Lifelong Westfield is very proud to celebrate Judge John “Jack” M. Boyle in this month’s Senior Spotlight. Jack, 92, grew up in Elizabeth, serving in the United States Army in Germany after World War II, and started his career as a practicing attorney in 1954. Jack and his wife, Jean Marie, started ...

For more than 15 years, The Westfield Foundation has been a proud partner of Trinitas Regional Medical Center, awarding over $150,000 in grants to support critical healthcare, infrastructure improvements, and mental health services for vulnerable community members. Now, our latest initiative is brin...

CRANFORD — The Cranford St. Patrick’s Parade Committee wants to hear the stories of residents’ Irish ancestors who made their way to America, as part of the local celebration planned for Sunday, March 16.The committee is organizing an event that is more than the parade and provides opportunities to ...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Public Library has released the dates for activities for adults and youth happening at the library during the remainder of February. Among the offerings are crafts, stories, music, games, chemistry lessons and a book club discussion. The library is located at 411 Third Avenue, ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Public Library will welcome back the musical collective Amani for a special Valentine’s Day weekend program on Saturday, February 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.This event will be dedicated to Amani member Marty Eigen’s mother, who was born on Valentine’s Da...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library recently hired a part-time community liaison to develop, coordinate and implement community-centered services and events that respond to existing and emergent community needs such as mental health, substance abuse, and housing issues for people of all ages....

WATCHUNG — The Diocese of Metuchen’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry presented special awards to Mount Saint Mary Academy senior Katherine Byrne of Westfield during a ceremony held on January 25 at St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen. Bishop James F. Checchio congratulated Katherine on being ...

WESTFIELD — Twenty elementary- and intermediate-school students in the Westfield Public Schools district received recognition for their submissions in an annual essay, poetry and art contest sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Westfield.The students — whose creative works add...

WESTFIELD — Registration for the Westfield STEM Camp 2025 is underway and will continue through Friday, February 14. Because space is limited, a lottery will be conducted for the online registration at https:// sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/ stemcamp/home.Westfield STEM Camp is designed to ins...

KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island has announced that 21 area residents have been named to its Fall 2024 Dean’s List. They include the following: Abby Ahern of Cranford, Kelly Anderson of Cranford, Lizzie Chern of Scotch Plains, Grace Conklin of Scotch Plains, Miah Faustino of Clark, Ca...