Daniel J. Gallagher - Mayor

315 Margaret Court

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

908-561-2311 voice mail - 908-226-7601

gallagher@southplainfieldnj.com

Dan Gallagher lives at 315 Margaret Court with his wife of 42 years, Marion.  Their son, Michael also lives in South Plainfield with his wife, Kim, and their son, Brian. Their eldest son, Dan, Jr., lives in Warren with his wife, Linda and their son, Daniel  III. and twins, Brad and Jake.

 

Dan was first elected to the Borough Council in 1983, re-elected in 1986, elected Mayor in 1987 and re-elected Mayor in 1995 and 1999 and 2002. He is the only Mayor to serve 4 terms.

 

Dan, who recently retired, was employed by Verizon as an Account Executive. He had 37 years of experience in telecommunications and was personally responsible for interacting with various levels of state, county and local government. He was responsible for over 6000 public telephone installations representing an annual budget in excess of 10 million dollars.
He is currently employed by the NJTPA, GSP Division in Traffic Operations.

 

Dan holds membership in the American Correctional Association, American Jail Association, Knights of Columbus, New Jersey Conference of Mayors, New Jersey League of Municipalities and Telephone Pioneers of America

 

Dennis J. Cerami, Council President

125 Strong Place

South Plainfield NJ 07080

908-753-2581 voice mail - 908-226-7659

cerami@southplainfieldnj.com

 

Elected Councilman in 1995, 1998 and again in 2001, Dennis is 48 years old and has lived in South Plainfield for the past 23 years. Dennis holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Monmouth College with a major in Business Administration. He is presently employed as a Management Specialist Administrator for Middlesex County Public Health Department.

 

Dennis lives at 125 Strong Place with his wife Michelle and their three children. He is a communicant of Sacred Heart Church and a past member of the South Plainfield Taxpayers Advisory Group. Dennis has a long history of volunteerism in the Borough both at Sacred Heart School and the Junior Baseball Program.

 

Council President Cerami currently is Chairman of the committee that oversees Public Safety and serves on the Public Works and Recreation Committees.

 

Charles Butrico

2021 Sims Place

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

908-413-3373 voice mail - 908-226-7658
cbutrico@yahoo.com

 

Elected Councilman in 2001and again in 2004, Charlie is 46 years old and has lived in South Plainfield all his life. He graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Management and is currently employed by CSC Consulting as an Account Executive.

Charlie lives at 2021 Sims Place with his wife, Sherry and 3 daughters, Dana, Kristie and Michelle.  He is a past member of the Producing Board of the South Plainfield Summer Drama Workshop and has coached his daughters in both t-ball and softball.

Councilman Butrico chairs the Economic Development Committee and serves as a member of the Public Safety and Finance committees.  He is currently the liaison to the Planning Board and the Business Advisory Group.

 

Matthew P. Anesh

26 Hidden Court

South Plainfield NJ 07080

908-769-5791 voice mail - 908-226-7619

anesh@southplainfieldnj.com
Matthew.Anesh@verizon.net

Elected Councilman in 2006, Matt is 33 years old and has lived in South Plainfield all his life.  He attended Sacred Heart School,  South Plainfield High School and graduated in 1990 from College of New Jersey with a Bachelors of Science in Economics.  He is a Vice President with a Fortune 100 Financial Services Company in Pennington NJ and NYC

Matt lives at 26 Hidden Court with his wife,  Kimberly, and their twin sons, Joseph and Harrison.  He is a communicant of Sacred Heart Church, a member Hopewell Responsible Citizenship Committee and a member of the Public Celebrations Committee.

Councilman Anesh chairs the Public Works Committee and serves as member of the Economic Development and Health, Welfare & Environment Committees.

 

Robert Bengivenga, Jr.

3112 Woodland Avenue

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

908-966-1491 voice mail - 908-226-7618

bengivenga@southplainfieldnj.com
RobBengivenga@yahoo.com

 

Elected Councilman in 2006. Rob is 23 years old and is a life long  resident of South Plainfield.  He attended Sacred Heart School, Wardlaw Hartridge School and graduated in 2004 from University of Scranton with a Bachelors of Science in Marketing. He is a self-employed business and property manager.  

 

Rob, son of April & Bob Bengivenga and his sister, Amy, all reside in South Plainfield. He attends Sacred Heart Church.

 

He is a lifetime member of the Historical Society, worked with the Environmental Commission, Habitat for Humanity, Edison Valley Playhouse.  Is an active member of the Cultural Arts Commission, UNICO National (The Plainfields Chapter) and the South Plainfield Business Association.

Councilman Bengivenga, Jr. chairs the Health, Welfare & Environment Committee and serves as a member of Economic Development and Recreation Committees

                 

 

Raymond S. Petronko

181 Hudson Street

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

voice mail - 908-226-7626

petronko@southplainfieldnj.com

 

Elected Councilman 1997, Ray is 50 years old and has lived in South Plainfield for the past 18 years. Ray graduated with honors from Devry Technical Institute, Majoring in Computer Technology and electronics. He is presently employed as a Computer Systems Administrator for the New Jersey State Department of Education in Trenton.

 

Ray lives at 181 Hudson Street. He has three children. Ray has also served on the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee from 1989 to 1997, Served as a volunteer for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for 16 years . Member of South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department and currently serves as secretary

 

Councilman Petronko currently is Chairman of the committee that oversees the Recreation Department and serves as a member of the Health, Welfare and Environment and Administration, Finance & Public Information. He is also Chairperson of the Senior Citizens Committee. Member of Public Celebrations Committee & HCDRG Committee

 

Robert Cusick

181 Hudson Street
South Plainfield NJ 07080
908-405-8083 voice mail - 908-226-7648
cusick@southplainfieldnj.com

Elected Councilman in 2000. He has four children, Robert, Jr., Shane, Garrett, and Gabriella.

He has been employed by the Middlesex County Department of Corrections for 18 years presently holds the position of Lieutenant.

Bob has served on the Planning Board and Environmental Commission.  He presently chairs the Administration, Finance & Public Information Committee and serves as a member on  the Public Works and Public Safety Committees.

 

Middlesex County Freeholder:

John A. Pulomena

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

 

Elected councilman in 1990, John is 47 years old and has lived in South Plainfield for 20 years. John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from City University, New York with a major in Computer Science/Math.

John has  two children, Matthew and Megan.  He is a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church and is a member of the Junior Baseball Club where he has coached for the past 5 years. John  served as Council President (1995-1997) and has served as acting Mayor. In addition, he was the chairperson of the Middlesex County Planning Board.

 

He  was elected in 1997, 2000 and again in 2003 as a Freeholder on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders

128 Smith Street
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
908-668-5833 (h) 908-753-7200 (w)
908-753-4599 (fax)
asmdiegnan@njleg.state.nj.us

Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan is a life long resident of South Plainfield.  He is a graduate of South Plainfield High School, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University.  He is a past President of the Sacred Heart Parish Council. Patrick opened his law office in South Plainfield in 1974 and was first appointed Borough Attorney in 1984.  He and his wife of 30 years, Anita, have two daughters, Heather and Tara. 
Mr. Diegnan took his first oath of office as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 2002. Speaker of the General Assembly, Joseph Roberts has appointed Mr. Diegnan to the position of Parliamentarian for the New Jersey General Assembly.   He also serves as Chairman of the Committee on Higher Education, is a member of the Education Committee and the Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Committee.