WESTFIELD — Jefferson Elementary School second-grade teacher Dawn Donahue is the 2025 recipient of the Rotary Club of Westfield’s Philhower Fellowship Award in recognition of outstanding teaching at the elementaryschool level. At the same time, McKinley Elementary School head secretary Joan Penczak ...

WESTFIELD — Andrew Cicala, a senior at Westfield High School, is the recipient of the 2025 Optimist Club Thom Hornish Youth Volunteer Award. The award is named in honor of Thom Hornish, a former Westfield High School history teacher, in recognition of his dedication to youth, club service and involv...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — During National Student Employment Week, which was celebrated this year from April 14 to 18, Hofstra University recognized the impact and experiences of student workers across campus and in the surrounding community. Among the many student workers at Hofstra are Dana Ascolesi of Sc...

WESTFIELD – On Thursday, May 22, the First Congregational Church of Westfield, located at 125 Elmer Street, will mark the 145th anniversary of the first gathering of its founders.It was on a Saturday evening, May 22, 1880, that 20 people gathered in the library of Lyceum Hall (on the southeast corne...

WESTFIELD — Edison Intermediate School Spanish teacher Jillian Martinez and Roosevelt Intermediate School science teacher Melissa Fahy have been recognized as outstanding intermediate- school educators by the Optimist Club of Westfield.Colleagues describe Ms. Martinez as “an absolute superstar teach...

Distinguished Honor Roll 8th Grade Gabriel Alferoff, Emma Ash, Lucas Basta, Taylor Beckerman, Julia Belfi, Noelle Boccagna, Timothy Bonn, Isabella Borghese, Shreya Bose, Gabriella Bulger, Carson Cagle, Timothy Carolan, Ariana Chafetz, Caroline Conway, Sean Crawford, Ava DeMasi, Madelyn DeMasi, Josep...

AREA— The Wardlaw+Hartridge School inducted 11 new members, among them three Westfield residents, into the Cum Laude Society at a ceremony held onApril 30 in the school’s Berry Performing Arts Center.Corinna Crafton, Ed.D., head of school; Bob Bowman, Ph.D., Upper School head; Christine Cerminaro, d...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library has a calendar full of events in mid-May. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Sabrina from Tucked-in Tots will return to the library this Saturday, May 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., to present “Foundations for Better Baby Sleep.” Audience m...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Restoration Committee will hold a “Tea Party on the Porch and Patio” of the historic Levi Cory House on Saturday, May 17. Volunteers will serve tea and snacks to guests on the restored porches and patio of the circa 1818 Levi Cory House. Due to limited space, reservat...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Temple Sholom has announced the appointment of Rabbi Emily Ilana Losben-Ostrov as its new spiritual leader, marking a new chapter in the congregation’s storied history. Rabbi Losben-Ostrov will begin her tenure on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, following the departure of Rabbi Joel Abraham, ...