ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Ten local residents recently were named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. The honorees include the following.Julianne Aronson, Jakob Ayala, Isabel Boufarah, Jeremy Kronheimer, Evan Tompkins and Julia Tompkins, all of Westfield and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Institute of Technology conferred more than 4,800 degrees at all of its campuses in the 2022-2023 academic year. The following five local residents are among the recent graduates.Chris Brightman of Cranford, who received a degree in computer science (BS); Adam Glod of Sco...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Marking the culmination of their hard work and success, the University atAlbany celebrated more than 4,200 students who recently received their degrees at the university’s 2023 Commencement ceremonies. This included Summer, Fall and Winter semester recipients from the 2022-2023 academ...

WESTFIELD — The First Congregational Church (FCC) invites friends and family everywhere to celebrate the Christmas season at several live and live-streamed Advent worship services centered around the theme of “Wonder &Awe: Reclaiming the Magic of Christmas.”Advent Worship, which began December 3, wi...

WESTHARTFORD, Conn. —The University of Hartford has announced the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2023, among them four local residents.They include Ryan Dayton of Scotch Plains, Uzezi Ijoma of Westfield, Dylan Irizarry of Scotch Plains and Matthew Meixner of Westfield.Spr...

CORTLAND, N.Y. — Three local residents were among more than 2,300 students who earned recognition for academic excellence on the SUNY Cortland Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. The Dean’s List is the highest ranking for undergraduate students in their respective academic areas of the univers...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School’s (SPFHS) Black Student Union partnered with the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Central Jersey to host a Teen Voter Town Hall on October 7. Teens from across the state learned about the electoral process from elected officials, among them N...

The season of magic, lights, love, and faith. Many of us wait each year for this special time to spread good cheer. Well, why isn’t it something we do all year? Why do we wait for the Holiday season to allow ourselves to spread good cheer and kindness to others?Imagine more magic in our everyday liv...

WESTFIELD — The arm relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus, venerated in Rome from ancient times, is on a pilgrimage in the United States and is coming to Saint Helen Roman Catholic Church, located at 1600 Rahway Avenue, Westfield, this Saturday, December 9.The relic, one of the treasures of the church, will ...