WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historical Society invites guests to the next program in its First Wednesday Luncheon series, taking place October 2 at Echo Lake Country Club, and beginning with check-in at 11:45 a.m. Westfield resident Julie Diddell will present a program entitled “The Washington-Rochamb...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood will present historian William T. Fidurski as the speaker for its opening meeting of the season on Tuesday, September 24. His talk will be entitled “Slavery and The Revolutionary War Comes to Oak Ridge.”Mr. Fidurski will discuss the...

CRANFORD — The Floraphile Garden Club of Cranford has announced the return of its Annual Georgia Pecan Fundraiser, with the addition this year of the Southern Praline Pecan. A sweet and buttery confection with a crunchy Georgia pecan in the middle, this treat is packaged in a 12-ounce, foilwrapped b...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library is full of new programs for September as well as a Sustainable Home Fair. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.On Tuesday, September 24, the Teen Advisory Group (TAG) will meet from 6 to 6:45 p.m. TAG is open to all Westfield teens who are intere...

MOUNTAINSIDE/NEWARK — The staff at Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss recently welcomed 15 new youth facilitators who participated in its two-day youth-facilitator training program in August. These high-school-age volunteers will help create safe spaces for Imagine’s young participants who are g...

WESTFIELD — The Hope Chest, located at 26 Prospect Street, Westfield, has been busy preparing for the fall season. The shelves have been filled with autumn-themed home décor, pottery, candles, dishware, glasses and linens.Summer fashions have been replaced with fall clothing for men and women. Sanda...

WESTFIELD — Congressman Tom Kean, Jr., representing New Jersey Federal Congressional District 7, hosted his second annual Seniors of Distinction event on September 13 at the Bridgewater Township Senior Center to honor outstanding senior citizens in the community.Congressman Kean honored 29 seniors, ...

WESTFIELD — The Miller-Cory House Museum will present “Time for anApple Bee!: HarvestingApples on a Colonial Farm” as its inaugural program of the new season on Sunday, September 29, from 2 to 4 p.m.Much like the more familiar barn raising or quilting bee, the apple bee was a yearly fall activity at...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library is holding its second annual Halloween Costume Exchange, a fun, ongoing, ecofriendly event that also reduces waste. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.“I’m delighted that the library is helping Westfield residents to clean out their closets and...

CRANFORD —The Junior League of Elizabeth-Plainfield (JLEP), a women’s organization dedicated to making a positive impact in communities, will celebrate “Find the Good Day” by hosting an open house for its Career Closet this Saturday, September 21, from 12 to 2 p.m.The Career Closet is housed on the ...