WESTFIELD — The Optimist Club of Westfield currently is accepting nominations for the 26th Annual Intermediate School Outstanding Teacher Award. The deadline to submit nominations is Wednesday, April 10. Two intermediate-school teachers — one each from Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools — wil...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League has announced that its thrift shop shelves continue to be stocked with items perfect for refreshing one’s spring décor and wardrobe.Warmer-weather clothing is now available in sizes ranging from infants to adults for males and females. Shopper...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will present a hybrid in-person/online workshop entitled “Connecting Beyond Distance: Navigating Social Anxiety in a Post-Covid World.”Presented by staff of Resolve Community Counseling Center, this event will take place on Thursday, April 4, from 7 t...

WESTFIELD — March is Women’s History Month, and the Westfield Memorial Library will celebrate it with two programs spotlighting women during different eras. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.On Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m., historian and lecturer Joel Farkas will present “Remember the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Scholarship Foundation will kick off its annual fund-raising campaign with Dollars for Students Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7. Since the founding of the Scholarship Foundation, local students have volunteered their time to support fun...

WESTFIELD — For the Westfield Historical Society’s First Wednesday Luncheon program April 3, Alex Magoun, Ph.D., will give a presentation entitled “RCA Labs and 6 Inventions that Changed the World.” The luncheon will take place at Echo Lake Country Club beginning at 11:45 a.m.Color television, liqui...

WESTFIELD — “The Inclusive History of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail — Westfield, NJ” will be offered on Tuesday, March 26, from 3 to 5 p.m., as a free, public, hybrid presentation. The program will take place in person at the Reeve History and Cultural Resourc...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO National will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a party on Saturday, April 13. It will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Italian American Hall, located at 1976 Valley Avenue, Scotch Plains.The festivities will include dinner and ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — As area Catholics prepare for Holy Week, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (IHM) has announced that it will feature two speakers to share reflections on Jesus’ teachings.Dan Balogh, adjunct instructor for the Office of Evangelization at St. Paul Inside the Walls, will offer a talk ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Knights of Columbus invites the community to its Annual Lenten Fish Fry on Friday, March 22, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. This benefit event will be held in the gymnasium of St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church, located at 1600 Rahway Avenue, at the corner of Lamberts Mill Road, in Wes...