SCOTCH PLAINS — Area residents are invited to spend a lively evening with “Shakespeare for Fun!” at the Scotch Plains Public Library on Thursday, April 24, beginning at 7 p.m. Participants will read aloud from the Bard’s beloved plays in a relaxed and interactive setting. Whether one is a seasoned f...

AREA — The Victorian Society in America-Northern New Jersey Chapter (VSA-NNJ) will meet on Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m. Ava Caridad will present “The Life and Times of Louisa May Alcott.” The meeting will be held at the Montclair Women’s Club, located at 82 Union Street, Montclair. This venue is hand...

Josephine Buoscio was born in Italy and moved to the US in 1965. Her husband, Tony, had come to the US in 1962 and moved in with his parents and younger brother, who had settled in Westfield the year before. They were sponsored by families who were already settled in Westfield, and it took seven yea...

AREA — Rajwans Sindhar of Carteret, a student at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School (W+H) in Edison, was among four local highschool seniors to receive Good Citizen Awards from the Westfield Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).Schools selected one honoree from their senior class base...

WESTFIELD — During the March 3 regular Rotary Club of Westfield lunch meeting, Westfield Fire Chief Michael Duelks informed members as to new updates to the fire department.The Westfield Fire Department is upgrading its physical plant, building a new headquarters, and purchasing an additional fire t...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Tova Friedman, a child survivor of the Holocaust, will tell her harrowing story during a program of remembrance and hope at Temple Sholom on Sunday evening, April 27, beginning at 7 p.m.Ms. Friedman was born in 1938 in Tomasz˜w Lubelski, a Polish town of about 30,000 inhabitants. A y...

FANWOOD — The Fanwood Memorial Library has been awarded a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to support a series of programs called “What the Holocaust Taught Us: Save One Life, Save the World.”With this grant, the library hopes to spark dialogue and reflection on the small and lar...

CRANFORD — The Cranford YMCA recently marked a significant milestone — its first anniversary. Members and the community came together for a week of celebrations filled with giveaways, special events, free classes and more, all in honor of the facility’s inaugural year of strengthening the community ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Area YMCA is honored to have recently received a donation of $20,000 from the Westfield Area Y Men’s Club. The majority of the funds will directly support the Y’s Strong Kids+ Campaign, which provides financial assistance to individuals and families experiencing bona fide f...

ELIZABETH — Union County Superior Court Judge Gavin I. Handwerker presided over the swearing- in March 27 of Deirdre Gelinne of Westfield, who trained with Court Appointed SpecialAdvocate (CASA) of Passaic and Union Counties to advocate for vulnerable children in foster care. She trained alongside A...