SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome Summit Councilman and educator Mike McTernan to its meeting on Tuesday, June 24, at 9:30 a.m.Councilman McTernan will discuss how he transitioned from a career in corporate finance and banking finance to education, while focusing on community serv...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Westfield resident Madison Little, a member of the Class of 2026 and a Mechanical Engineering major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently completed a professional-level, research- driven project titled “Program Efficiency for Mutual...

WATCHUNG — Commencement Exercises were held on the morning of May 31 in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung. Seventy- four students received their diplomas from Sister Lisa Gambacorto, RSM, Ed.S., directress, and have earned a total of over $24 million in ...

WESTFIELD — As one of the seven individuals selected to be inducted into the Westfield Hall of Fame Class of 2025, Christopher Lundy Campbell, a 1973 Westfield High School graduate, is an Olympic champion whose life reflects determination, resilience and excellence.Mr. Campbell did not begin wrestli...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The JCC of Central New Jersey has announced the opening of a second satellite Early Childhood site. Starting in September 2025, The Annex at Temple Sholom will welcome infants and toddlers to the JCC’s highly-regarded Early Childhood program. Temple Sholom is located at 1925 Lake Ave...

MOUNTAINSIDE/NEWARK — The Board of Trustees at Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss has welcomed two new members, Sam Tooley and Amy Yin, to the board. Both have been instrumental at Imagine over the years.Mr. Tooley is a performance coach, fitness entrepreneur and community leader driven by a dee...

WESTFIELD — On May 28, at the Jefferson Elementary School fields, well over 200 children and adults came together for a meaningful cause: the first annual “M.A.M. for Pam Wiffle Ball Classic,” a community event dedicated to raising awareness about melanoma and the importance of sun safety. The event...

WESTFIELD — More than 1,700 participants turned out May 18 in support of the largest-ever Greta’s Run 5K & Memory Walk, raising over $230,000 to support Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss.This milestone event honored the memory of Greta Schoenemann and demonstrated the community’s strong commitm...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will hear Steve Villas delve into the intricacies of world oil and gas trading during its meeting on Tuesday, June 17, at 9:30 a.m.After receiving a degree in engineering and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Villas spent th...

WESTFIELD — For the fifth consecutive year, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Westfield is celebrating Juneteenth with an African American History Trolley Tour through Westfield. Participants will take a ride on a vintage trolley, which will include audio-visual presentations that bring...