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...

WICHITA, Kan. — Casey Ballard of Westfield is among 3,686 students who were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll at Wichita State University for Fall 2023.To be included on the Dean’s Honor Roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Joan Mast, Ed.D., have announced that Warren Hynes, Ed.D., has been named the new Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) principal. He will begin his new role when David Heisey, Ed.D., the current p...

CONWAY, S.C. — Five local residents are among more than 3,000 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University (CCU) to be named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. Students who make the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the seme...

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized 18 local students who were recently named to the Dean’s List for the Fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be elig...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Neighborhood Council (WNC) invites all to its Easter Brunch fundraiser to be held this Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will take place at the WNC headquarters, located at 127 Cacciola Place, Westfield.The menu will include pancakes, eggs, grits, sausage and has...

GARWOOD — A meeting of the Garwood Public Library Board of Trustees will take place on Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the public and will be held at the library, located at 411 Third Avenue.

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will host three Book Club events during April. All will take place in the downstairs gallery space at the library.The Bring Your Own Book Club (B.Y.O.B.) will meet on Monday,April 1, at 10 a.m. There is no assigned book; rather, attendees bring along ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street, will kick off April with a virtual author event, a series of Tai Chi classes and a jazz trio.On Tuesday, April 2, at 2 p.m., interested book lovers can virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of A...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library will feature events for all ages throughout the month of April. Library hours are Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library is closed on Sunday and al...