SCOTCH PLAINS – A Concert of songs from Wicked, Frozen, Hamilton, Rent, Cabaret, Jersey Boys, and more, performed by the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo, will be free on Friday, Aug. 1, at 7 PM. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. If it rains, the concert will move from the front lawn to inside the church. Li...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is offering a new creative class especially for adults over the last weekend in July. Creativity Deep Dive, taught by professor and playwright Phoebe Farber, is an opportunity for grown-ups to have the fun of explorin...

SCOTCHPLAINS/FANWOOD— The flash flood warning alerts started lighting up smartphones and text messages at mid-day on Monday, something that has become more commonplace over the past few stormy weeks. The rain started falling as the afternoon rush hour got underway and quickly intensified. Four or so...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Police Department had a very active month of June, according to Garwood Councilman Vincent Kearney. At Thursday night’s mayor and council meeting, Councilman Kearney shared that the Garwood Police Department reported 2,201 calls last month. There were 387 motor vehicle stops, 4...

CLARK — Last Thursday, the Clark Planning Board unanimously approved an application from Disha Management, LLC to construct a Sapling School Childcare Center on the site of the former Krowicki Gorny Memorial Home, also known as the King Mansion, at 211 Westfield Avenue.With the King Mansion set to b...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Township Manager Al Mirabella will retire in early September after ten and a half years of running the day-to-day business of the municipal government.“I’ve loved this job more than any other job I’ve had,” he said as he made the announcement at the township council’s meeting on Tues...

CRANFORD — The New Jersey Region of The Rabbinical Assembly, the organization of Conservative Rabbis, has tapped Rabbi Paul Kerbel, rabbi of Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim of Cranford, to lead the New Jersey Region for the next two years.Rabbi Kerbel will be joined by Cecilia Beyers of Bridgewater as v...

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...