Mayor's Message:
Do the RIGHT Thing to Stop COVID
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"We need to build an immune resistance to stop the spread of this deadly infectious disease."
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant continues to disrupt our daily lives. The number of COVID-positive persons rises dramatically each day. The U.S. pandemic-related death total has surpassed 831K deaths, and that number also continues to increase. The pandemic has disrupted lives worldwide, and here in our beloved city, we have not been exempt, and many of us sadly have lost loved ones.
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The power to change the trajectory of this virus lies with each of us. We must take the responsibility to do the right thing. What does doing the right thing mean? It means getting vaccinated, getting the booster shot to fight potentially new variants, keeping our masks on around others, social distancing, washing hands regularly, and avoiding large crowds.
Our top researchers and health officials continue to work around the clock to find a way to defeat this virus. However, they can't do it alone. There is no magic wand that can reverse COVID and its effects. A solution will require our participation and engagement. Every single one of us must take ownership of our physical well-being and that of our families.
We crave the stability of normalcy, but we continue to face a lack of action from many. The outbreaks have caused drastic changes in our daily lives and impacted our social relationships with others. Consequently, we remain isolated at home, and this prolonged isolation has caused depression and anxiety across our country.
We must live with the urgency of now. We shouldn't dwell on the past because we can't change it, nor can we predict the future. We can, however, use the past to fully embrace the fact that vaccines do work. Historically, the creation and implementation of vaccines have successfully controlled infectious diseases such as the smallpox virus, the Spanish flu, polio, rubella, and many other conditions.
So let's join our efforts and be intentional about attacking COVID as we take steps toward balancing and healing our community. The return for our vigilant actions will be a restoration of normalcy. Everyone desires freedom. It is a primal and basic desire but let’s remember, that liberty demands constant maintenance.
The answer to our global emergency begins with two words: "GET VACCINATED."
Picture being able to walk outside and mingle freely with friends and neighbors without fear of getting infected. Imagine being able to travel outside of the U.S. without fear of being held hostage by the virus. Consider being able to share quality time with your loved ones instead of missing another special occasion because you had to quarantine.
Choose the reality you seek to experience. I seek one of social and economic freedom for us all. Make the right choice, and choose with diligence because only you can make a difference in the fight against COVID.
Please remember, to keep you and your loved ones safe:
- Get vaccinated and boosted,
- Wear your masks at all times while in social settings (regardless of current vaccination status)
- Social distance at least 6 feet
- Wash hands regularly
- Avoid crowds in confined spaces
- Focus on taking care of your physical and emotional health
I stand with you and will do my part for my family and community, for Plainfield, and my country.
Creating One Plainfield, One Future.
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Mayor Adrian O. Mapp
City of Plainfield
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Haga lo CORRECTO para Detener el COVID | |
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Querido Plainfield,
"Necesitamos construir una resistencia inmunológica para detener la propagación de esta enfermedad infecciosa y mortal".
La rápida propagación de la variante Omicron continúa interrumpiendo nuestra vida cotidiana. El número de personas COVID-positivas aumenta dramáticamente cada día. El total de muertes relacionadas con la pandemia en los Estados Unidos ha superado las 831 mil muertes, y ese número también continúa aumentando. La pandemia ha interrumpido vidas en todo el mundo, y aquí en nuestra querida ciudad, no hemos estado exentos, y muchos de nosotros lamentablemente hemos perdido a seres queridos.
El poder de cambiar la trayectoria de este virus recae en cada uno de nosotros. Debemos asumir la responsabilidad de hacer lo correcto. ¿Qué significa hacer lo correcto? Significa vacunarse, recibir la vacuna de refuerzo para combatir variantes potencialmente nuevas, mantener nuestras máscaras puestas alrededor de los demás, distanciamiento social, lavarse las manos regularmente y evitar grandes multitudes.
Nuestros principales investigadores y funcionarios de salud continúan trabajando día y noche para encontrar una manera de derrotar a este virus. Sin embargo, no pueden hacerlo solos. No hay una varita mágica que pueda revertir el COVID y sus efectos. Una solución requiriere nuestra participación y compromiso. Cada uno de nosotros debe apropiarse de nuestro bienestar físico y el de nuestras familias.
Anhelamos la estabilidad de la normalidad, pero seguimos enfrentando la falta de acción de muchos. Los brotes han causado cambios drásticos en nuestra vida cotidiana e impactado nuestras relaciones sociales con los demás. En consecuencia, permanecemos aislados en casa, y este aislamiento prolongado ha causado depresión y ansiedad en todo nuestro país.
Debemos vivir con la urgencia del ahora. No debemos detenernos en el pasado porque no podemos cambiarlo, ni podemos predecir el futuro. Sin embargo, podemos usar el pasado para aceptar plenamente el hecho de que las vacunas funcionan. Históricamente, la creación y implementación de vacunas han controlado con éxito enfermedades infecciosas como el virus de la viruela, la gripe española, la poliomielitis, la rubéola y muchas otras afecciones.
Así que unamos nuestros esfuerzos y seamos intencionales al atacar el COVID a medida que tomamos pasos para equilibrar y sanar a nuestra comunidad. El retorno de nuestras acciones vigilantes será una restauración de la normalidad. Todo el mundo desea la libertad. Es un deseo primario y básico, pero recordemos que la libertad exige un mantenimiento constante.
La respuesta a nuestra emergencia global comienza con una palabra: "VACÚNATE".
Imagínese poder caminar afuera y mezclarse libremente con amigos y vecinos sin temor a infectarse. Imagínese poder viajar fuera de los Estados Unidos sin temor a ser rehén del virus. Considere poder compartir tiempo de calidad con sus seres queridos en lugar de perderse otra ocasión especial porque tuvo que ponerse en cuarentena.
Elige la realidad que buscas experimentar. Busco una libertad social y económica para todos nosotros. Tome la decisión correcta y elija con diligencia porque solo usted puede marcar la diferencia en la lucha contra el COVID.
Por favor, recuerde, para mantenerlo a usted y a sus seres queridos a salvo:
- Vacúnese y reciba la vacuna de refuerzo,
- Use sus máscaras en todo momento mientras esté en entornos sociales (independientemente del estado actual de vacunación)
- Distancia social de al menos 6 pies
- Lávese las manos regularmente
- Evite las multitudes en espacios confinados
- Concéntrese en cuidar su salud física y emocional
Estoy con ustedes y haré mi parte por mi familia y mi comunidad, por Plainfield y mi país.
#AmoPlainfield
Creando Un Plainfield y Un Futuro
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Alcalde Adrian O. Mapp
Ciudad de Plainfield
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Updates and Announcements | |
FREE COVID COMMUNITY TESTING! | |
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Fusion Diagnostics has partnered with the City of Plainfield to provide convenient testing for COVID-19.
The City of Plainfield is hosting a series of Pop Up Covid-19 clinics throughout our Queen City. On specified dates, you can also receive the FLU vaccine or a COVID test. For more information on available testing/vaccination centers visit the City of Plainfield website.
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HAVE YOU SEEN OUR FALL 2021 NEWSLETTER?
"A Summer to Remember"
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Welcome to the City of Plainfield! Our annual Fall Newsletter has been mailed to all households. To view click the below image.
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#LovePlainfieldNJ #LovePlainfield #AmoPlainfield
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REMINDER:
CHAP Program Still Available to Plainfield Residents
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ATTENTION
Plainfield Residents
The Comprehensive Housing Assistance Program (CHAP) still has financial assistance available to rehabilitate one, two, and three-family homes. The program aids in the removal of unsafe plumbing, electricity, etc.
Contact Donna Morris with the Community Development Division at donna.morris@plainfieldnj.gov or 908.753.3377 for eligibility requirements and additional information.
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The Plainfield Senior Center
has reopened for our vaccinated members
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A MESSAGE FROM UNION COUNTY:
Snow Storm Coming to Union County, Thursday Night Into Friday Morning
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A winter storm warning is in effect for Union County and New Jersey, beginning tonight into tomorrow, with 4-6″ of snow expected to impact the Friday morning commute across the entire region.
Please limit travel as much as possible during this time and stay tuned to the news or follow Union County on social media for important storm updates.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY:
Governor Murphy Announces Expanded Income Eligibility for Prescription Drug Assistance Programs
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Expanded Income Eligibility is Largest One-Time Increase in History of the Programs | | |
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TRENTON, NJ –
Governor Phil Murphy today announced that income limits for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) and the Senior Gold Prescription Discount drug assistance programs have increased by $10,000, making drug prices more affordable and benefitting over 20,000 seniors. Raising the income threshold, which was part of Governor Murphy’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget, is the largest one-time increase in the history of both the PAAD and Senior Gold Prescription Discount drug assistance programs.
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This initiative is a part of the Governor’s ongoing and broader commitment and programming to make health care more affordable for New Jersey residents across provider, insurance, and prescription drug costs.
"Few issues have a greater financial impact on New Jersey families than the ever-increasing cost of prescription drugs,” said Governor Murphy. “Making New Jersey a more affordable place to call home means working to address the cost of prescription drug medicine. I am extremely proud of the progress we have made with this historic benefit increase that will expand benefits to thousands of New Jerseyans.”
“We know when budgets are tight, individuals are faced with difficult decisions like stretching their medication or leaving prescriptions unfilled,” said New Jersey Department of Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman. “This historic benefit increase will allow many older residents and individuals with disabilities to qualify for the first time for prescription savings. If you need assistance affording medication and think you may be eligible, we encourage you to apply,”
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THE VICE PRESIDENT: Fellow Americans, good morning.
Certain dates echo throughout history, including dates that instantly remind all who have lived through them — where they were and what they were doing when our democracy came under assault. Dates that occupy not only a place on our calendars, but a place in our collective memory. December 7th, 1941. September 11th, 2001. And January 6th, 2021.
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On that day, I was not only Vice President-elect, I was also a United States senator. And I was here at the Capitol that morning, at a classified hearing with fellow members of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Hours later, the gates of the Capitol were breached.
I had left. But my thoughts immediately turned not only to my colleagues but to my staff, who had been forced to seek refuge in our office, converting filing cabinets into barricades.
What the extremists who roamed these halls targeted was not only the lives of elected leaders. What they sought to degrade and destroy was not only a building, hallowed as it is. What they were assaulting were the institutions, the values, the ideals that generations of Americans have marched, picketed, and shed blood to establish and defend.
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HELP US TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY!
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT- IT APP
Available in IOS and Android Mobile Phones
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Exercise your civic duty-- be the eyes and ears of our City! Your reports can greatly increase the quality of life in our Plainfield community. Let's work together to keep our city safe- If you see it, say it with ReportIt. | |
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Use the app, or text
reportit to 63975
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Mayor Adrian O. Mapp and the City of Plainfield are committed to making it as easy as possible to report concerns in our city. To that end, we've partnered with REPORT IT, which is now live in Plainfield and ready to be used as an important supplemental reporting tool.
Report it makes community reporting easier than ever! Residents and visitors can download the app by scanning the barcode above or by going to your phone's app store. Your reports will be submitted to the appropriate City department, and the department will work towards resolving the matter.
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Economic Developments | Projects In the City
TRANSIT PARK DISTRICT
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The Transit Park is directly opposite the Plainfield Train Station, features 92 luxury apartments, and approximately 3,500 square feet of commercial space.
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The multifamily property will be designed to be a highly sustainable building inclusive of significant outdoor green space along with well-appointed tenant amenities. The project is slated to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022/early spring 2023.
Location: Gavett Pl & North Ave
Image courtesy of USA Architects Developer: TD+Partners
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Business Highlight:
"fromHERE" A Co-Working Space
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Sneh Kadakia
Founder & CEO
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Make "fromHere" Today Co-Working Space your new home away from home. The commitment-free workspaces are conceptually designed to include the needs of the modern man and woman.
"fromHERE" is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The space offers
- safe and clean work environment,
- height-adjustable desks
- Secondary monitors, convenient parking,
- Private rooms,
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Shared open areas and much more.
for more information please visit:
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PLAINFIELD IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
Download The City of Plainfield Business Guide
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Plainfield is rich in its cultural diversity, with ten historic districts,19 historic sites, and over 120 ethnic eateries, and an abundance of delis, and grocery stores, pharmacies, shopping stores, residential homes, and buildings, and much more.
Click the "Business Guide" image to see the full list.
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