WESTFIELD—On Monday, a number of Scotch Plains residents took to the podium during a regular meeting of the Westfield Planning Board to voice their objections to the installation of a proposed 130-foot-tall cell-phone tower and other telecommunications equipment at the Westfield Conservation Center ...

WESTFIELD — On Monday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield Recreation Commission, representatives from the organization’s Fields Committee mentioned a potential policy amendment that would impact the fees that local sports leagues pay to use the fields. “Currently, some of our sports leagues p...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is now enrolling for its Vivid Dreamers summer theatre program for students entering grades 5 through 12 from July 8 through July 26, 2024.Vivid’s program is a three-week theatre experience which combines training, in...

God of Carnage, a dark comedy by Yasmina Reza, will be performed at Westfield Community Players. Performances will be on January 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. The theatre is located at 1000 North Avenue West in Westfield. Tickets can be purchased through the website www.wcptheatre.org, or by calling the theat...

WESTFIELD — As the sun set over WestfieldonTuesdayevening,hundreds of local leaders, residents and neighbors from religious organizations across the community gathered at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church for an evening of music, faith and support.“We represent a wide variety of faith traditions,” t...

WESTFIELD — “Nightmare on Elm Street.” “Friday, the 13th.” “Scream.” It’s that time of year when movie theaters and TV channels pull out their slasher/high-thrill flicks. Likewise, the Westfield Community Players (WCP) theatre has pulled out all the stops in producing the two-act thriller, Wait Unti...

New Jersey is home to the second- largest Jewish population in our nation, with our neighbor New York having the largest. The local Jewish community felt Saturday’s horrific attacks in Israel at the core. Israel, even for those who have never been there, is a nation Jews hold close to them. Much lik...