SCRANTON, PA-- Local residents were among more than 1,750 students who were named to The University of Scranton's Dean's List for the 2025 fall semester. The Dean's List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of c...

CLARK -- Carl H. Kumpf Middle School Art teacher, Thomas Peitz, along with school play directors, Danielle Keeley, Michele Greenspan, Claire Sheats, and music teacher Flora Pollack, along with teacher Andrew Calo brought a group of select visual and performing arts students from Carl H. Kumpf Middle...

COUNTY -- In recognition of National Alcohol Awareness Month in April, the Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Department of Human Services have proudly partnered with community providers New Hope Integrated Behavioral Healthcare and Prevention Links in presenting, “Community Conversa...

BATON ROUGE, LA -- Alexa Velotti (Kean University) of Clark and Elizbaeth Parvin of Scotch Plains (The College of New Jersey) were recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Kean Universit...

WESTFIELD -- Early April at the Westfield Memorial Library provides entertainment and education for teens and adults as well as a Community Health Fair for all. On Wednesday, April 8 from 6:308:30 p.m., the documentary-drama hybrid “The Social Dilemma” will be shown, followed by a community conversa...

SCOTCHPLAINS--TempleSholom will present Yom HaShoah:AService of Remembrance and Hope on Sunday evening, April 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.The evening will feature Allan Chernoff, who will share the remarkable story of his mother, Rena Margulies Chernoff, one of only four children from the Polish town of T...

SUMMIT AREA –On Tuesday,April 7th,the Summit Area Old Guardspeaker is Lindsay Schambach, the executive director of Imagine. Schambach will describe Imagine, a center dedicated to supporting families and children navigating the complexities of loss, based in Mountainside and Newark. Drawing from her ...

CLARK --Two months after Carl H. Kumpf Middle School placed second at the Science Olympiad Regional Tournament, the team competed at the State Tournament located at Middlesex College in Edison. On Monday, March 9, Kumpf went up against 26 other qualifying middle schools from around New Jersey, compe...

ALLENTOWN, PA -- To be eligible for the Dean's List, Muhlenberg College students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or better while taking three or more course units during a semester. Local Dean's List recipients include: A graduate of Westfield Senior High School, Maddy Coen of Westfield, has been named to th...

FANWOOD -- Peyton Rose, a senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, completed his Eagle Scout Project on December 6, 2025 with the help of his friends, family, Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 33 in Fanwood, and support from the Fanwood Environmental Commission. His project consisted of planting 12 At...