CRANFORD — UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ held its Spring Commencement ceremonies for the class of 2024 on May 15 at the college’s Cranford Campus. Two ceremonies were held — one in the morning and the other in the afternoon — to accommodate the more than 700 graduates and their families. UC...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Sean Thal of Scotch Plains recently completed a senior thesis that is required of all graduating seniors as part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) distinctive projectbased educational experience. Mr. Thal, who majored in Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a bachelor’s de...

EDISON — The Wardlaw+Hartridge School held its 141st Commencement Ceremony on June 14 on the front field. As the Class of 2024 marched in, the honorees received an ovation from the Wardlaw+Hartridge community of parents, families, faculty, trustees, alumni and friends.The program began with a rendit...

WESTFIELD — Four teachers have been honored by the Westfield High School (WHS) community with awards of excellence.Music teacher and Orchestra Director Craig Stanton is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, established to annually recognize a tenured teacher who, through...

FANWOOD — Fifty years ago, 16-year-old Robert Schott was looking to complete his Eagle Scout project and was told that work was needed on a nature center being constructed in Fanwood.The young man decided that he wanted to construct a bench for a rest area for visitors at the new center, which is ce...

AREA— TheArchdiocese of Newark and its news outlet, Jersey Catholic, have been nationally recognized for their contributions to communications and Catholic journalism, earning 10 prestigious awards from the national Catholic Media Association (CMA) at its annual Catholic Media Awards ceremony held i...

WESTFIELD — It was a night of celebration and recognition for Literacy New Jersey’s Union County volunteer tutors June 6 as over 60 tutors were feted at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield for years of volunteer service working with adults who struggle with reading, writing and speaking English.And...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library has announced three events that will take place at the library during the month of July.“Explore America’s National Treasures: National Parks Unveiled” will be presented on Thursday, July 11, from 7 to 8 p.m. Professional traveler Chris McCormack will...

CRANFORD —The Union County Board of County Commissioners has partnered with the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Township of Cranford to organize a special clean-up event focused on preserving the vegetation at Nomahegan Park, located at 955 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. Cranf...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Jewish Community Center of Central New Jersey (JCC) was honored to award the second annual Phyllis Bernstein Kuchner Scholarship in May. The scholarship, open to local community members, was established in honor and memory of longtime JCC member, board member and volunteer Phylli...