SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will host three Book Club events during April. All will take place in the downstairs gallery space at the library.The Bring Your Own Book Club (B.Y.O.B.) will meet on Monday,April 1, at 10 a.m. There is no assigned book; rather, attendees bring along ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street, will kick off April with a virtual author event, a series of Tai Chi classes and a jazz trio.On Tuesday, April 2, at 2 p.m., interested book lovers can virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of A...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library will feature events for all ages throughout the month of April. Library hours are Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library is closed on Sunday and al...

WESTFIELD — Two representatives from St. Joseph Social Service Center in Elizabeth spoke to the Rotary Club of Westfield on March 5. Corey Wu-Jung is the food program director and Mary Phillips is the development director. The Rotary Club has been helping the St. Joseph center for several decades.St...

CRANFORD –The New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (NJMPTVC), part of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), announced March 13, 2024, that Cranford was named among 14 other municipalities and four counties in New Jersey as Film Ready Communities. Cranford has served a...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood will screen the classic 1948 movie musical Easter Parade, starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, as the program for its meeting on Tuesday, March 27. When Don Hewes loses his partner, Nadine, to the allure of a solo career, the acc...

SUMMIT AREA — Dr. Lenny McDonald will be the guest speaker for the Tuesday, March 26 meeting of the Summit Area Old Guard, where he will discuss experimentation and creativity in photography. Dr. McDonald will describe his journey from science at Wyeth/Pfizer to his present avocation of photography....

AREA-- “Defying gravity!” That’s how Impact100 Garden State, an allwomen, all-volunteer organization for collective giving describes its record high of 408 members for 2024.The impressive number, which was announced at a joyful celebration at Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown on March 7, is a si...

Although relatively new, the collaboration between the Westfield Foundation and Second Street Youth Center (SSYC) in Plainfield exemplifies an alignment of missions and goals aimed at empowering communities. Through our quarterly grants, The Westfield Foundation’s support helps to implement impactfu...

8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Morgan Arky, Emily Bailey, Alexander Barker, Kara Benacchio, Nikita Bhat, Henry Blake, Madelyn Bono, Hayden Bridge, Julian Ceberio, Henry Charles, Hudson Crotty, Bronwyn Cunningham, Hudson Das, Summer Das, Nina Dellicato, Emily Dubeck, Brooke Gambello, Luke Germond...