AREA – Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi advises residents with overseas travel plans that the U.S. Department of State has announced new processing wait times for passport renewals and new passport applications.“In light of the travel trend in 2024, it is essential for international travelers to ca...

Despite a rising trend, employment rates for individuals with disabilities remain significantly lower than those for people without disabilities. Addressing this disparity, a recent grant from The Westfield Foundation will help create an ADA-compliant kitchen to train individuals with disabilities i...

Students at Wilson got a very special treat in April with the chance to have McDonald’s for lunch. Here’s how we worked together to turn the idea of McDonald’s as a food day into a reality. In fact, Mr. Schmidt even said that he used to have McDonald’s at school when he went to Tamaques. He could ch...

BRONX, N.Y. — The State University of New York at Maritime College presented degrees to 401 students during the college’s commencement ceremony on its waterfront campus on May 24.Among the graduates was Westfield resident Declan O’Connor. Mr. O’Connor earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Elect...

WESTFIELD — The College Woman’s Club of Westfield (CWC) awarded $58,000 in scholarships at its annual meeting on May 21, held at Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield. The awards were presented to eight young women from Westfield to help them pursue their higher education. The recipients were selected...

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League awarded a total of $60,000 in student scholarships and grants to 19 Union County community organizations, among them the Scotch Plains and Fanwood rescue squads and libraries. These awards bring the Service League’s total giving to $1....

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library has announced two upcoming programs, including the return of a popular musical duo and the latest entry in the library’s Virtual Author series. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.The duo of violinist Deni Bonet and Westfield resident and guitar...

WESTFIELD — The 11th Annual Greta’s Run for Imagine was held in Westfield on May 19, during which more than 1,400 registrants gathered at Roosevelt Intermediate School and helped raise over $150,000 towards Imagine’s free peer grief-support-group program.Approximately 800 runners and walkers registe...

AREA – Arbor Day 2024 was celebrated in Garwood by planting Eastern Redbud trees at Lincoln School on April 26, Arbor Day, and at Washington Schools on May 16. Led by Shade Tree Officer Bill Nierstedt and Garwood Mayor Jennifer Blumenstock, the Lincoln School planting was completed with the assistan...