North Plainfield, New Jersey Explained

North Plainfield, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Somerset
Government Type:Mayor-Council
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Lawrence J. La Ronde (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:David E. Hollod[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Michele Garry (acting)[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:June 9, 1885
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:7.31
Area Land Km2:7.27
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:2.82
Area Land Sq Mi:2.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Water Percent:0.46
Area Rank:351st of 565 in state
14th of 21 in county[5]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:22808
Population Rank:118th of 565 in state
6th of 21 in county[6]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:8125.4
Population Density Rank:47th of 565 in state
1st of 21 in county
Population Est:22566
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[7]
Elevation Ft:72
Coordinates Footnotes:[8]
Coordinates:40.6213°N -74.4395°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07060, 07062, 07063[9] [10]
Area Code:732 and 908[11]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3403553280[12] [13]
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Blank1 Info:0885326[14]

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, an increase of 872 (+4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 21,936, which in turn reflected an increase of 833 (+3.9%) from the 21,103 counted in the 2000 census.[15]

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.[16] [17] The name derives from Plainfield, which derived its name from a local estate[18] or from its scenic location.[19]

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New Jersey Legislature approved measures that would have allowed the borough to become part of Union County (a measure repealed in 1903) and to allow for a merger of North Plainfield with the City of Plainfield subject to the approval of a referendum by voters in both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.[20] [21]

North Plainfield is home to the Washington Park Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[22]

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%).[5]

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.[23] [24] [25]

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

Demographics

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 . There were 7,848 housing units at an average density of . 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.

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.

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.

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.[26]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 21,103 people, 7,202 households, and 5,084 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7565sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 7,393 housing units at an average density of 2650.2sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.[27] [28]

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.[27] [28]

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.[27] [28]

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.[27] [28]

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.[29]

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.[30] The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.[31] 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.[32] [33] 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.

, the Mayor of North Plainfield is Democrat Lawrence J. La Ronde, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024.[34] 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).[35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]

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.[41] 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.[42] 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.[38]

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.[43] 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.[40]

Federal, state, and county representation

North Plainfield is located in the 12th Congressional District[44] and is part of New Jersey's 22nd state legislative district.[45] [46] [47]

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.[48] 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).[48] [49]

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%.[50] [51] 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).[52] 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).[53]

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%.[54] [55] 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).[56]

North Plainfield vote by party
in presidential elections
YearDemocraticRepublicanThird Parties
202073.4% 5,92725.0% 2,0201.3% 105
201671.3% 5,08925.5% 1,8242.5% 226
201272.9% 4,65526.2% 1,6711.0% 61
200867.5% 4,93830.3% 2,2191.1% 84
200458.5% 3,86140.2% 2,6500.9% 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.[57] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[58]) are East End Elementary School[59] (423 students; in grades Pre-K–4), Stony Brook Elementary School[60] (253; Pre-K–4), West End Elementary School[61] (488; K–4), Somerset Intermediate School[62] (516; 5–6), North Plainfield Middle School[63] (544; 7–8) and North Plainfield High School[64] (1,052; 9–12).[65] [66] [67] [68]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough has a total of of roads, of which were maintained by the municipality, by the county and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[69]

Major roadways in the borough include U.S. Route 22.[70] County Route 531 also passes through.

Public transportation

NJ Transit rail service is available at the Plainfield station[71] on the Raritan Valley Line to Newark Penn Station, with connecting service to Hoboken Terminal and Penn Station New York.[72]

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.[73]

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.[74] [75]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with North Plainfield include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.northplainfield.org/government/departments/administrator.php Business Administrator
  3. https://www.northplainfield.org/government/departments/clerk.php Clerk's Office
  4. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  5. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  6. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  7. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  8. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  9. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=north%20plainfield&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for North Plainfield, NJ
  10. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  11. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=North+Plainfield Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for North Plainfield, NJ
  12. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  13. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  14. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  15. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  16. 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.
  17. http://www.northplainfield.org/NPPD/History.shtml Police Department: North Plainfield's Beginning
  18. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 11, 2015.
  19. [Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]
  20. 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.
  21. Staff. "North Plainfield Annexation Bills.", The New York Times, April 15, 1902. Accessed September 2, 2020.
  22. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000603}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washington Park Historic District ]. National Park Service. Robert . Guter . Janet . Foster . September 1985 . With
  23. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/837919/touches.html Areas touching North Plainfield
  24. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/about/county-info/maps/municipalities Municipalities
  25. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  26. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403553280 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for North Plainfield borough, Somerset County, New Jersey
  27. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603453280.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for North Plainfield borough
  28. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3453280 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for North Plainfield borough, New Jersey
  29. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ecuadorian.html Ecuadorian Communities
  30. http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"
  31. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  32. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 77.
  33. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  34. https://www.northplainfield.org/government/mayor.php Mayor
  35. https://www.northplainfield.org/government/council.php Council
  36. https://docs.northplainfield-nj.gov/finance/2022_Budget.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet
  37. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/46227/638203671214730000#page=65 2023 Directory of County & Municipal Offices
  38. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/43891/637725959984900000 2021 General Election Winning Candidates
  39. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/107161/web.264614/#/summary Somerset County General Election November 3, 2020 Final Certified Results
  40. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/Home/ShowDocument?id=31878 General Election 2018 Winners List
  41. https://docs.northplainfield-nj.gov/meetings/2021/2021-01-04-RegularMinutes.pdf Borough Council Meeting January 4, 2021 Draft Meeting Minutes
  42. https://docs.northplainfield-nj.gov/meetings/2021/2021-01-11-RegularMinutes.pdf Borough Council Meeting January 11, 2021 Draft Minutes
  43. https://docs.northplainfield.org/meetings/2018/2018-08-28-RegularMinutes.pdf Special Meeting Minutes for August 28, 2018
  44. https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan
  45. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
  46. https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government
  47. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#22 Districts by Number for 2011-2020
  48. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-somerset-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Somerset
  49. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  50. Web site: Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Somerset County . March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  51. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Somerset County. March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  52. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-somerset.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Somerset County
  53. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_somerset_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Somerset County
  54. Web site: Governor - Somerset County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  55. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Somerset County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  56. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-somerset.pdf 2009 Governor: Somerset County
  57. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411640&DistrictID=3411640 District information for North Plainfield School District
  58. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411640 School Data for the North Plainfield Public Schools
  59. https://npeee.nplainfield.org/ East End Elementary School
  60. https://npsbe.nplainfield.org/ Stony Brook Elementary School
  61. https://npwee.nplainfield.org/ West End Elementary School
  62. https://npsis.nplainfield.org/ Somerset Intermediate School
  63. https://npms.nplainfield.org/ North Plainfield Middle School
  64. https://nphs.nplainfield.org/ North Plainfield High School
  65. https://www.nplainfield.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348041&type=d Human Resources
  66. https://www.nplainfield.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=340982&type=d District Profile
  67. http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=17946#page=30 2018-2019 Somerset County Public School Directory
  68. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3670 New Jersey School Directory for the North Plainfield School District
  69. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Somerset.pdf Somerset County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  70. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000022__-.pdf#page=12 U.S. Route 22 Straight Line Diagram
  71. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=120 Plainfield station
  72. http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV Raritan Valley Line
  73. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128140226/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesSomersetCountyTo Somerset County Bus / Rail Connections
  74. https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=22683 CAT 2R Schedule
  75. https://www.raritanval.edu/general-information/newsroom/rvcc-applauds-new-bus-route-run-n-plainfield-college "RVCC Applauds New Bus Route to Run from N. Plainfield to College"
  76. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222546745/ "Vo-tech students awarded medals"
  77. 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."
  78. 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."
  79. 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."
  80. 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..."
  81. 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."
  82. Staff. "Veteran NFL Coach Pete Carmichael Joins Panthers Football Staff", 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."
  83. https://www.newjerseyhills.com/anne-lovi-casale-72-noted-gourmet-cook-and-author-former-watchung-resident/article_b772c63a-1c60-5563-925c-49b85da8df77.html "Anne Lovi Casale, 72, noted gourmet cook and author; former Watchung resident"
  84. 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."
  85. https://web.archive.org/web/20080608002645/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3112295&type=dimaggio American Dragon: Jake Long - John DiMaggio "Fu Dog"
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