SCOTCH PLAINS — The JCC of Central New Jersey has announced its new board of directors for the 2025-2026 year. At the JCC’s annual meeting June 9, Lauren Barr, publisher and editor-in-chief at The Westfield Leader and Union County HAWK, was appointed as the JCC’s next board president; seven new boar...

WESTFIELD — The Board of Trustees of the Westfield Memorial Library has announced a grant award from The Westfield Foundation, in the amount of $100,000, to fund the purchase of equipment and supplies for a public makerspace to be located at the library.The Golden Impact Grant award was announced by...

WESTFIELD — Raymond González, Ed.D., superintendent of the Westfield Public Schools district, has been named Union County Superintendent of the Year for the 2025-2026 school year. This honor was awarded by the Union County Superintendents’ Roundtable, a professional group dedicated to sharing best p...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will present Greg Schwartz, founder of GSIT, an IT company specializing in assisting small businesses, as its guest speaker on Tuesday, July 1, at 9:30 a.m.GSIT focuses on risk mitigation as well as other digital services. Mr. Schwartz will describe the system...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library has announced its scheduled activities for the month of July. Located at 411 Third Avenue, the library will be open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The library is closed on Saturday in July and August, and is closed on S...

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League (FSPSL) has awarded a total of $55,000 in student scholarships and grants to 18 Union County community organizations. Among the grant recipients are the Scotch Plains and Fanwood libraries and rescue squads, the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Y...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Members of the community are invited to join Sarah Zarember from career consultancy Suit Up With Sarah to learn how to best use LinkedIn to show off one’s professional accomplishments.Her program, “(Digitally) Express Yourself: Using LinkedIn to Create and Promote Your Personal Brand...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrew Eliades of Westfield has graduated from Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Mr. Eliades was among the 183 graduates the law school conferred Juris Doctor degrees on during its 47th hooding and graduation ceremony May 9 at the Martin Marietta Center in do...

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...