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...

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...

COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners, in coordination with the Union County Bureau of Recycling and Planning, is encouraging all Union County residents to join in and make this traditionally orange holiday season a little greener by participating in the Pumpkin Recycling Program t...

COUNTY – Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi announces an online Veteran Grave Registration Database and search engine her office has compiled as an aid to veteran families, genealogists, historians and others searching for the resting place of a veteran.“This database includes more than 43,000 vetera...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Following a request by Mayor Josh Losardo to expand the parking capacity at the popular Ponderosa Farm Park on Cooper Road, Union County officials say the project is underway and should be completed by the beginning of December.The 20-acre, farm-themed park is a destination point, wi...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County is now seeking volunteers for the 2025 Master Gardener training program, beginning in January. Residents who are interested in horticulture and gardening can gain val...