SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Spencer Martin, a junior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS), has been recognized as the Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood Student Volunteer of the Year.As the founder and co-president of the SPFHS History Club, Spencer has forged a vital connection bet...

WESTFIELD — The First Congregational Church of Westfield (FCC) invites friends and family everywhere to celebrate the Christmas season at several live and livestreamed Advent worship services centered around the theme of “Fear Not! Hear the Angels Sing!”This Christmas season, members of the communit...

8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Brynn Barker, Gavin Becker, Jed Belosa, Gavin Berman, Zachary Berman, Jacob Bonora, Madelyn Borders, Julianna Cardoso, Gordon Chen, Carolina Corcoran, Frederique Daneault, Eli Diamant, Alexander Edelman, Sophia Farzad, Brian Fisher, Madeleine Froehlich, Gabriel Gar...

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD – Scotch Plains and Fanwood residents are invited to an in-person, open-mic community forums in January to learn how the Tuesday, January 28 vote would address the space constraints and pressing infrastructure needs in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools, at a significantly lo...

KENILWORTH — AARP will present its “Smart Driver Safety Course” on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event is being hosted by the Borough of Kenilworth’s Senior Citizens Center, located at 526 Boulevard.The six-hour AARP driver-refresher course, which is open to anyone who ...

CLARK — The Clark Township Council recently honored two Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad (CVES) members, Alan Reilley and Gary Wagner, for having each served the community for 50 years.Proclamations were read during the October 21 meeting of the Clark Township governing body, and Mayor Sal Bonaccorso...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library has announced multiple events taking place at the library during the second half of December, topped off by a celebration to ring in the new year.The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites senior citizens and their caregivers to attend the Aging Servi...

AREA — Victorian Society in America Northern New Jersey Chapter (VSA-NNJ) will meet on Monday, December 16, at 7 p.m. Author, photographer and lecturer Kevin Woyce will present “Christmas Traditions” as the program for the evening.The meeting will take place at the Montclair Women’s Club, located at...

WESTFIELD — Literature and artistic activities will be in full swing during the month of December at the Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street.This evening, Thursday, December 12, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfield, in partnership w...

WESTFIELD — Twenty volunteers from the Westfield Service League (WSL) put on a fashion show November 22 for the residents of Cranford Senior Housing, the fifth year this event has been held. All of the clothing and accessories shown on the models was then available for sale to the residents.“We star...