WESTFIELD — The Westfield Area YMCA’s Holiday JUMP! event is back this year with an exciting new name. “Bouncing Bonanza” offers all the same indoor fun, featuring large inflatables and an arts-and-crafts station. The next Bouncing Bonanza is set for Monday, January 15.Two sessions are offered: 9 to...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Spencer Harding, a resident of Westfield and a member of the Class of 2025 majoring in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was part of a student team that recently completed an intensive research project titled Designi...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Catie Wilson of Scotch Plains has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Ms. Wilson is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.To make the Dean’s List, students must have earned at least 12 credits for ...

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS — Judith Fleming will share her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda, Africa, focusing on the importance of empowering girls and women.The program, which is being hosted by the College Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains, will be presented via Zoom and will begin at 7:30 ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Area YMCA will host a free Senior Healthcare Forum featuring speakers from Arbor Terrace, a home healthcare agency, Unicity Senior Advisors and a local eldercare attorney. It will be held on Wednesday, January 17, at 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Main Y Facility, ...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will meet on Tuesday, January 16, at 10 a.m., at the New Providence Presbyterian Church, located at 1307 Springfield Avenue, New Providence.Joe Kane, a prevention specialist for the Council On Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, will discuss all the complexitie...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historical Society has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the month of January 2024.The Stop & Shop Community Bag Program, which launched in May 2019, is a reusable-bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make...

WESTFIELD – Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro has recently announced the promotions of five (5) officers to the rank of Sergeant of Police, effective January 1, 2024: Detective Piotr Wierzbicki, Detective Dennis DaSilva, Officer Jeffrey Johnson, Officer Richard Gill, and Detective Robert ...

Distinguished Honor Roll GRADE 9 SkylarAbo, Ashley Adamoli Reddy, Cailyn Adamoli Reddy, Dhanya Alon, Jaclyn Altersohn, Ethan Bahadur, Brent Band, Giada Barbosa, Ryan Basta, Juliana Beebe, Emerson Bell, Layla Benacchio, Amalia Benke, Sophie Berardi, Jordana Blitt, Aidan Blom, Annelise Bonn, Jemma Bri...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Service League (WSL) is now accepting applications for 2023-2024 grants. The deadline is Wednesday, January 24, 2024, with grants to be awarded next summer.In 2022-2023, WSL awarded almost $70,000 in grants to multiple non-profit and service organizations in Westfield and U...