BIDDEFORD and PORTLAND, Me., TANGIER, Morocco — Kelly Hanratty of Mountainside has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2023 Fall semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.The...

CRANFORD — More than 200 Cranford area Girl Scouts of all ages, together with their families, recently participated in the 11th annual Cranford Girl Scout Powered Derby at the Cranford Community Center.The Girl Scout Powered Derby encourages Girl Scouts to use their engineering skills and creativity...

AREA — UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ (UCNJ) has announced that Vice President of Student Development Demond T. Hargrove, Ph.D., is the 2024 recipient of the Chester Holmes Humanitarian Award from the Union County Board of County Commissioners.Dr. Hargrove, a resident of Union Township, was ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Meredith Valentine, a junior accountancy major from Westfield, has earned Dean’s List honors at Providence College for the Fall 2023 semester. This recognition is granted to students who have earned a GPA of 3.55 or higher.Founded in 1917, Providence College is the only college or...

WICHITA, Kan. — Casey Ballard of Westfield is among 3,686 students who were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll at Wichita State University for Fall 2023.To be included on the Dean’s Honor Roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Joan Mast, Ed.D., have announced that Warren Hynes, Ed.D., has been named the new Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) principal. He will begin his new role when David Heisey, Ed.D., the current p...

CONWAY, S.C. — Five local residents are among more than 3,000 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University (CCU) to be named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. Students who make the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the seme...

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized 18 local students who were recently named to the Dean’s List for the Fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be elig...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Neighborhood Council (WNC) invites all to its Easter Brunch fundraiser to be held this Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will take place at the WNC headquarters, located at 127 Cacciola Place, Westfield.The menu will include pancakes, eggs, grits, sausage and has...

GARWOOD — A meeting of the Garwood Public Library Board of Trustees will take place on Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the public and will be held at the library, located at 411 Third Avenue.