The following offices are now located within the main municipal building: Mayor, Borough Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Borough Clerk, Finance, Registrar (Health), Construction, Planning/Zoning, Public Works Director, Public Works Secretary, Tax Assessor.

These offices are accessible from the Somerset Street, Lincoln Place, and Rear entrances during regular business 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

All of these offices are handicapped accessible

Public Restrooms are available

The Police Dispatch/Records window is accessible through the main building during regular business hours, and through the Rear entrance 24 hours/day.

The Municipal Court offices remain in their temporary location on the second floor and are now also accessible through the main building during regular business hours. Please see the police dispatcher if you have mobility issues and someone from the Court office will come down to assist you.

The Fire Department entrance from Lincoln Place remains in operation.

Municipal Court sessions will continue to be held in the Watchung Borough Court until the final phase of our renovation project is completed.

Borough Council Meetings, and Planning and Zoning Board Meetings will continue to be held in the Vermeule Senior Citizens/Community Center until the final phase of the renovation is completed.

Our goal has been to make the Borough’s offices more professional, more energy efficient, and easier to use. Thank you for your patience while we complete improvements to your municipal building!

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is providing walk-in clinics in the State for consumers who still need help preparing for the switch.

Clinics are scheduled at various sites around the state and more are being added. Currently, scheduled clinics are listed at: www.nj.gov/bpu/pdf/cablepdfs/DTVlinks.pdf. The BPU will update the web listing as additional clinics are scheduled.

On June 12th, all full-power broadcast television stations in the United States will stop analog broadcast service and transmit only digital signals. Consumers who do not subscribe to pay television services and have older, analog televisions will need to have digital-to-analog converter boxes attached to their televisions in order to continue receiving over-the-air television programming. They may also need to adjust or upgrade their television set-top antennas.

We are getting prepared for our 2009 Street Fair and we want you to join us!  The fair will be held on Saturday, June 13th, from noon until 5pm.  Our fair draws thousands of people from throughout Central New Jersey for an afternoon of games, shopping, food and fun and has been an annual event for close to 30 years.  Additionally, the North Plainfield Lions Club will again be hosting their very successful, delicious, annual Chili Cook Off Competition in conjunction with the fair!  Finally, as always we will have live music and entertainment throughout the day too. read more...

Street Fair Application (due May 29th)

Exhibitor Information/Rules

"THE Tunnel" is a project which promises huge benefits for communities along the Raritan Valley Line railroad. Construction of the new Hudson River tunnel and related track and station improvements will permit a “one seat ride” into mid-town Manhattan and drastically cut commuting time. This has the potential to increase property values in those towns serviced by the rail corridor as they become more desirable to commuters. The project will also provide short term benefits in terms of creating new jobs and boosting our State’s economy. ...read more

In addition to the article below, more information is available through the following links:
http://www.accesstotheregionscore.com
http://www.allianceforaction.com