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...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood will screen the classic 1948 movie musical Easter Parade, starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, as the program for its meeting on Tuesday, March 27. When Don Hewes loses his partner, Nadine, to the allure of a solo career, the acc...

SUMMIT AREA — Dr. Lenny McDonald will be the guest speaker for the Tuesday, March 26 meeting of the Summit Area Old Guard, where he will discuss experimentation and creativity in photography. Dr. McDonald will describe his journey from science at Wyeth/Pfizer to his present avocation of photography....

AREA-- “Defying gravity!” That’s how Impact100 Garden State, an allwomen, all-volunteer organization for collective giving describes its record high of 408 members for 2024.The impressive number, which was announced at a joyful celebration at Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown on March 7, is a si...

Although relatively new, the collaboration between the Westfield Foundation and Second Street Youth Center (SSYC) in Plainfield exemplifies an alignment of missions and goals aimed at empowering communities. Through our quarterly grants, The Westfield Foundation’s support helps to implement impactfu...

8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Morgan Arky, Emily Bailey, Alexander Barker, Kara Benacchio, Nikita Bhat, Henry Blake, Madelyn Bono, Hayden Bridge, Julian Ceberio, Henry Charles, Hudson Crotty, Bronwyn Cunningham, Hudson Das, Summer Das, Nina Dellicato, Emily Dubeck, Brooke Gambello, Luke Germond...

COUNTY — Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi will host a Notary Public Training Seminar at the John H. StamlerPoliceAcademy,at1776Raritan Road in Scotch Plains on Friday, April 12, from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The featured speaker will be Union County First Deputy County Counsel Moshood Muftau, Esq.“N...

WESTFIELD — The Rotary Club of Westfield’s 58th annual Breakfast with the Bands fundraiser attracted a standing-room-only crowd in Westfield High School Cafeteria B on March 2.The breakfast featured jazz ensembles from Roosevelt Intermediate School, Edison Intermediate School and Westfield High Scho...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Nine local residents have been named to the Muhlenberg College Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for this academic achievement.The honoree...

WESTFIELD — The Optimist Club of Westfield currently is accepting nominations for the 26th Annual Intermediate School Outstanding Teacher Award. The deadline to submit nominations is Wednesday, April 10. Two intermediate-school teachers — one each from Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools — wil...