WESTFIELD — For the last week of May, the Westfield Memorial Library will continue to feature oneon- one technical help and a painting class for senior citizens and older adults. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Librarian Victoria Pawlicki will offer three individual, 30minute session...

FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education is seeking a new board member to fill a vacancy following the resignation of Amy Winkler, effective Sunday, June 1. This qualified applicant from Fanwood would serve until the organizational meeting following the next annual school election in N...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Service League (WSL) membership recently voted to approve $92,613 in grants to 45 civic and service organizations serving the residents of Westfield and Union County. The funds are raised from the thrift and consignment shop that the WSL operates in Westfield and donations ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street, will continue to offer educational and entertaining events through the month of May.“Redefining Retirement” with Peter Dizdar will be presented this evening, Thursday, May 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A senior wealth advisor...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will hear from Old Guard member Ron Weigner at its meeting on Tuesday, May 20, at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Weigner will review the Mid Atlantic Air Museum’s World War II Gathering of Warbirds.This year, May 8 marked the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, when Germany surrender...

At this time of the year, we all experience change. The weather changes, time changes, lifestyle changes. Most of us can adjust in a healthy way while some really struggle with these changes. In general, many of us just don’t like change of any kind.We know that change is inevitable. Even with this ...

WESTFIELD — Jefferson Elementary School second-grade teacher Dawn Donahue is the 2025 recipient of the Rotary Club of Westfield’s Philhower Fellowship Award in recognition of outstanding teaching at the elementaryschool level. At the same time, McKinley Elementary School head secretary Joan Penczak ...

WESTFIELD — Andrew Cicala, a senior at Westfield High School, is the recipient of the 2025 Optimist Club Thom Hornish Youth Volunteer Award. The award is named in honor of Thom Hornish, a former Westfield High School history teacher, in recognition of his dedication to youth, club service and involv...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — During National Student Employment Week, which was celebrated this year from April 14 to 18, Hofstra University recognized the impact and experiences of student workers across campus and in the surrounding community. Among the many student workers at Hofstra are Dana Ascolesi of Sc...

WESTFIELD – On Thursday, May 22, the First Congregational Church of Westfield, located at 125 Elmer Street, will mark the 145th anniversary of the first gathering of its founders.It was on a Saturday evening, May 22, 1880, that 20 people gathered in the library of Lyceum Hall (on the southeast corne...