SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome Jennifer Kelber, the client relations manager for HomeWell Care Services of New Jersey, at its meeting on Tuesday, July 22, at 9:30 a.m.Ms. Kelber will describe the different types of services that can be provided at home by her company, including...

WESTFIELD– The August Symphony Orchestra(TASO)willpresentits annualfreeconcertonSunday,July20at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Westfield. Under the baton of conductor, Michael Avagliano, the orchestra will perform works by Respighi and Ravel and famous opera arias featuring world-ren...

SUMMIT – Six playwrights. Fourteen actors. Three singers. A band.Welcome to the 2025 presentation of Kaleidoscope Kabaret, The Theater Project’s annual festival of short plays and songs, which will entertain audiences August 1 to 3 at Oakes Center Theater, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit.This year’s Kabar...

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Performance Series has announced the schedule of concerts for its fall season, featuring singer-songwriters and groups with a variety of musical styles.The shows take place on Saturday evenings in the cozy listening room at the Kuran Cultural Arts Center (a.k.a. the Carriage Ho...

COUNTY – July is Disability Pride Month, and in recognition of the occasion, theUnionCountyBoardofCounty Commissioners invites residents to visit the 2025 Art for All Abilities Exhibit. This special exhibit features 20 original works created by Union County residents of all abilities and will be on ...

PLAINFIELD – Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills to bolster early childhood education in New Jersey, building on a multi-year, administration- wide effort to expand access to free, high-quality preschool and full-day kindergarten programs. Together, these bills will help ensure children in New J...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council formally passed five ordinances during its Tuesday meeting, with topics ranging from parking permit fees to bans on electric bicycles and scooters on park pathways. Mayor Shelley Brindle and Councilman David Contract were absent from the meeting. Councilwoman L...

WESTFIELD — Westfield and Union County were inundated with flash flooding Monday evening after a major storm cell moved through the region. In Westfield, flooding began around 5 p.m. after an hour of heavy rain, and continued late into the evening. The National Weather Center reported that the Westf...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside area suffered some moderate damage from Monday night’s thunderstorm and flood, closing most of Route 22.“The Borough of Mountainside has experienced a severe weather event, that brought over five inches of rainfall within a two-hour period, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,” May...

WESTFIELD — With a little extra time, attention and teamwork, a group of Westfield elementaryschool students carried away coin purses from their recent sewing class. This was not just any group of girls; however, they were brought together by their unique interest in learning to sew and their intere...