8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Emma Ash, Luke Barba, Lucas Basta, Taylor Beckerman, Julia Belfi, Timothy Bonn, Shreya Bose, Julianna Brito, Kayleigh Bucciarelli, Gabriella Bulger, Carson Cagle, Timothy Carolan, Ariana Chafetz, Maia Cmielewski, Caroline Conway, Sean Crawford, Ava DeMasi, Madelyn ...

FANWOOD — Paul Allen, currently a rising senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, completed his Eagle Scout Project at the Fanwood Nature Center on May 31. In coordination between the Fanwood Environmental Commission and Boy Scout Troop 33, he decided to reconstruct a section of the boardwalk pa...

GARWOOD — The Feast of St. Anne Food Truck Festival will take place this Sunday, July 27, on Second Avenue, between Walnut and Cedar Streets, from 1 to 5 p.m. This event will be held rain or shine.The Church of St. Anne Centennial Committee has announced that there will be games for children, a 50/5...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Almost 1,200 undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), among them five local residents, completed a senior capstone thesis that is required of all graduating seniors as part of the university’s distinctive project-based educational experience.Known as Major ...

CRANFORD — The New Jersey Region of The Rabbinical Assembly, the organization of Conservative Rabbis, has tapped Rabbi Paul Kerbel, rabbi of Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim of Cranford, to lead the New Jersey Region for the next two years.Rabbi Kerbel will be joined by Cecilia Beyers of Bridgewater as v...

FANWOOD — The new Fanwood Memorial Library building stands as a testament to what is possible when a community comes together. Thanks to the vision and support of borough leadership, dedicated staff and generous residents, Fanwood and the surrounding communities now have a vibrant, stateof- the-art ...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome Jennifer Kelber, the client relations manager for HomeWell Care Services of New Jersey, at its meeting on Tuesday, July 22, at 9:30 a.m.Ms. Kelber will describe the different types of services that can be provided at home by her company, including...

WESTFIELD — Ten Westfield High School (WHS) students have been recognized with the Lift While You Climb Award, bestowed in honor of the late Westfield High School Principal Derrick Nelson, Ed.D.Dr. Nelson, who died in 2019 from complications suffered while donating bone marrow to a boy he did not kn...

WESTFIELD — As The Westfield Foundation marks its 50th anniversary, it proudly announces a $225,000 grant from the Bertha E. Bogaert Fund to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County (BGCUC) to support a new Teen Center at their recently secured and renovated facility in Plainfield.This grant continues...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street, will feature programs this month focusing on astronomy and senior fraud prevention.On Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m., Paul Cirillo will present “An Astronomy Adventure for Adults,” designed for ages 10 and up. He will show wh...