WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library has announced that cardholders can now learn American Sign Language (ASL) through the library’s popular online platform Mango Languages. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.According to Mango, ASL is the most requested language at the platform a...

CLARK — The Clark Public School District’s Parent University will present “All In” on Tuesday, March 19, at 6 p.m. It will take place in the cafeteria of Carl H. Kumpf Middle School, located at 59 Mildred Terrace, Clark.Presented by motivational speaker Gian Paul Gonzalez, this program is designed t...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Thomas Nakonechny of Scotch Plains recently received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration from The University of Alabama. UA awarded over 2,000 degrees during its Fall commencement ceremonies on December 16.The University of Alabama, part of The University...

ATLANTA, Ga. — The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to approximately 6,300 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute’s 265th Commencement exercises December 15 and 16, 2023, at McCamish Pavilion.Among the graduates were Kurt Hu of Westfield, Raymond Li of Mountainside...

CLARK — The Science Olympiad team at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School in Clark achieved eighth place against 18 other schools at the NJIT Regional Tournament on January 12, becoming a top school to compete at the State Tournament.“Founded in 1984, Science Olympiad is the premier team STEM competition in ...

WESTFIELD — Toastmasters of Westfield, a communication and leadership-development club, is marking its 63rd anniversary and seeks past and prospective members to help celebrate.Chartered on March 4, 1961, Toastmasters of Westfield is part of Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organi...

GARWOOD — A meeting of the Garwood Public Library Board of Trustees will take place on Wednesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. Open to the public, the meeting will be held at the library, located at 411 Third Avenue, Garwood.

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will present “Seduced by the Light: The Mina Miller Edison Story,” featuring scholar Alexandra Rimer, on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m.Ms. Rimer is the author of the first and only biography of Mina Miller Edison, who became Thomas Edison’s second wife wh...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will host three book club events this March. All meetings will take place in the downstairs gallery space of the library, located at 1927 Bartle Avenue.The Bring Your Own Book Club (B.Y.O.B.) will meet on Monday, March 4, at 10 a.m. There is no assign...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library will kick off early March with free programs on college funding, Tai Chi and a banned-book discussion. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.On Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m., Jodi Bloom, a certified college funding specialist and founder of Cornerst...