KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Rose Dudzinski of Westfield has been awarded a Bachelor of Social Work from Kutztown University. The university conferred degrees on more than 1,060 students for the 2023 Spring semester.Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the ...

CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland has announced the graduation of Ava Lyn Buttigheri of Fanwood. Ms. Buttigheri earned a bachelor’s degree in inclusive childhood education this spring.SUNY Cortland is one of New York’s top public universities, offering 68 undergraduate majors in diverse fields that inc...

EMMITSBURG, Md. — Liam Jackson of Westfield is among the 596 students who earned Dean’s List honors for the Spring 2023 semester at Mount St. Mary’s University. Students who maintain a 3.4 grade point average or higher are eligible for this honor.Mount St. Mary’s University is a private, liberal-art...

WESTFIELD/CRANFORD —As part of its commitment to community service, The Rake and Hoe Garden Club, Inc. of Westfield visited The Jardine Academy in Cranford on November 28, and decorated the Holiday Tree with 100 sled ornaments designed by Mary Lou Nolas and made by fellow club members.The ornaments ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Since the start of the 2023-2024 school year, Scotch Plains-Fanwood students at Coles Elementary have experienced events and opportunities to demonstrate some of the school community’s core values — supporting others in the community, respect, and making healthy and safe choi...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Linda Evans of Westfield has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2023 Dean’s List. The Summer terms run from May to August.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum gradepoint average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the D...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Danielle Harrington of Scotch Plains has received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Information Sciences from The University of Alabama. The university awarded over 1,257 degrees during its Spring commencement ceremonies.The University of Alabama, part of The University of Ala...

BEREA, Ohio — Bailey Croft of Cranford was inducted into the Baldwin Wallace University Honors Program during the Spring 2023 semester. Ms. Croft, a graduate of Cranford High School majoring in acting (BFA), shared the distinction with 93 other high-achieving students.Inductees received a pin and ot...

WESTFIELD — First Congregational Church of Westfield (FCC) has announced its schedule of services in celebration of Christmas, while continuing its Advent worship and community service activities. Everyone is welcome to take part in all of these programs.Advent worship will continue at the church th...

SCOTCH PLAINS — St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church commemorated 75 years of serving Scotch Plains and Fanwood with a Diamond Jubilee Mass celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, on November 19.Approximately 300 parishioners, some of whom have been part o...