staggered four-year terms of office in partisan elections on an at-large basis, with four council seats up for election together and then the mayor and the other three council seats up for election at the same time, two years later.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 77.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 10. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Municipal Judge is appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council, and serves for three years. The mayor runs the borough on a day-to-day basis and ensures the enforcement of the legislation passed by the council.
Template:As of, the Mayor of North Plainfield is Democrat Lawrence J. La Ronde, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024.<ref name=Mayor>Mayor, Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref> Members of the North Plainfield Borough Council are Council President Frank A. "Skip" Stabile III (D, 2024), Council Vice President Everett Merrill (D, 2022), Aimee Corzo (D, 2024), Suezette Given (D, 2022; elected to serve an unexpired term), Steve McIntyre (D, 2022; elected to serve an unexpired term), Keiona R. Miller (D, 2024) and Wendy Schaefer (D, 2022).<ref>Council, Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed April 12, 2022. "The people of the Borough of North Plainfield voted in a referendum for the Borough to operate under the Faulkner Act, which gives us a strong-mayor type of government."</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed April 12, 2022.</ref><ref name=SomersetDirectory>2023 Directory of County & Municipal Offices, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref name="TemplateSomerset2021">2021 General Election Winning Candidates, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Somerset2020>Somerset County General Election November 3, 2020 Final Certified Results, Somerset County, New Jersey, dated December 3, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021.</ref><ref name=Somerset2018>General Election 2018 Winners List, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2019.</ref>
In January 2021, the borough council selected Steve McIntyre from a list of three candidate submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Lawrence La Ronde who stepped down from the council to take office as mayor.<ref>Borough Council Meeting January 4, 2021 Draft Meeting Minutes, Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed April 12, 2022. "Councilman Lawrence La Ronde resigned from the North Plainfield Borough Council effective the close of business, Thursday, December 31, 2020 in order to become the Mayor of the Borough of North Plainfield on January 1, 2021, thereby causing a Council vacancy... the Borough Council selects Steve McIntyre to serve as a Council Member on the North Plainfield Borough Council until the next General Election (November 2, 2021) at which time a candidate will be elected by the voting public of the Borough, and until the incoming candidate’s election is certified and qualified in accordance with law, who will then serve the remainder of the unexpired term till December 31, 2022."</ref> Later that month, the borough council selected Suezette Given from a list of three submitted individuals to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Douglass M. Singleterry until he resigned from office on the last day of December to take office on the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners.<ref>Borough Council Meeting January 11, 2021 Draft Minutes, Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed April 12, 2022. "Councilman Douglas Singleterry resigned from the North Plainfield Borough Council effective the close of business, Thursday, December 31, 2020 in order to become a Somerset County Freeholder (Commissioner) on January 1, 2021, thereby causing a Council vacancy... the Borough Council of the Borough of North Plainfield, County of Somerset, State of New Jersey, that the Borough Council selects Suezette Given to serve as a Council Member on the North Plainfield Borough Council until the next General Election (November 2, 2021) at which time a candidate will be elected by the voting public of the Borough, and until the incoming candidate’s election is certified and qualified in accordance with law, who will then serve the remainder of the unexpired term till December 31, 2022.</ref> McIntyre and Given served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when they were both elected to serve the balance of the terms of office.<ref name="TemplateSomerset2021"/>
In August 2018, the borough council selected Aimee Corzo from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Frank Righetti until he resigned from office.<ref>Special Meeting Minutes for August 28, 2018, Borough of North Plainfield. Accessed March 1, 2020. "Ms. Schaefer made a motion to appoint Aimee Corzo to fill the unexpired Council Seat term of Frank Righetti, Council, starting this evening and to serve until the certification and qualification of an elected party at the November 6, 2018 General Election to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Righetti which expires on January 1, 2021.... Mayor Giordano administered the Oath of Office to Ms. Corzo."</ref> Corzo served on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Somerset2018/>
Federal, state, and county representation
[edit]North Plainfield is located in the 12th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>2022 Redistricting Plan, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 22nd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>
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Politics
[edit]As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,738 registered voters in North Plainfield, of which 3,403 (34.9% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,582 (16.2% vs. 25.7%) were registered as Republicans and 4,746 (48.7% vs. 48.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Somerset, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 44.4% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 58.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 72.9% of the vote (4,655 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 26.2% (1,671 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (61 votes), among the 6,432 ballots cast by the borough's 10,444 registered voters (45 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 61.6%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 4,938 votes (67.5% vs. 52.1% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 2,219 votes (30.3% vs. 46.1%) and other candidates with 84 votes (1.1% vs. 1.1%), among the 7,317 ballots cast by the borough's 9,825 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.5% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Somerset County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 3,861 votes (58.5% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 2,650 votes (40.2% vs. 51.5%) and other candidates with 60 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 6,597 ballots cast by the borough's 8,891 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.2% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Somerset County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 49.5% of the vote (1,681 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 48.8% (1,658 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (59 votes), among the 3,453 ballots cast by the borough's 10,602 registered voters (55 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 32.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,119 ballots cast (50.3% vs. 34.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,744 votes (41.4% vs. 55.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 255 votes (6.1% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 46 votes (1.1% vs. 0.7%), among the 4,214 ballots cast by the borough's 9,840 registered voters, yielding a 42.8% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Somerset County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Education
[edit]The North Plainfield School District, serves public school students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,342 students and 304.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for North Plainfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the North Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are East End Elementary School<ref>East End Elementary School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref> (423 students; in grades Pre-K–4), Stony Brook Elementary School<ref>Stony Brook Elementary School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref> (253; Pre-K–4), West End Elementary School<ref>West End Elementary School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref> (488; K–4), Somerset Intermediate School<ref>Somerset Intermediate School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref> (516; 5–6), North Plainfield Middle School<ref>North Plainfield Middle School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref> (544; 7–8) and North Plainfield High School<ref>North Plainfield High School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref> (1,052; 9–12).<ref>Human Resources, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020. "Our district is comprised of three elementary schools (K-4), one intermediate school (5-6), one middle school (7-8), and one High School (9-12)."</ref><ref>District Profile, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref><ref>2018-2019 Somerset County Public School Directory, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed May 17, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the North Plainfield School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Transportation
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Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the borough has a total of Template:Convert of roads, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by the county and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Somerset County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref>
Major roadways in the borough include U.S. Route 22.<ref>U.S. Route 22 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref> County Route 531 also passes through.
Public transportation
[edit]NJ Transit rail service is available at the Plainfield station<ref>Plainfield station, NJ Transit. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref> on the Raritan Valley Line to Newark Penn Station, with connecting service to Hoboken Terminal and Penn Station New York.<ref>Raritan Valley Line, NJ Transit. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref>
NJ Transit bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan is available on the 114 and 117 routes, to Newark on the 65 and 66 routes, with local service on the 822 and 986 routes.<ref>Somerset County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28, 2010. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref>
Starting in May 2017, Community Access Transit began operating the 2R bus from North Plainfield to Raritan Valley Community College, with stops in the communities of Somerville and Raritan.<ref>CAT 2R Schedule, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed December 31, 2017.</ref><ref>"RVCC Applauds New Bus Route to Run from N. Plainfield to College", Raritan Valley Community College, May 23, 2017. Accessed December 31, 2017. "Raritan Valley Community College applauds the expansion of a bus route that will enhance transportation options for students commuting from North Plainfield to the College's Branchburg campus. The expanded route for Somerset County's CAT-2R (Community Access Transit) shuttle system will offer peak-hour service from North Plainfield to the College from Monday to Friday."</ref>
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with North Plainfield include:
- Alex Abrahantes (born 1977), professional wrestler, manager and on-air television personality<ref>"Vo-tech students awarded medals", Courier News, April 26, 1995. Accessed March 10, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Three Somerset County Vocational Technical High School students received medals in a state skills competition this month.... Wall will compete, and Alex Abrahantes, a North Plainfield performing arts student, will run for a national club office."</ref>
- Hank Beenders (1916–2003), one of the first foreign-born players in what is now the NBA<ref>Staff. "Long Island Team Meets La Salle Five; St Joseph's Plays DePaul Friday Night in Phila.", The Sunday Morning Star (Delaware), February 22, 1942. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Captain Hank Beenders, senior set-shot artist from North Plainfield, is third followed by Sophomore Stan Waxman."</ref>
- Jack Bicknell (born 1938), retired American football coach at the college level and in the various incarnations of NFL Europe<ref>Lewis, Brian. "Bicknell interested in Rutgers coaching job", Courier News, December 7, 1995. Accessed July 5, 2018. "Now, North Plainfield native Jack Bicknell would love nothing more than to come home as the next Rutgers football coach.... A 1955 North Plainfield grad, and a former Watchung Hills assistant, Bicknell's roots are strictly Central Jersey."</ref>
- Jack Bicknell Jr. (born 1963), football coach who had been an assistant offensive line coach with the New York Giants<ref>Garafolo, Mike. "Giants assistant Jack Bicknell Jr. to be hired as Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line coach", The Star-Ledger, February 13, 2012. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Giants assistant coach Jack Bicknell Jr. is expected to be hired as the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line coach, according to someone informed of the impending hire.... Bicknell, a native of North Plainfield, interviewed with the Chiefs last week."</ref>
- Kay Blumetta (1923–1997), pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League<ref>Staff. "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend In 1948, Fort Wayne's Daisies Played Baseball With The Best Of Them.", Fort Wayne News Sentinel, October 5, 1991. Accessed February 26, 2011. "Pitcher Kay Blumetta is retired and lives in North Plainfield N.J..."</ref>
- Dan Canter (born 1961), soccer defender who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and three in Major Indoor Soccer League, in addition to playing with the United States men's national soccer team<ref>Yannis, Alex. "Canter's Dream Comes True", The New York Times, June 3, 1984. Accessed October 29, 2013. "The 22-year-old Canter, who was born in North Plainfield, N.J., and grew up in Chatham Township, about 30 minutes by car from Giants Stadium, is in his third year in the league and first with the Cosmos."</ref>
- Pete Carmichael (born 1941), former football coach<ref>Staff. "Veteran NFL Coach Pete Carmichael Joins Panthers Football Staff" Template:Webarchive, Pittsburgh Panthers football, March 1, 2004. Accessed September 21, 2015. "A native of Plainfield, N.J., he attended North Plainfield High, where he lettered three years in both football and baseball."</ref>
- Anne Casale (1930–2002), cookbook author, raised in North Plainfield<ref>"Anne Lovi Casale, 72, noted gourmet cook and author; former Watchung resident", New Jersey Hills Media Group, December 19, 2002. Accessed January 18, 2020. "Anne Lovi Casale, 72, of Glendale, Ariz., and formerly of Watchung, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 at her home. Born in Perth Amboy, Mrs. Casale resided there before moving to North Plainfield in 1945."</ref>
- Allan Crite (1910–2007), artist<ref>Clark, Edward. "Annamae Palmer Crite and Allan Rohan Crite: Mother and Artist Son: An Interview", MELUS, Vol. 6, No. 4, Winter, 1979. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Allan Rohan Crite, Afro-American, is an artist of extraordinary achievement. He was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, on March 20, 1910, and has lived in the South End neighborhood of Boston since he was six months old."</ref>
- John DiMaggio (born 1968), actor who has performed the voice of Bender on Futurama<ref>American Dragon: Jake Long - John DiMaggio "Fu Dog", Disney Channel, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 8, 2008. Accessed November 23, 2017. "A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, DiMaggio celebrates his birthday September 4 and resides in Los Angeles."</ref>
- Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868–1953), clergyman and politician who represented Template:Ushr from 1925–1933 and Template:Ushr from 1933–1953<ref>Coelho, Frank. "Watchung was represented at signing of UN Charter by Charles Eaton, a former dairy farmer, clergyman and Congressman", Independent Press, May 4, 2010. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1868, Eaton moved to a part of North Plainfield which later became Watchung, in 1909, to start a dairy farm."</ref>
- Bill Evans (1929–1980), jazz musician<ref>Jazz Appreciation Month - April 2007: William John Evans Template:Webarchive, Embassy of the United States: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Accessed February 26, 2011. "He graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1946 and attended Southeastern Louisiana College, where he graduated in 1950 with a major in piano and a minor in flute."</ref>
- Bill Feaster (1904–1950), professional football player who spent two seasons in the National Football League with the Orange/Newark Tornadoes<ref>"Bill Feaster Elected To Captain I927 F0rdham Team; Was Former Student at North Plainfield High and Graduate of St. Benedict's; Is Catcher on Bronx Nine", Courier News, December 2, 1926. Accessed June 5, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "It is rumored that several major league offers have been made to the North Plainfield lad."</ref>
- David T. Kenney (1866–1922), vacuum cleaner inventor and manufacturer<ref>Staff. "Claims a Share of Company's Profits", The New York Times, January 14, 1899. Accessed May 2, 2011. "David T. Kenney of North Plainfield has secured an order from Vice Chancellor Reed for the Sanitary earthenware company of Trenton to show cause next Tuesday why it should not be enjoined from selling out to the American Potteries Company."</ref>
- Anthony Krizan, lead guitarist for the Spin Doctors<ref>Staff. "Music Best Bets", Courier News, May 8, 2003. Accessed August 29, 2011. "Slim's new album I Have Arrived and his band feature former members of Spin Doctors, including North Plainfield-raised Raritan-based guitarist Anthony Krizan."</ref>
- Richard Larson (born 1943), operations researcher and educator, who has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology<ref>Gallagher, Lawrence. "Richard Larson ’65, SM ’67, PhD ’69", Infinite MIT, September 23, 2010. Accessed February 11, 2021. "Well, that's a complicated one. I was born in Bayside, Queens, New York, at the age of five, moved to Sunbury, Pennsylvania, spent six years there, then moved to North Plainfield, New Jersey, and I graduated from a high school not far from MIT, Needham High School, which is a western suburb of Boston."</ref>
- Harry Leahey (1935–1990), jazz guitarist and teacher<ref>"Harry Leahey, Jazz Guitarist, 54", The New York Times, August 16, 1990. Accessed August 5, 2020. "Harry Leahey, a jazz guitarist and teacher, died on Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. He was 54 years old and lived in North Plainfield, N.J., until last year, when he moved to Iselin, N.J."</ref>
- Warren McLaughlin (1876–1923), Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates<ref>Lamb, Bill. Warren McLaughlin, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed May 13, 2024. "Although baseball and historical references are not consistent, the best available evidence suggests that Warren A. McLaughlin was born on January 22, 1876, in North Plainfield, New Jersey, then a semi-rural township located about 18 miles southwest of Newark."</ref>
- Jack Melick (1929–2021), bandleader, pianist and arranger<ref>Jack Melick Biography Template:Webarchive, Jack Melick and his Orchestra. Accessed October 29, 2013. "In 2008, popular band leader Jack Melick celebrated his 55th year as a full-time professional musician! His career started in his hometown, North Plainfield, NJ, when his mother started him on piano lessons at the age of five."</ref>
- Barry Miles (born 1947), pianist, drummer, composer and producer<ref>Sutton, Horace "This Wayward Bus Crosses the Channel", Los Angeles Times, October 29, 1961. Accessed October 29, 2013. "The combo includes 14-year-old Barry Miles, a drumming prodigy from North Plainfield. NJ, Julian Euell of New York on the bass, and John Handy, who started playing professionally in San Francisco."</ref>
- Dorian Missick (born 1976), actor, known for his role as Damian in the television series Six Degrees and for voicing Victor Vance in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories<ref>Rohan, Virginia. "Dorian Missick finds 'Degrees' of success", The Record, November 19, 2006. Accessed January 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "On his first real acting job -playing a young Southern fisherman in a 1990 episode of In the Heat of the Night - Dorian Missick was a fish out of water.... 'That show was shot in Georgia, and I was this kid from New Jersey. I didn't have the accent down,' says Missick, who was born in East Orange and grew up in North Plainfield."</ref>
- Serge Ngoma (born 2005), soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls<ref>"New York Red Bulls Sign North Plainfield, N.J. Native Serge Ngoma to New MLS Contract", New York Red Bulls, September 5, 2024. Accessed February 13, 2025. "The New York Red Bulls have signed North Plainfield, N.J. native Serge Ngoma to a new MLS contract, the club announced today."</ref>
- Molly Price (born 1966), actress<ref>Rosenfeld, Megan. "Lady in Blue; Molly Price Is No Glamour Girl, but Her 'Third Watch' Cop Is Turning Some Heads", The Washington Post, January 2, 2001. Accessed February 26, 2011. "Price was born and raised in North Plainfield N.J. and she sounds like it."</ref>
- Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada (born 1966), Cuban-born contemporary artist<ref>Goodman, Al. "Artist creates massive Obama portrait near Barcelona beach", CNN, November 3, 2008. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Rodriguez-Gerada, 42, is a Cuban-born American who grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey, near New York, and now lives in Barcelona."</ref>
- Steve Schmidt (born 1970), senior campaign strategist to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain<ref>Bumiller, Elisabeth. "Intense, Yes, but Not Always Hugely Successful", The New York Times, November 28, 2005. Accessed May 2, 2011. "Mr. Schmidt got his start in politics at age 8, handing out stickers in his hometown, North Plainfield, N.J., for a Democrat, Bill Bradley, in his 1978 Senate campaign."</ref>
- John R. Winckler (1916–2001), physicist best known for his discovery of sprites, a variety of lightning found in the upper atmosphere<ref>Staff. "8 Get Princeton Degrees; Ph.D. Awarded to 3 Graduate Students, M.A. to 5", The New York Times, April 19, 1946. Accessed October 29, 2013. "The doctors of philosophy are James R. Arnold of Metuchen, NJ, John R. Winckler of North Plainfield, NJ, and Josh L. Lopes of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."</ref>
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- North Plainfield official web site
- North Plainfield Public Schools
- Template:NJReportCard
- School Data for the North Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- North Plainfield Citizens for Community Rights – Community Blog
- North Plainfield Rescue Squad
- The Alternative Press of North Plainfield and Green Brook
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