COUNTY -- In recognition of National Alcohol Awareness Month in April, the Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Department of Human Services have proudly partnered with community providers New Hope Integrated Behavioral Healthcare and Prevention Links in presenting, “Community Conversa...

BATON ROUGE, LA -- Alexa Velotti (Kean University) of Clark and Elizbaeth Parvin of Scotch Plains (The College of New Jersey) were recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Kean Universit...

WESTFIELD -- Early April at the Westfield Memorial Library provides entertainment and education for teens and adults as well as a Community Health Fair for all. On Wednesday, April 8 from 6:308:30 p.m., the documentary-drama hybrid “The Social Dilemma” will be shown, followed by a community conversa...

SCOTCHPLAINS--TempleSholom will present Yom HaShoah:AService of Remembrance and Hope on Sunday evening, April 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.The evening will feature Allan Chernoff, who will share the remarkable story of his mother, Rena Margulies Chernoff, one of only four children from the Polish town of T...

SUMMIT AREA –On Tuesday,April 7th,the Summit Area Old Guardspeaker is Lindsay Schambach, the executive director of Imagine. Schambach will describe Imagine, a center dedicated to supporting families and children navigating the complexities of loss, based in Mountainside and Newark. Drawing from her ...

CLARK --Two months after Carl H. Kumpf Middle School placed second at the Science Olympiad Regional Tournament, the team competed at the State Tournament located at Middlesex College in Edison. On Monday, March 9, Kumpf went up against 26 other qualifying middle schools from around New Jersey, compe...

ALLENTOWN, PA -- To be eligible for the Dean's List, Muhlenberg College students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or better while taking three or more course units during a semester. Local Dean's List recipients include: A graduate of Westfield Senior High School, Maddy Coen of Westfield, has been named to th...

FANWOOD -- Peyton Rose, a senior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, completed his Eagle Scout Project on December 6, 2025 with the help of his friends, family, Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 33 in Fanwood, and support from the Fanwood Environmental Commission. His project consisted of planting 12 At...

AREA -- More Than Bootstraps (MTB), a New Jersey non-profit dedicated to helping low-income, firstgeneration students access and succeed in higher education has received a $500 grant from the Westfield Area Y Men’s Club to support the MTB College Access and Success Program.Founded by Audrey Fisch, a...

WESTFIELD -- The Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library are proud to support the new Maker Space at the Westfield Memorial Library. The announcement of a $50,000 donation at the Maker Space ribbon cutting on March 18 in the Maker Space room at the Library, will contribute to equipment, supplies a...