From Plainfield City Hall
Mayor Adrian O. Mapp
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During these difficult times, it is important for our Plainfield community to support each other and act responsibly as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s all remember to practice social distancing, hygiene etiquette, and to not panic but instead, stay aware and informed.
This newsletter shares many upcoming, virtual events for Plainfield residents including live broadcasts, events for your children, and online workshops. We will continue to apprise you of events taking place locally and elsewhere. We may not be able to attend meetings and events in person, but thanks to technology – we can participate virtually.
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Creating One Plainfield, One Future
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Mayor Adrian O. Mapp
City of Plainfield
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Querido Plainfield,
Durante estos tiempos difíciles, es importante para nuestra comunidad de Plainfield apoyarse mutuamente y actuar responsablemente mientras luchamos contra la pandemia de COVID-19. Recordemos todos practicar distanciamiento social, etiqueta de higiene y no entrar en pánico, sino estar atentos e informados.
Este boletín comparte muchos eventos virtuales futuros para residentes de Plainfield, incluyendo transmisiones en vivo, eventos para sus hijos y talleres en línea. Continuaremos informando sobre los eventos que tienen lugar localmente y en otros lugares. Es posible que no podamos asistir a reuniones y eventos en persona, pero gracias a la tecnología, podemos participar virtualmente.
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Creando Un Plainfield y Un Futuro
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Alcalde Adrian O. Mapp
Ciudad de Plainfield
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For more information on the Coronavirus and resources available to you as a Plainfield resident,
click here
to view our COVID-19 resource newsletter which goes out every Wednesday.
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Combined City Council Meeting Tonight
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Plainfield COVID-19 Testing
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City Hall COVID-19 Modified Hours Schedule
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Skip the Trip to City Hall
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Attend These Events as You Practice Social Distancing
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Food That's in When School is Out!
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Story Time at the Plainfield Public Library
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Plainfield Public Library | Summer Reading Program
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Attend a Virtual Church Service
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During these difficult times, it is very important for us to remain spiritually connected and guided in order to keep a positive outlook. Here are some churches and Plainfield offering live services during the quarantine.
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Join us online for our weekly Prayer Night every Wednesday. If you have a prayer request or praise report, text us at 908-325-5163. We're committed to praying with
you for 30 days.
Watch on PCTV at 6:00AM and 4:00PM!
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New Covenant Church
Watch on PCTV at 8:00AM and 10:00PM!
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Worship Service is streamed live on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. Bible Study continues each week with access to the website’s live stream on Tuesday and Wednesday, and one can engage in the studies on the Book of Psalms and Acts.
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Cathedral International is offering live-stream church services twice a day on Sundays for Plainfield residents.
Click here
to reach their website!
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Visit the Mount Olive Baptist Church
website here
for live streaming services.
The church will stream communion for Holy Thursday on Facebook and YouTube at 6 p.m. Service will be held via Facebook and YouTube on Easter Sunday at 10 a.m.
Watch on PCTV at 6:30AM and 5:30PM!
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Click here
for the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church online sermons.
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Join Father Wildgoose who offers Sunday Morning Devotion at 9:30 a.m. on Facebook.
Click here
to visit the Facebook page.
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Many online resources are offered throughout the week, including prayer and bible studies via conference call.
Click here
for Facebook updates and
click here
for online streaming services.
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The celebration of Mass at home will be live streamed at 9:15 a.m. in English, and at 6 p.m. in Polish on weekdays, and on Saturday evening and Sunday at the regular times: Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. in English, and at 11 a.m. in Polish. Access the live stream on the church's website at
www.bestchurch.net
; on the left side, click on “Live Mass”.
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for the attendee information.
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The Union County Freeholders will present another in a series of drive-up movies, “Frozen II,” on Tuesday, July 21st, at the Union County Vocational-Technical High School in Scotch Plains. It will begin at sundown, after 8:30 p.m.
Please note this registration link will go active tomorrow (Tuesday) beginning at 9 a.m.
Due to space limitations reservations will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To help promote social distancing, no walk-ups, bikes or chairs are permitted. Attendees must bring their own snacks and drinks. There will not be any food or drink available for purchase. Vehicles will be arranged at least 6 feet apart with adequate social distancing. Attendees must stay in their vehicles (unless they need to use the port-o-johns). Port-o-johns and wash stations will be available.
Masks and gloves will be required when using the port-o-johns.
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The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to invite all residents of Union County, age 60 or older, to register for the Union County Senior Citizens’ Virtual Art Exhibit. Qualifying works of art will be displayed online this fall from October 12 to December 30. This year’s Senior Art Exhibit is being held entirely online due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The deadline to register is Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Registration online is required, and a digital image of the artwork entry must be submitted to complete the registration.
“Each year the Senior Art Exhibit provides senior residents with an opportunity to share their view of the world through their artwork,” said Freeholder Chairman Mirabella. “Although we are doing things virtually this year we are proud
to support this program, which highlights the skills and insights of senior artists in the County.”
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Tools for AntiRacist Teaching: Deepening Your Understanding of Race & Racism
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Teachers, you’re invited to an exclusive live conversation with
Bettina Love
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As educators, we have a deep responsibility to confront racial injustice, and ensure that we create anti-racist classroom environments. This includes our own ongoing reflection and learning. In this one hour event, we will explore the role media plays in our collective understanding of race and racism, and how educators can use media to disrupt white supremacy and systematic oppression of Black people in America. This is a live event, so you will have the opportunity to ask our guests questions. Come prepared for a rich, deep, and honest conversation that will not only help you gain a deeper understanding of the roots of systemic racism, and how anti-Black racism impacts our daily lives, but also guide you as you reflect on your own role and responsibilities as an educator.
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Drug Free NJ Virtual Workshops
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Drug Free NJ is offering a variety of virtual events for prevention, treatment , and recovery support. Click the picture below to find out more.
Today's workshops:
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Virtual Edition Hispanic Business Expo NJ - 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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WE ARE CELEBRATING 10 YEARS! Come connect your company to a growing market, at the Hispanic Business Expo. This is a great opportunity to showcase your business through networking, community outreach, referrals, and brand awareness. Seminars at the expo will provide statistics and marketing programs. The expo will provide opportunities to meet influential Hispanic leaders and potential clients.
This is a virtual event. For more information, please click
here.
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An Interdisciplinary Round-Table Discussion on the Impact of COVID-19
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An Interdisciplinary Round-Table Discussion on the Impact of COVID-19: Perspectives from leaders in business, government, and the law.
About this Event
Panelists include :
- The Honorable Andy Kim, 3rd Congressional District of New Jersey
- Alex Kim, Greenberg Traurig
- Dr. Kenneth Kim, Ark Clinical Research
- Suzy Lee, Toshiba America Electronic Components
- Peter Rho, Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey - (Moderator)
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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Requiring Individuals to Wear Masks in Outdoor Public Spaces When They Cannot Social Distance
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TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 163, which requires individuals to wear face coverings in outdoor public spaces when it is not practicable to socially distance and keep a six-foot distance from others, excluding immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners, except where doing so would inhibit that individual’s health, where the individual is under two years of age, or in situations where individuals cannot feasibly wear a face covering, such as when eating or drinking at outdoor dining areas.
The Order, which takes effect immediately, also reiterates New Jersey's policy of requiring face coverings in indoor spaces that are accessible to members of the public, such as retail, recreational, and entertainment businesses, areas of government buildings open to the public, and mass transit buses, trains, and stations, again with exceptions for health reasons and children under two.
“As I’ve said before, we know this virus is a lot less lethal outdoors than indoors, but that does not mean it is not lethal,” said Governor Murphy. “The hotspots we’re seeing across the nation and certain worrisome transmission trends in New Jersey require us to do more. In the absence of a national strategy on face coverings, we’re taking this step to ensure that we can continue on our road back as one New Jersey family.”
The Order notes that situations when wearing a face covering would inhibit an individual’s health include when an individual is engaging in high intensity aerobic or anaerobic activities, when in the water, and in other situations where the presence of a mask would pose a risk to the individual’s safety.
The Order also notes that for indoor commercial spaces that are not open to members of the public, such as office buildings, those spaces must have policies that at a minimum, require individuals to wear face coverings when in prolonged proximity to others. The Order also notes that child care centers, other child care facilities, and youth summer camps are not governed by this Order, and those settings continue to be governed by Executive Order No. 149 (2020) and applicable standards issued by the Department of Health.
Furthermore, the Order clarifies that for outdoor dining purposes, outdoor areas shall be defined as open air spaces that either 1) have no roof or cover, or 2) have a fixed roof or temporary or seasonal awning or cover, with at least two open sides that would comprise over 50 percent of the total wall space if the space were fully enclosed.
Lastly, the Order clarifies that practices and competitions for sports defined as “Low Risk” by the Department of Health’s “Guidance for Sports Activities” are permitted in both outdoor and indoor settings. No-contact practices for sports defined as “High or Medium Risk” are permitted to resume in outdoor and indoor settings. Contact practices and competitions for sports defined as “Medium Risk” are permitted to resume in outdoor settings only. Contact practices and competitions for sports defined as “High Risk” remain prohibited in both indoor and outdoor settings. All sporting activities are subject to the “Guidance for Sports Activities”, and such activities must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders.
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Plainfield Action Services
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Community Development/Economic Development
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The Small Business Lease Assistance Program
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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority recently approved the creation of an exciting new program designed to support the growth of retail and services including
Plainfield
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It is called:
The Small Business Lease Assistance Program
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This Business Lease Incentive provides:
•Reimbursement of 15% of an annual lease payment, for
two consecutive years
. (Lease agreement must be of at least 5 years)
•Must lease at least 500 sq. ft. of new or additional market-rate, first floor site.
•Property must be within the Urban Enterprise Zone, (UEZ) area and be registered to the UEZ program.
•Must be in Tax Compliance.
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Attention
If you or anyone you know is interested in construction jobs at the Muhlenberg Hospital site, please contact
Plainfieldjobs@cha.partners
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Community Events and Programs
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