SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library invites the community for an Afro-Peruvian Music Workshop to be held at the library on Saturday, December 14, at 2 p.m. This event has been rescheduled from an earlier date.The interactive workshop will celebrate the heritage of Afro-Peruvian music an...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library has announced that BalanceAwareness With Yasmin Ofek classes are taking place every Friday in December, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., via Zoom.All adults, and older adults in particular, are encouraged to take part in these classes, which are designed to a...

Happy holidays! Does the thought of that make you cringe? Are you dreading the upcoming holiday season or does it fill you with excitement? Whatever your feelings about this time of the year, they are here once again.As we anticipate the things to do, and “how we will do it all,” it can be overwhelm...

WESTFIELD — The College Men’s Club of Westfield (CMC) will hold its annual holiday reception on Wednesday, December 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. It will take place at the Echo Lake Country Club, located at 515 Springfield Avenue, Westfield.The event will honor the club’s current, four-year scholarship...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Saanvi Suresh, a senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS), recently presented research at the MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference on a pothole detection and autonomous repair system. In addition, a research paper she contributed to was published by The...

CLARK/WESTFIELD — Mother Seton Regional High School junior Kate Robimon of Westfield achieved a perfect score on the PSAT that was given in the Fall, garnering the highest result possible in the mathematics and verbal sections.“We are so proud of Kate’s hard work and dedication to her academic studi...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Choreographer Sanchel Brown brought her unique movement style to the Muhlenberg College stage last spring as this year’s Baker Artistin- Residence. Her work premiered in the semester’s final performance, Spring Studio Sessions, held May 1 to 3 in the Studio Theatre, Trexler Pavilion...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Temple Sholom has announced that it will host its annual Chanukah Lego Night at the temple on Thursday, December 19, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The temple is located at 1925 Lake Avenue, Scotch Plains.Back by popular demand, the event is free and open to the public, but responses are r...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) has announced that the historic Scotch Plains Baptist Church Cemetery has joined in the effort to support the mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, as an official location for 2024. This is the ninth consecutive year that this cemetery will partici...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) recently revealed a new Torah cover dedicated to the memory of the 1,200 individuals who perished in Israel on October 7, 2023, and the many hostages and soldiers who have died since. CBI obtained the Torah cover by participating in a worldwide effort c...