James Donald Hay, 84, Longtime Westfield Resident James Donald Hay, 84, passed away at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., on Saturday, October 19, 2024, with loving family at his bedside. Born on June 8, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, Jim grew up playing handball with his brother, Doug, in Prosp...

CRANFORD — Cranford High School (CHS) students are getting a head start in careers in engineering by learning to do things like design and build bridges, while other students interested in biomedical careers are witnessing surgeries and listening to presentations by medical experts.The 43 engineerin...

WESTFIELD — The College Men’s Club of Westfield (CMC) held its eighth annual Poker Night fundraiser on October 18 to benefit the CMC Scholarship Fund. The 2024 tournament set a post-Covid record for net funds raised.More than 50 players and supporters assembled at the Kenilworth Veterans Center, whi...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will present an Afro-Peruvian Music Workshop on Saturday, November 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. Open to adults and teens, this interactive workshop will celebrate the heritage of Afro-Peruvian music and its main instrument, the cajón, or box drum.Peruvian mus...

CRANFORD – One of the most enchanting musicals of all time, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is coming to CDC Theatre, 78 Winans Ave. in Cranford, NJ with eight performances December 6th-15th.This ‘tale as old as time’ is based on Disney’s Academy Award-winning film and features the timeless story you ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Scholarship Foundation will hold its Fourth Annual Restaurant Week Fundraiser: Dining For Dollars. Beginning Sunday, November 17, through Saturday, November 23, participating restaurants will donate 10 percent of their profits from a customer’s check...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Ethan Abrams of Westfield traveled to Washington, D.C. as part of the University of Hartford’s “Hartt Salsa All-Stars” music group, which had the opportunity to give a half-hour performance at United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s Educación En Acción Summit on ...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program

Mary Orlando is a Lifelong Westfield senior who has lived in town for 56 years. Mary and Ed moved to Westfield to 'live in the country' with a good school system, with access to both the Jersey shore and NYC. Her twin boys, Rob and Eddie, graduated from WHS in 1975, with one son settling out in Cali...

People display all sorts of messages at public parks in Westfield, New Jersey, including political signage. But officials pounced when Shawn Mullen set up a table with small campaign signs in 2021.Mullen, who was running for Town Council, co-sponsored the park activity. But an incumbent candidate fr...