CLARK — The Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad (CVES) recently was the recipient of a generous donation from a pickleball tournament organized by Johnny Silvestri, who promoted the event as a way to give back to the community. The wellattended tournament ran for two days and offered prizes to players. ...

CLARK — The Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad (CVES) held a brunch January 14 to install its officers for 2024 and to honor long-serving members. Bistro 1051 served a delicious and bountiful buffet. Clark Councilman Patrick O’Connor swore in the new officers.The incoming 2024 Executive Board includes ...

MOUNTAINSIDE/NEWARK — Imagine will hold its next facilitator training program Saturday, February 17, through Monday, February 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at Imagine’s Newark Center, located at 570 Broad Street, Newark. New volunteers are asked to attend the entire training. Imagine’s new New...

WESTFIELD – On Sunday, January 28 at 3 p.m., Choral Art Society of New Jersey will present an exciting concert in consideration of our children and our stewardship of the future. The program features New Jersey Youth Chorus and includes John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children” and selections from Bob Ch...

AREA — At the New Jersey Food Council’sAnnual Membership Meeting set for January 23, Westfield resident Jason Read, Director of Store Operations, Region 1 – Central & North Jersey of Wawa, is to be elected as vice chair of the food retailer association’s Board of Directors.“Jason has been an engaged...

WESTFIELD — Three Westfield HighSchool(WHS)studentshavebeen recognized with the Lift While You Climb Award, given in honor of late WHS Principal Derrick Nelson, Ed.D.Dr. Nelson, who died in 2019 from complications suffered while donating bone marrow to a boy he did not know in France, once said: “We...

WESTFIELD — Online registration for kindergarten and first grade is open for the 2024-2025 school year in the Westfield Public Schools district.Kindergarten registration is for all children who are residents of Westfield reaching the age of 5 on or before October 1, 2024. First-grade registration is...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Nineteen local residents are among the students at Lehigh University who attained Dean’s List recognition for Fall 2023. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.The following stu...

AREA — The Victorian Society in America-Northern New Jersey Chapter (VSA-NNJ) will hold its next meeting on Monday, January 15, beginning at 7 p.m. The featured program that evening will be “The History of Cocktails,” presented by Mac McParland.The meeting will take place at the Montclair Women’s Cl...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historical Society invites visitors to its Sunday Open House event at the Reeve History and Cultural Resource Center, taking place this Sunday, January 14, between 2 and 4 p.m.Nationally-recognized and popularly known as the Reeve House, the historic home is located at 314 ...