SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Family and Consumer Science classes are popular electives for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) students, so when the instructor went on leave for a period of time, the district needed a creative teaching plan for the classes.Human Resource Manager Adina Williamson, w...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Historical Committee has announced that its next scheduled meeting will take place on Monday, February 26. The committee serves as the repository of the borough’s historical memorabilia and artifacts and is interested in hearing from anyone with photos or artifacts from Garwood...

WESTFIELD — Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey’s (JFSCNJ) Lavy House Live Series will present “Volunteer Opportunities for All Ages at JFSCNJ” on Wednesday, February 21, at 11 a.m. This event will take place at the Lavy House, located at 748 East Broad Street, Westfield.The program will hig...

KENILWORTH — The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a bus trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino in Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday, March 16.The bus will depart Kenilworth at 8:30 a.m. from the St. Theresa’s School parking lot, located at 540 Washington Avenue, and return at approximately 5:30 p.m. T...

WESTFIELD — The popular Hale Speaker Series has announced a 2024 lineup that will feature four individuals with ties to Westfield. All of the talks will be held on Wednesday evenings. The series will kick off on March 13, when Jim Kossler, a Westfield resident and former coordinating supervisor of t...

AREA — Victorian Society in America-Northern New Jersey Chapter (VSA-NNJ) will meet next on Monday, February 19, at 7 p.m. Pati Githens will present a program entitled “Victorian Fashions.”The meeting will take place at the Montclair Women’s Club, located at 82 Union Street, Montclair. This venue is...

WESTFIELD — The Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library will sponsor its Second Annual Jigsaw Puzzle Sale. The sale will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, February 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Meeting Room at the Westfield Memorial Library.Donation days will be Friday and Saturday...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation would like to announce its recent partnership with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County in the planting of several new trees in Oak Ridge Park in Clark.On December 9, 2023, se...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, February 20, when Dr. Yaron Moshel will be the guest speaker. Dr. Moshel is a neurosurgeon and codirector of the Glasser Brain Tumor Center at Overlook Medical Center in Summit.Dr. Moshel specializes in advanced surgical ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood has planned a program for its next meeting on Tuesday, February 27, spotlighting the contributions of women of color in the struggle for women’s rights. The topic reflects the timing of the meeting, on the cusp of February-March: Fe...