CARLISLE, Pa. — Dickinson College has announced that six local residents were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. All students earning a position on the Dean’s List — a recognition of academic excellence — must have a gradepoint average of 3.7 or above on a 4.0 GPA scale for the sem...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — John Renaud of Scotch Plains has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Mr. Renaud currently is majoring in Game Art.Founded in 1878, Champlain...

CLARK — Arthur L. Johnson High School (ALJ) has announced Class of 2024 Valedictorian Grace Wright and Salutatorian Taylor Normann.Grace has excelled in a challenging curriculum of honors, AP and Dual enrollment courses at ALJ, including being the lone student to take Calculus 3, a class typically r...

MADISON/TEANECK, N.J. — Nineteen local residents enrolled at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, and two local residents enrolled at its Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck, have been named to the Honors List for the Fall 2023 semester.Florham Campus students who...

WESTFIELD — As part of its commitment to community service, The Rake and Hoe Garden Club, Inc. of Westfield visited The Jardine Academy on April 11. Members decorated the Spring Tree with 100 paper rainbow-spotted leopards designed by Mary Lou Nolas and made by fellow club members.The ornaments repr...

WESTFIELD — Westfield High School (WHS) recently received a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools to install a “Student Bike Oasis,” a weather-protected shelter to promote bicycle safety and eco-friendly commuting to and from the high school.K-12 Science Supervisor Tom Paterson spearhead...

AREA — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) on April 24 released the names of the first group of winners in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 770 distinguished high-school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library invites the community to attend a talk, discussion and exhibit presented by local caver Carl Heitmeyer. This program will take place at the library next Thursday, May 23, from 7 to 8 p.m.Mr. Heitmeyer started wild caving in 1990, and soon began to pur...

SCOTCH PLAINS —The Evening Book Club will meet tonight, Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m., in the downstairs gallery space of the Scotch Plains Public Library. Participants will discuss “Tom Lake,” byAnn Patchett. Registration is not required.For more information, go to www.scotlib.org, email library@scot...