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Buckland Funeral Home in Somerville announced Monday on its website that the viewing for Hudson, 32, will be held 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the high school, 950 Park Ave.
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The Plainfields are a group of three municipalities spanning the convergence of Somerset, Union, and Middlesex Counties in New Jersey, all of which have the word Plainfield in their name. They are the Borough of North Plainfield (Somerset County), City of Plainfield (Union County), and the Borough of South Plainfield (Middlesex County).
South Plainfield was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1926, from portions of Piscataway, based on the results of a referendum passed on April 6, 1926. [23] The borough's name derives from Plainfield , which derived its name from a local estate [ 24 ] or from its scenic location.
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Home of former Governor Jim McGreevey. Plainfield was settled in 1684 by Quakers, [27] and incorporated as a city in 1869. Formerly a bedroom suburb in the New York metropolitan area, it has become the urban center of 10 closely allied municipalities, with diversified industries, including printing and the manufacture of chemicals, clothing, electronic equipment, and vehicular parts.
Ernest R. Ackerman (1863–1931), elected to represent New Jersey's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 until his death in office in 1931. His congressional term was subsequently completed by Congressman Percy Hamilton Stewart (who is also buried at Hillside cemetery).
The Plainfield Civic District is a 2-acre (0.81 ha) historic district located in the city of Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1993 for its significance in architecture, politics/government, and community planning.