CRANFORD — Cranford’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade is ready to kick off this Sunday, March 16, with more than 30 groups participating. Among them will be Union County Pipes and Drums, Shea Jennings Irish Dancers, floats, bands, fire trucks and more.The Cranford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 335 Ho...

WESTFIELD — New Jersey Makers Day is a statewide event that celebrates and promotes making, tinkering, crafting, manufacturing and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematicsbased) learning. For the Westfield Memorial Library, Makers Day is an event that also showcases the endeavor...

WESTFIELD — The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) has announced the appointment of Jason Read, senior vice president of store operations at Wawa, as the new chairman of the NJFC Board of Directors.Mr. Read, of Westfield, was installed at the latest NJFC Membership Meeting, in a ceremony attended by key...

AREA—Author, photographer and lecturer Kevin Woyce will present “Niagara: The Falls and the River” to the Victorian Society in America-Northern New Jersey Chapter (VSANNJ) at its meeting on Monday, March 17, beginning at 7 p.m.The meeting will take place at the Montclair Women’s Club, located at 82 ...

WESTFIELD — Since its inception, the Hale Speaker Series has continued to gain in popularity with local residents who enjoy hearing from individuals with ties to Westfield.The 16th annual series, which begins soon at the Westfield Memorial Library, will feature talks by four speakers who are Westfie...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield native who claims he “is living a childhood dream” will detail his current professional role in the kickoff talk for the 16th annual Hale Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 19.The topic for speaker Gavin Shulman, now the senior producer for NBC’s “Today With Jenna & Friends” ...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will hear from Randi Koenig, a principal of Legacy Genealogy Services, at its meeting on Tuesday, March 18, at 9:30 a.m. Ms. Koenig will present an interactive genealogical lecture entitled “What’s Your Legacy?” She will cover tips, tricks, working with common...

WESTFIELD — The Rotary Club of Westfield’s 58th annual Breakfast with the Bands event on March 1 was met with a crowd in Cafeteria B of Westfield High School (WHS).The breakfast featured jazz ensembles and musicians from Roosevelt and Edison Intermediate Schools and Westfield High School, as well as...

GARWOOD — The Education Foundation of Garwood (EFG) has announced that its annual “EFG Appreciation Dinner” fundraiser will take place on Thursday, April 24, starting at 5:30 p.m. It will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall, located at 37 South Avenue, Garwood.The evening will include the presen...

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Seton Hall University has announced the names of those students who qualified for the Fall 2024 Dean’s List and congratulates them for their outstanding academic achievements.After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4, with...