SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Joan Mast, Ed.D., have announced that Warren Hynes, Ed.D., has been named the new Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) principal. He will begin his new role when David Heisey, Ed.D., the current p...

CONWAY, S.C. — Five local residents are among more than 3,000 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University (CCU) to be named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. Students who make the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the seme...

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized 18 local students who were recently named to the Dean’s List for the Fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be elig...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Neighborhood Council (WNC) invites all to its Easter Brunch fundraiser to be held this Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will take place at the WNC headquarters, located at 127 Cacciola Place, Westfield.The menu will include pancakes, eggs, grits, sausage and has...

GARWOOD — A meeting of the Garwood Public Library Board of Trustees will take place on Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the public and will be held at the library, located at 411 Third Avenue.

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will host three Book Club events during April. All will take place in the downstairs gallery space at the library.The Bring Your Own Book Club (B.Y.O.B.) will meet on Monday,April 1, at 10 a.m. There is no assigned book; rather, attendees bring along ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street, will kick off April with a virtual author event, a series of Tai Chi classes and a jazz trio.On Tuesday, April 2, at 2 p.m., interested book lovers can virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of A...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library will feature events for all ages throughout the month of April. Library hours are Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library is closed on Sunday and al...

WESTFIELD — Two representatives from St. Joseph Social Service Center in Elizabeth spoke to the Rotary Club of Westfield on March 5. Corey Wu-Jung is the food program director and Mary Phillips is the development director. The Rotary Club has been helping the St. Joseph center for several decades.St...

CRANFORD –The New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (NJMPTVC), part of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), announced March 13, 2024, that Cranford was named among 14 other municipalities and four counties in New Jersey as Film Ready Communities. Cranford has served a...