CRANFORD — The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, located at 11 Springfield Avenue, is collecting self-care items to create Mother’s Day gift bags for moms in local shelters and service programs. Requested items include nail polish, nail clippers, nail files, spa headbands, shower steamers, show...

CLARK — The Clark Board of Education held its annual “Showcase of Success” during its April 7 regular meeting, at which the Clark Public School District’s Governor’s Educators of the Year were recognized.The Governor’s Educator of the Year program honors what the eligibility criteria describes as “e...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library has a variety of activities planned for the month of May, spanning all ages and covering a diverse range of interests.The Knitting Club will meet on the first three Mondays of the month, May 5, 12 and 19, at 10:30 a.m. Participants can learn how to knit or show o...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library has revealed multiple events happening at the library during the first week of May.The Bring Your Own Book Club (B.Y.O.B.) will meet in the downstairs gallery space on Monday, May 5, at 10 a.m. There is no assigned book; rather, participants bring alo...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Nicholas Beach of Cranford and Thomas Granville of Scotch Plains both were recently elected to membership in The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Mr. Beach was initiated at the University of Delaware, w...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scotch Plains has announced that it will run a 10-day group trip to Poland and Prague in the Spring of 2026 to explore the deep Jewish history that has existed in those regions for centuries. The tour is open to the community. A Zoom information sess...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome guest speaker Vin Femia to its meeting on Tuesday, May 6, at 9:30 a.m. He will relive the championship history and relate some weird and amusing stories about the New York Giants, the Jets, and the New England Patriots.Mr. Femia has authored three...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street, is featuring a calendar full of history, health and financial events during the first week of May.“First People: the New Jersey Connection,” with Walter Choroszewski, will take place on Monday, May 5, at 7 p.m. Mr. Chorosz...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historical Society has announced that the next event in its First Wednesday Luncheon series will be held on May 7. Beginning with check-in at 11:45 a.m., it will take place at Echo Lake Country Club, located at 515 Springfield Avenue, Westfield.Back by popular demand, histo...

WESTFIELD — In celebration of National Preservation Month, the Westfield Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will host an informal open-house program on Thursday, May 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It will take place in the Local History Room of the Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broa...