Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to 49,808, its highest ever recorded population in any decennial census, with the population having increased by 1,979 (+4.1%) from the 47,829 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,262 (+2.7%) from the 46,567 counted in the 1990 Census.
Population: 49,808
Latitude: 40° 38' 1.36" N
Longitude: -74° 24' 26.53" W
The Boland Hall fire was a fatal fire in Boland Hall, a freshman residence hall on the Seton Hall University campus in South Orange, New Jersey, United States on January 19, 2000. Three students died and many more were injured. It was one of the dea…
Parlin is an unincorporated community located within Old Bridge Township and Sayreville Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
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Middlesex is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
Fanwood is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
The 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster was an explosion and fire that claimed many lives and destroyed several square miles of New Jersey factories. It began on Saturday morning, March 1, 1924, when an explosion destroyed a building in Nixon, New J…
West Orange High School (WOHS) is a comprehensive four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. WOHS is currently the only secondary school servi…
Tottenville is the southernmost neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City and New York State, with an area of approximately 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2).
Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) is a four-year community public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone seconda…
Rossville is a neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, on the island's South Shore.
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Dunellen is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
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PTC Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of small molecule, orally administered treatments for orphan diseases. As of September 2013, PTC was headquartered at 100 Corporate Court, South Plainfield, New Jersey.:cover
Newark Academy is a coeducational private day school located in Livingston, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. This institution comprises grades six through twelve.
Chatham Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 10,452, reflecting an increase of 366 (+3.6%) from the 10,086 counted in the 2000 Census, which ha…
The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge is a railroad-only, vertical-lift bridge connecting Elizabethport, New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, New York, United States. The bridge was built by the Baltimore and Ohi…
Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep or "The Prep", is a Roman Catholic all boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese…