North Plainfield, New Jersey

For the former North Plainfield Township, see Green Brook Township, New Jersey.

North Plainfield, New Jersey
Borough
Washington Park Historic District
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Coordinates: 40°37′17″N74°26′22″W / 40.621255°N 74.439466°W / 40.621255; -74.439466 [1] [2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Somerset
Incorporated	June 9, 1885
Government [3]
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Body	Borough Council
•  Mayor	Lawrence J. La Ronde (D, term ends December 31, 2024) [4] [5]
•  Administrator	David E. Hollod [6]
•  Municipal clerk	Michele Garry (acting) [7]
Area [8]
• Total	2.82 sq mi (7.31 km2)
• Land	2.81 sq mi (7.27 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.46%
• Rank	351st of 565 in state 14th of 21 in county [1]
Elevation [9]	72 ft (22 m)
Population  (2020) [10] [11]
• Total	22,808
• Estimate  (2023) [10] [12]	22,566
• Rank	118th of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county [13]
• Density	8,125.4/sq mi (3,137.2/km2)
• Rank	47th of 565 in state 1st of 21 in county [13]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07060, 07062, 07063 [14] [15]
Area code(s)	732 and 908 [16]
FIPS code	3403553280 [1] [17] [18]
GNIS feature ID	0885326 [1] [19]
Website	northplainfieldnj.gov

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, ^{[10] [11]} an increase of 872 (+4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 21,936, ^{[20] [21]} which in turn reflected an increase of 833 (+3.9%) from the 21,103 counted in the 2000 census. ^[22]

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. ^{[23] [24]} The name derives from Plainfield, which derived its name from a local estate ^[25] or from its scenic location. ^[26]

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New Jersey Legislature approved measures that would have allowed the borough to become part of Union County (a measure repealed in 1903) and to allow for a merger of North Plainfield with the City of Plainfield subject to the approval of a referendum by voters in both municipalities. ^{[27] [28]}

North Plainfield is home to the Washington Park Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ^[29]

Geography

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%). ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^{[30] [31] [32]}

North Plainfield is in the northern division of the Raritan Valley along with Green Brook.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	5,009		—
1910	6,117		22.1%
1920	6,916		13.1%
1930	9,760		41.1%
1940	10,586		8.5%
1950	12,766		20.6%
1960	16,993		33.1%
1970	21,796		28.3%
1980	19,108		−12.3%
1990	18,820		−1.5%
2000	21,103		12.1%
2010	21,936		3.9%
2020	22,808		4.0%
2023 (est.)	22,566	[10] [12]	−1.1%
Population sources: 1800–1920 [33] 1900–1910 [34] 1910–1930 [35] 1940–2000 [36] 2000 [37] [38] 2010 [20] [21] [37] 2020 [10] [11]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 21,936 people, 7,448 households, and 5,266 families in the borough. The population density was 7,850.0 per square mile (3,030.9/km²). There were 7,848 housing units at an average density of 2,808.5 per square mile (1,084.4/km²). 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. ^[20]

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. ^[20]

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. ^[20]

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. ^[39]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census ^[17] there were 21,103 people, 7,202 households, and 5,084 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,565.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,920.9/km²). There were 7,393 housing units at an average density of 2,650.2 per square mile (1,023.2/km²). 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. ^{[37] [38]}

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. ^{[37] [38]}

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. ^{[37] [38]}

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. ^{[37] [38]}

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. ^[40]

Government

Local government

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. ^[41] The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. ^[42] 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. ^{[3] [43]} 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.

As of 2022 ^[update] , the Mayor of North Plainfield is Democrat Lawrence J. La Ronde, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. ^[4] 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). ^{[44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49]}

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. ^[50] 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. ^[51] 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. ^[47]

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. ^[52] 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. ^[49]

Federal, state, and county representation

North Plainfield is located in the 12th Congressional District ^[53] and is part of New Jersey's 22nd state legislative district. ^{[54] [55] [56]}

For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman ( D , Ewing Township ). ^{[57] [58]} New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrat Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) ^[59] . One seat is currently vacant after Senator Bob Menendez ( Englewood Cliffs ) resigned on August 20, 2024. ^{[60] [61] [62]}

For the 2024-2025 session , the 22nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Scutari ( D , Linden ) and in the General Assembly by Linda S. Carter (D, Plainfield ) and James J. Kennedy (D, Rahway ). ^[63]

Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners, whose members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting held on the first Friday of January, the board selects a Director and deputy director from among its members. ^[64] As of 2024 ^[update] , Somerset County's County Commissioners are:

Director Shanel Robinson (D, Franklin Township, 2024), ^[65] Melonie Marano (D, Green Brook Township, 2025), ^[66] Paul Drake (D, Hillsborough Township, 2026), ^[67] Douglas Singleterry (D, North Plainfield, 2026) ^[68] and Deputy Director Sara Sooy (D, Bernards Township, 2024). ^{[69] [70] [71] [72] [73]}

Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Steve Peter (D, Somerville, 2027), ^{[74] [75]} Sheriff Darrin Russo (D, Franklin Township, 2025) ^{[76] [77]} and Surrogate Bernice "Tina" Jalloh (D, Franklin Township, 2025) ^{[78] [79] [72]}

Politics

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. ^[80] 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). ^{[80] [81]}

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%. ^{[82] [83]} 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). ^[84] 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). ^[85]

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%. ^{[86] [87]} 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). ^[88]

North Plainfield vote by party
in presidential elections

Year	Democratic	Republican	Third Parties
2020	73.4%5,927	25.0% 2,020	1.3% 105
2016	71.3%5,089	25.5% 1,824	2.5% 226
2012	72.9%4,655	26.2% 1,671	1.0% 61
2008	67.5%4,938	30.3% 2,219	1.1% 84
2004	58.5%3,861	40.2% 2,650	0.9% 60

Education

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. ^[89] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[90] ) are East End Elementary School ^[91] (423 students; in grades Pre-K–4), Stony Brook Elementary School ^[92] (253; Pre-K–4), West End Elementary School ^[93] (488; K–4), Somerset Intermediate School ^[94] (516; 5–6), North Plainfield Middle School ^[95] (544; 7–8) and North Plainfield High School ^[96] (1,052; 9–12). ^{[97] [98] [99] [100]}

Transportation

U.S. Route 22 in North Plainfield, the largest and busiest highway in the borough

Roads and highways

As of May 2010 ^[update] , the borough has a total of 49.77 miles (80.10 km) of roads, of which 39.28 miles (63.22 km) were maintained by the municipality, 7.22 miles (11.62 km) by the county and 3.27 miles (5.26 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. ^[101]

Major roadways in the borough include U.S. Route 22. ^[102] County Route 531 also passes through.

Public transportation

NJ Transit rail service is available at the Plainfield station ^[103] on the Raritan Valley Line to Newark Penn Station, with connecting service to Hoboken Terminal and Penn Station New York. ^[104]

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. ^[105]

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. ^{[106] [107]}

Notable people

See also: Category:People from North Plainfield, New Jersey

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 ^[108]
• Hank Beenders (1916–2003), one of the first foreign-born players in what is now the NBA ^[109]
• Jack Bicknell (born 1938), retired American football coach at the college level and in the various incarnations of NFL Europe ^[110]
• Jack Bicknell Jr. (born 1963), football coach who had been an assistant offensive line coach with the New York Giants ^[111]
• Kay Blumetta (1923–1997), pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ^[112]
• 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 ^[113]
• Pete Carmichael (born 1941), former football coach ^[114]
• Anne Casale (1930–2002), cookbook author, raised in North Plainfield ^[115]
• Allan Crite (1910–2007), artist ^[116]
• John DiMaggio (born 1968), actor who has performed the voice of Bender on Futurama ^[117]
• Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868–1953), clergyman and politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1925–1933 and New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1933–1953 ^[118]
• Bill Evans (1929–1980), jazz musician ^[119]
• Bill Feaster (1904–1950), professional football player who spent two seasons in the National Football League with the Orange/Newark Tornadoes ^[120]
• Allen Gavilanes (born 1999), soccer player who plays for Greenville Triumph SC in USL League One ^[121]
• David T. Kenney (1866–1922), vacuum cleaner inventor and manufacturer ^[122]
• Anthony Krizan, lead guitarist for the Spin Doctors ^[123]
• Richard Larson (born 1943), operations researcher and educator, who has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ^[124]
• Harry Leahey (1935–1990), jazz guitarist and teacher ^[125]
• Warren McLaughlin (1876–1923), Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates ^[126]
• Jack Melick (1929–2021), bandleader, pianist and arranger ^[127]
• Barry Miles (born 1947), pianist, drummer, composer and producer ^[128]
• 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 ^[129]
• Molly Price (born 1966), actress ^[130]
• Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada (born 1966), Cuban-born contemporary artist ^[131]
• Steve Schmidt (born 1970), senior campaign strategist to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain ^[132]
• John R. Winckler (1916–2001), physicist best known for his discovery of sprites, a variety of lightning found in the upper atmosphere ^[133]

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106. CAT 2R Schedule, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed December 31, 2017.
107. "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."
108. "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."
109. 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."
110. 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."
111. 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."
112. 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..."
113. 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."
114. Staff. "Veteran NFL Coach Pete Carmichael Joins Panthers Football Staff" Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine , 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."
115. "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."
116. 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."
117. 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."
118. 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."
119. Jazz Appreciation Month - April 2007: William John Evans Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine , 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."
120. "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."
121. Allen Gavilanes, Marist Red Foxes men's soccer. Accessed May 4, 2021. "Hometown: North Plainfield, NJ; High School: St. Benedict's Prep"
122. 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."
123. 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."
124. 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."
125. "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."
126. 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."
127. Jack Melick Biography Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine , 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."
128. 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."
129. 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."
130. 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."
131. 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."
132. 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."
133. 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."

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• School Performance Reports for the North Plainfield Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the North Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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