SCOTCH PLAINS — Congregation Beth Israel will hold a Scholarin- Residence Shabbat program from Friday, January 10, through Sunday, January 12, featuring Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. This weekend of learning is open to the community, with most of the e...

MONMOUTH COUNTY — Friends of Monmouth Battlefield First Sunday of the Month Battlefield Walk: Hedgerow and Parsonage Farm at Monmouth Battlefield State Park will take place this Sunday, January 5.This free event will begin at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center, where participants wil...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will begin the new year on Tuesday, January 7, with a program featuring Fred Polak. Mr. Polak will tell the love story of his parents, Jack and Ina, who nurtured their relationship through the exchange of letters while each was incarcerated in concentration ca...

UNION COUNTY — The Union CountySurrogateCourtcelebratedtheir 16th Annual Adoption Day Friday, November 22. National Adoption Day is a national effort to raise awareness of the needs of children and youth waiting to find permanent, loving families.This annual, one-day event has made the dreams of tho...

Grade 12 High Honor Roll Grace Abadir, Elizabeth Agnello, Pauline Elisha Aloot, Fiorella Amari, ShanaAmsellem, Matteo Barcellona, Thomas Bastable, Christian Bates, Michael Bellistri, Abigail Bender, Matthew Benedetto, Josephine Berthold, Everett Boris, Grace Bottomly, Ava Bozetarnik, Nadia Buck, Nic...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will continue to host “Balance Awareness With Yasmin Ofek” in 2025. Classes will be held every Friday in January, 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. They are desi...

WESTFIELD — The College Men’s Club of Westfield (CMC) held its annual holiday reception December 18 at Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield to honor its current four-year scholarship recipients. Also in attendance were the scholars’ friends and families, members of the CMC, and the CMC Board of Trust...

MONMOUTH COUNTY — Friends of Monmouth Battlefield First Sunday of the Month Battlefield Walk: Hedgerow and Parsonage Farm at Monmouth Battlefield State Park will take place this Sunday, January 5.This free event will begin at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center, where participants wil...

YOU’RE A FUN ONE, MR. GRINCH...Valley Road Elementary School’s third graders received a surprise visitor on December 13 as they celebrated “Grinch Day” — none other than the Grinch himself! Dressed in his signature green fur and red Santa coat, the holiday icon brought mischief and also a lesson in ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Jonathan Jaffe, Jonah Leske and Sophia Loewenthal, members of Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scotch Plains, were honored as “Man of the Year” and “Youths of the Year,” respectively, at the Northern New Jersey Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs December 8 event, held at...