FANWOOD — BSA Troop 33 of Fanwood recently celebrated the achievements of Ethan Grant, Robert Lambert, Thomas Mui and Matthew Mui — four young men in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood community who have reached the rank of Eagle Scout. They were honored on November 24 during a ceremony at the Fanwood Presby...

WESTFIELD — Three Westfield High School (WHS) students have been recognized with the Lift While You Climb Award, given in honor of late WHS Principal Derrick Nelson, Ed.D.Dr. Nelson, who died in 2019 from complications suffered while donating bone marrow to a boy he did not know in France, once said...

CLARK — Students at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School and Valley Road Elementary School, both in Clark, recently participated in ceremonies to honor veterans in recognition of Veterans Day.At Frank K. Hehnly School, veterans, many of whom are family members of current students, were introduced by Pr...

ONEONTA, N.Y. — Laura Salway of Cranford was one of 26 SUNY Oneonta students recently involved in the Theatre Department’s production of The Tempest, the final production of the Fall 2024 semester.The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare, features the King of Naples and his followers after being ...

Distinguished Honor Roll 8th Grade Cailin Akselband, Emma Ash, Luke Barba, Lucas Basta, Taylor Beckerman, Julia Belfi, Timothy Bonn, Isabella Borghese, Shreya Bose, Kayleigh Bucciarelli, Gabriella Bulger, Carson Cagle, Cauã Camini, Maia Cmielewski, Caroline Conway, Sean Crawford, Robert DeFoe, Ava D...

GARWOOD – On November 9, the Garwood Green Team held its most successful Unami Park Trails Day ever, as over 35 residents and friends worked together to complete several improvements as part of the Team’s ongoing rejuvenation of the overlooked wooded section of Unami Park at the base of Center Stree...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is proud to announce the return of the “UC Loves Small Biz” campaign as part of the annual Union County Small Business Month initiative. In a commitment to strengthening small businesses, residents and visitors alike are invited to explore and ...

GARWOOD – On November 16 Garwood Democratic Club members Debbie Ledger, Maria Nierstedt, Andy Blumenstock and Bill Nierstedt completed the Club’s third Route 28 cleanup for 2024 in conjunction with the Garwood Clean Communities Day. The club would also like to thank the Garwood DPW for erecting, and...

8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Ambika Aggarwal, Kiara Anand, Karl Asuncion, Margaret Basuino, Alexandra Berger, Aarav Bharatia, Juliet Bickoff, Harper Carton, Holden Carton, Kylie Chustek, Allison Clarke, Logan Corter, Charlotte Craig, Caroline Cronk, Adrianna D’Alessandro, Hutton Davis, Neeva D...

CLARK — Students at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School in Clark had the opportunity November 21 to hear stories from second-generation Holocaust survivors who also are Union County residents.Rita Geller shared the story of her mother’s (as a young child) and grandmother’s survival of the Holocaust, as Biel...