SCOTCH PLAINS — Lori Lidofsky, a student assistance specialist at School One Elementary, has won first place in the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s (CASEL) blog contest to celebrate 2024 National Social and Emotional Learning Week. She was among 10 finalists in the compe...

Distinguished Honor Roll Grade 9 Skylar Abo, Cailyn Adamoli Reddy, Sofia Almonte, Dhanya Alon, Jaclyn Altersohn, Ethan Bahadur, Brent Band, Giada Barbosa, Ryan Basta, Juliana Beebe, Emerson Bell, Layla Benacchio, Amalia Benke, Sophie Berardi, Isabella Beylis, Jordana Blitt, Aidan Blom, Annelise Bonn...

COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that they are seeking residents who would like to apply to volunteer with the Union County Rape Crisis Center. Volunteers at the Rape Crisis Center provide guidance and support for victims of sexual violence.“We are seeking compassion...

CRANFORD – The Cranford Fire Department (CFD) announced the department was awarded $40,000 from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Firefighter Grant.“Excellent work by Fire Chief Dan Czeh and Battalion Chief Matt Lubin on putting this grant together. Securing these funds will help fund six sets of turn ...

Judy Reifer has a remarkable life story. Judy was born in Warsaw Poland during the height of the World War II and the German persecution of Jews. Even though she was just a few months old, her parents left her in the care of a local Catholic priest who took care of her and other Jewish children in t...

WESTFIELD — Seventh and eighth graders from Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools received up-close, hands-on experience as part of two field trips in February and early March focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM).The seventh-grade STEAM field trip ran from March 1 ...

BIDDEFORD and PORTLAND, Me., TANGIER, Morocco — Kelly Hanratty of Mountainside has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2023 Fall semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.The...

CRANFORD — More than 200 Cranford area Girl Scouts of all ages, together with their families, recently participated in the 11th annual Cranford Girl Scout Powered Derby at the Cranford Community Center.The Girl Scout Powered Derby encourages Girl Scouts to use their engineering skills and creativity...

AREA — UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ (UCNJ) has announced that Vice President of Student Development Demond T. Hargrove, Ph.D., is the 2024 recipient of the Chester Holmes Humanitarian Award from the Union County Board of County Commissioners.Dr. Hargrove, a resident of Union Township, was ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Meredith Valentine, a junior accountancy major from Westfield, has earned Dean’s List honors at Providence College for the Fall 2023 semester. This recognition is granted to students who have earned a GPA of 3.55 or higher.Founded in 1917, Providence College is the only college or...