WESTFIELD — The Westfield Neighborhood Council, located at 127 Cacciola Place, Westfield, will hold its monthly Fish Fry Fundraiser on Friday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Chicken or fish dinners are $15 and come with a choice of two sides. Corn bread is included. Desserts are $5. Pre-orders are r...

Mary Withers, Vice President of the Westfield Neighborhood Council, is a wonderful example of a model Lifelong Westfield resident. Mary moved to Westfield in 1958 to care for her ailing brother. They lived together in an apartment on Rahway Avenue and then moved to Cacciola Place after she married h...

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD — Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools has launched a new website, spfk12.org/future, to engage the community leading up to the Tuesday, September 17 bond referendum. The website features details to help citizens in Scotch Plains and Fanwood learn about how the referendum would...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Union County are hosting their 33rd annual Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale on Sunday, May 19 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Demonstration Garden of the Trailside Nature and Science Cente...

COUNTY — In recognition of AutismAcceptance Month, the Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the launch of a Mobile Communication Board, an initiative from the Office of Open Space, Recreation & Historic Preservation Trust Fund. Developed to promote communication and inte...

GARWOOD – The Garwood Democratic Club commenced with its first 2024 cleanup of Route 28/ North Avenue on Saturday, April 20. Cigarette smokers remain by far the biggest litterbugs, but by no means the only offenders. Despite numerous local businesses placing cigarette butt collection containers alon...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is proud to announce a Job Fair: Opportunities in Cannabis Industry on Thursday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ in Elizabeth. This job fair is a collective effort of the Board of County Commissioners a...

WESTFIELD — During its regular gathering on March 19, members of the Rotary Club of Westfield heard from one of their own, Burim Regjaj, as he shared the story behind his initiative to aid homeless veterans.Raised in Kosovo, a territory of the former Yugoslavia, Mr. Regjaj found himself at age 19 dr...

BOSTON, Mass. — Six local residents have been named to the Dean’s List at Emerson College for the Fall 2023 semester. The requirement to make the Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. The honorees include: Charles Compton of Westfield, majoring in Media Arts Produc...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library will host an afternoon and evening of programming on Monday, May 6, organized by Westfield High School, in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). All members of the community are invited to come to the library to explore the shared history ...