WESTFIELD — For the next entry in the Westfield Historical Society’s First Wednesday Luncheon series, guests are welcome to the Echo Lake Country Club on December 4, when technology expert Brian Mueller will present “A History of Data ... How We Got Here.” The program will begin with check-in at 11:...

MOUNTAINSIDE/NEWARK — In recognition of November as Children’s Grief Awareness Month, Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss is seeking to raise awareness in the community regarding children’s experiences of grief and loss.On Thursday, November 21, National Children’s Grief Awareness Day, Imagine wi...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Restoration Committee’s MRC Estate Sales division will conduct an Estate Sale to raise funds for the maintenance and restoration of the historic Deacon Andrew Hetfield House and Levi Cory House. The sale will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16, from 10...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library event calendar for November is full of programs for the artistic, historically and health oriented. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Visual Arts for Seniors will begin a new session of classes on Tuesday, November 19, and Wednesday, November ...

CRANFORD — Cranford High School (CHS) students are getting a head start in careers in engineering by learning to do things like design and build bridges, while other students interested in biomedical careers are witnessing surgeries and listening to presentations by medical experts.The 43 engineerin...

WESTFIELD — The College Men’s Club of Westfield (CMC) held its eighth annual Poker Night fundraiser on October 18 to benefit the CMC Scholarship Fund. The 2024 tournament set a post-Covid record for net funds raised.More than 50 players and supporters assembled at the Kenilworth Veterans Center, whi...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will present an Afro-Peruvian Music Workshop on Saturday, November 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. Open to adults and teens, this interactive workshop will celebrate the heritage of Afro-Peruvian music and its main instrument, the cajón, or box drum.Peruvian mus...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Scholarship Foundation will hold its Fourth Annual Restaurant Week Fundraiser: Dining For Dollars. Beginning Sunday, November 17, through Saturday, November 23, participating restaurants will donate 10 percent of their profits from a customer’s check...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Ethan Abrams of Westfield traveled to Washington, D.C. as part of the University of Hartford’s “Hartt Salsa All-Stars” music group, which had the opportunity to give a half-hour performance at United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s Educación En Acción Summit on ...

Mary Orlando is a Lifelong Westfield senior who has lived in town for 56 years. Mary and Ed moved to Westfield to 'live in the country' with a good school system, with access to both the Jersey shore and NYC. Her twin boys, Rob and Eddie, graduated from WHS in 1975, with one son settling out in Cali...