AREA — The Wardlaw+Hartridge School held its 142nd Commencement Ceremony on June 13 on the front field.The Class of 2025 marched in and received an ovation from the Wardlaw+Hartridge community of parents, families, faculty, trustees, alumni and friends. The program began with “The Star-Spangled Bann...

AREA — CASA of Passaic and Union Counties invites members of the community to attend upcoming information sessions to learn about becoming a volunteer advocate for local abused and neglected children living in foster care. Training in both counties will take place later this year, but attending an i...

TRENTON – The New Jersey Opioid Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council today released its inaugural Strategic Plan — a comprehensive, five- year roadmap to guide the equitable and data-driven investment of opioid settlement funds by the state.The plan focuses on saving lives, reducing harm, and i...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners, in partnership with the Union County Sheriff's Office, is excited to offer free specialized self-defense training classes for women ages 18 – 23 at the John H. Stamler Police Academy, located at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains. Two sessions...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library will end the month of June with another round of diversified programs. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Yelena Kan of Izabella Home Care will present “Alzheimer’s Awareness” on Monday, June 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. Ms. Kan will discuss the signs ...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library, located at 411 Third Avenue, will continue to present activities for adults and youth alike during the second half of June. Library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library is c...

KENILWORTH — The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a bus trip to the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday, July 26. The bus will depart Kenilworth at 8 a.m. from the St. Theresa School parking lot, located at 540 Washington Avenue, and return there at approximately 6:30 p.m...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome Summit Councilman and educator Mike McTernan to its meeting on Tuesday, June 24, at 9:30 a.m.Councilman McTernan will discuss how he transitioned from a career in corporate finance and banking finance to education, while focusing on community serv...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Westfield resident Madison Little, a member of the Class of 2026 and a Mechanical Engineering major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently completed a professional-level, research- driven project titled “Program Efficiency for Mutual...

WATCHUNG — Commencement Exercises were held on the morning of May 31 in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung. Seventy- four students received their diplomas from Sister Lisa Gambacorto, RSM, Ed.S., directress, and have earned a total of over $24 million in ...