WESTFIELD — The 11th Annual Greta’s Run for Imagine will be held on Sunday, May 19. Runners, walkers and rollers are welcome to register for this official USATF 5K through Westfield. Proceeds raised will benefit Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss, located in Mountainside and Newark.Participants ...

GARWOOD — The Education Foundation of Garwood (EFG) has announced that its annual EFG Appreciation Dinner fundraiser will take place on Thursday, April 25. It will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall, located at 37 South Avenue, Garwood. The evening will include the presentation of the Garwood E...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome Donna Goggin Patel, Esq., to its Tuesday, April 23 meeting. Ms. Patel will speak in her capacity as chair of the City of Summit Environmental Commission on the “Tiny Forest” behind the Summit Community Center.Did you know you can re-grow a forest ...

The community is invited to Fairview Cemetery and Arboretum for an early-morning bird observation walk. Spring is a busy time for migrating birds, when a variety of species returns to the north. Join fellow bird enthusiasts to observe some of these species on Saturday, May 4, to discover the thrilli...

WESTFIELD — For the Westfield Historical Society’s First Wednesday Luncheon on May 1, guests are invited to hear author Gordon Bond present a program on his book “Wicked Woodbridge & Crazy Carteret: Vice in New Jersey’s Oldest Township.” The luncheon will take place at Echo Lake Country Club beginni...

FANWOOD-SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club is emphasizing mental-health awareness as part of this year’s Rotary theme “Create Hope in the World.”The club is raising awareness concerning mental-health issues in multiple ways. It has begun to schedule meetings focusing on the topic,...

The Westfield Foundation, through the generous support from the E. Alfred and Mary D. Herberich Fund, will once again finance a program for summer employment of area students by non-profit or civic organizations. The Foundation Trustees have allocated funding for up to 10 positions, at $1,500 per po...

WESTFIELD — It’s spring, and the sheep are due for their haircuts! The Miller-Cory House Museum will hold its annual Sheep to Shawl Festival this Saturday, April 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. This event will take place rain or shine.The process of sheep shearing will be performed by a master shearer, using h...

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS — During the March 18 meeting of Fanwood’s governing body, Mayor Colleen Mahr presented a proclamation recognizing the College Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains as a vibrant and active women’s organization that has been serving the Fanwood and Scotch Plains communities for 91 years...