KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island has announced that more than 6,800 students have been named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. Among them are: Abby Ahern of Cranford, Kelly Anderson of Cranford, Grace Conklin of Scotch Plains, Will Devaney of Cranford, Michael Donofrio of Scotch Plains,...

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the Spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year.Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, ...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Open Space Grant programs: Kids Recreation, Greening Union County, and Preserve Union County. These grant opportunities are available to all 21 municipalities and are designed to promote outdoor rec...

PARSIPPANY -- Blue Foundry Charitable Foundation, Blue Foundry Bancorp’s foundation for supporting philanthropic efforts in New Jersey, continues to demonstrate its dedication to making a difference, exemplifying what it means to give back to the community with its latest round of grants. The Founda...

AREA–At its annual awards meeting, the Big Give, on June 11, Impact100 Garden State announced four recipients of $100,000 grants and three recipients of $10,000 Merit Awards at its annual Big Give at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany. The grants were awarded based on a vote by Impact100 Garden State m...

8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Emilie Ancri, Delia Balakhan, Brynn Barker, Jed Belosa, Gavin Berman, Madelyn Borders, Julianna Cardoso, Sophie Carlucci, Gordon Chen, Carolina Corcoran, Alannah Cuffaro Frederique Daneault, Eli Diamant, Alexander Edelman, Alexis Eskow, Brian Fisher, Madeleine Froe...

8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Alya Abedrabbo, Raegan Amberg, Leandro Arcila, Fiona Ashe, Elizabeth Berry, Lara Bugmann, Ethan Chen, Ray Chen, Aaric Churi, Maya Coyle, Brody Cruz, Jacob Dankin, Jackson DeGaetano, Aubrey DelCorsano, Jianna Diaz, Lev Ferencevych, Ayda Garmroodi, James Gearhart, Vi...

WESTFIELD — The First Congregational Church of Westfield (FCC) presented the 2025 Marc Wesley Hardy Human Rights Award on June 1 to Crystal Burke, a senior at the Union County Academy for Performing Arts, located in Scotch Plains, and Ruby Moskowitz, a senior at Westfield High School. Awarded annual...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scotch Plains honored Laura Queller at the Women of Achievement Gala, held on June 9 at Congregation B’nai Tikvah in North Brunswick.The event was sponsored by the Garden State Region of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, the ...

WESTFIELD — Westfield Service League (WSL) Intern Committee Chair Jan Herringer recently thanked the high-school students who volunteered as interns in the WSL Thrift & Consignment Shop during the past school year.“It has been such a pleasure working with the interns and getting to know each of them...