L. Wallace Brown, or Wally, as he is well known, has both an amazing personal and family history in Westfield. His family reaches back over 300 years, as his great grandfather John C. Williams was born in town in 1791. Through the Williams, Mulford, Dary, and Brown generations - his family tree on h...

The Westfield Foundation is deeply committed to fostering inclusivity and accessibility in youth programs. As a proud supporter of Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCYMCA), particularly in the Plainfield community, through a recent quarterly grant, The Foundation supported opportunities for local yout...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historical Society invites members and guests to the next event in its First Wednesday Luncheon series on September 4, at Echo Lake Country Club, beginning with check-in at 11:45 a.m. Linda Barth, author and executive director of the League of Historical Societies of New Je...

SCOTCH PLAINS — After a two-week, end-of-summer closing, the nonprofit Thrift Shop operated by the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League will reopen on Tuesday, September 3, with its annual designer handbag event.Featured will be gently-used handbags donated throughout the year and purposely kept “of...

WESTFIELD — From second grade through turning 18 the day before his high-school graduation this past June, Westfield resident and now Eagle Scout Zachary Carvalho has always wanted to help others.“Through Scouting America, I have done many service projects with my Boy Scout troop, and every time the...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that applications for the 2025 Union County History Re-Grant Program for Special Projects and General Operating Support are available on Thursday, August 8. All eligible non-profit organizations in Union County are invite...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will present centenarian and World War II veteran Sydney Levit at its meeting on Tuesday, August 27. Mr. Levit will tell attendees about his combat experience and some lifetime recollections before, during and after the war.Mr. Levit served in the U.S. Army 17...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will present speaker Leslie Workman, board president of The Farmstead Arts Center in Basking Ridge, at its meeting on Tuesday, August 20. Ms. Workman will describe the center’s mission and activities, including classes, art exhibitions, concerts and performanc...

WESTFIELD — The Washington- Rochambeau Revolutionary Route New Jersey (W3R-NJ) has announced that the Fifth Annual March to Yorktown Day Commemoration and Encampment Festival will be held this Sunday, August 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Westfield’s Mindowaskin Park.This free family event is ded...

NEWARK, Del. — The University of Delaware has announced its Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled full time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester. The following 65 local residents are amon...