SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — A unique cultural-exchange experience last month bridged students and teachers from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) and SuwonAcademy of World Language, South Korea. One hundred visitors from the South Korean school visited SPFHS on October 2 as part of a years-long ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historical Society invites members and guests to its First Wednesday Luncheon on December 6, featuring a “Historic Journey through the Iberian Peninsula — From Portugal to Andalucia” with Lisa Wendel. The luncheon will take place at the Echo Lake Country Club, located at 51...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library is now partnering with Support Services for Cancer Patients through Atlantic Health at Overlook Medical Center to provide comfort and warmth for those who are going through chemotherapy. To that end, the library is starting a hand-knitted or crocheted...

WESTFIELD — Four decades after a group of 40-year-old women initiated Club ’43, the organization is still going strong — even though all of its members are 80 this year.To celebrate, 11 members gathered recently at Chez Catherine to mark their special birthday year.Among those in attendance was foun...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Youth Peer Leadership Group and Westfield liquor stores have partnered to remind adults over the age of 21 about the risks of providing alcohol to minors. The Sticker Shock campaign brings awareness to underage drinking, one of the priorities of the Peer Leadership Group. T...

MADISON, Wis. — A total of 8,625 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 12 and 13. Two live ceremonies were held, one for undergraduates at Camp Randall and one for all graduate-degree candidates at the Kohl Center.Graduating were 6,225 undergraduate students, 1,48...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Lisa Morgenthal of Westfield graduated from Hofstra University in May, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.Home to nearly 11,000 students, Hofstra provides more than 165 undergraduate program options and 175 graduate program options. For full information, visit hofstra.edu.

UNION, N.J. — Kean University honors graduates recently took center stage at the 2023 Honors Convocation, an annual celebration for students graduating with the highest levels of academic achievement. Kean Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David S. Birdsell, Ph.D., welcomed grad...

CLARK — The Clark Public School District’s Parent University will present “Remembering TJ” on Tuesday, November 28, at 6 p.m. This program will take place in the Arthur L. Johnson High School Instructional Media Center, located at 365 Westfield Avenue, Clark.In this presentation, Wendy and Steve Sef...

CRANFORD — Breona Pizzuta, a senior at Cranford High School (CHS), recently received her Girl Scout Gold Award for creating a program at her school focusing on mental health for teenagers. She felt there was a need to address student mental health at Cranford High School and immediately went to work...