SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will present Charles B. McKenna, of Riker Danzig, as the speaker for its Tuesday, October 8 meeting. Mr. McKenna will discuss prisons and bail reform, touching on what works and what does not, and how reforms can make New Jerseyans safer while at the same time...

AREA — The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, has approved a total of $16,598,738 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Seventy-five preservatio...

FANWOOD/SCOTCHPLAINS— The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League is gearing up for the annual Boot Bonanza which will get underway on Tuesday, October 15, at its nonprofit Thrift Shop, located at 1741 East Second Street, Scotch Plains.A wide assortment of both warm and fashion-minded boots for men, wo...

MOUNTAINSIDE — U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has recognized 356 schools as the 2024 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools. The Mountainside School District has announced that Deerfield School is one of 11 schools in New Jersey to receive this prestigious recognition, which highlights s...

WESTFIELD — Many major battles were fought in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War, several within a few miles of Westfield. One of the lesser known of these was the 1777 Battle of Spanktown, as the town of Rahway then was known.This battle, and a large painting inspired by it, will be the topics...

WESTFIELD — Westfield Memorial Library patrons are invited to enjoy theatre and music, as well as a Sustainable Home Fair. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.On Tuesday, October 1, at 7 p.m., Raconteur will present The Devil and Daisy Dirt: a Garden State Gothic Event. This is an alt-ro...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Public Library will welcome local author and baseball enthusiast Jeff Rodimer this Saturday, September 28, at 2 p.m.“From death threats to shoe polish, heartwarming to heartbreaking, Rodimer will recount lesser known, but fascinating stories of the World Series as cov...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will present Rick Wright, Ph.D., at its meeting on Tuesday, October 1. He will discuss the cultural experience involved with the discovery of the toucan in the “New World” by early European explorers.Through his talk, he will guide attendees in a historical, l...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library has planned a series of birding events for the month of October.Flyways, a PBS nature documentary, will be screened at the library on Monday, October 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. It tells the story of the world’s most incredible athletes — shorebirds — who ...

AREA — Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) on September 11 announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, among them seven students attending schools located in Scotch Plains and Westfield. These academically-ta...