AREA — The Union County Board of County Commissioners, in partnership with the Union County Sheriff’s Department, is excited to offer a complimentary specialized self-defense training class for young women. This program is designed for those preparing to return to college, attend university for the ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library has announced that library cardholders now have unlimited access to the world’s best digital publications through the new service PressReader. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Easy to read on a mobile phone or tablet, PressReader provides acc...

SUMMIT AREA — Due to a late scheduling conflict for Chris Fiore of Jersey City involving the Centre Pompidou x Jersey City project, the Summit Area Old Guard will instead present as the speaker for its Tuesday, July 16 meeting Old Guard member Mike Martin. Mr. Martin will discuss one of his retireme...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library is set to present a new series of Tai Chi classes along with a program showcasing the National Parks of the United States. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.This evening, July 11, from 7 to 8 p.m., and on subsequent Thursdays until August 15, ...

CRANFORD — UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ held its Spring Commencement ceremonies for the class of 2024 on May 15 at the college’s Cranford Campus. Two ceremonies were held — one in the morning and the other in the afternoon — to accommodate the more than 700 graduates and their families. UC...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Sean Thal of Scotch Plains recently completed a senior thesis that is required of all graduating seniors as part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) distinctive projectbased educational experience. Mr. Thal, who majored in Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a bachelor’s de...

EDISON — The Wardlaw+Hartridge School held its 141st Commencement Ceremony on June 14 on the front field. As the Class of 2024 marched in, the honorees received an ovation from the Wardlaw+Hartridge community of parents, families, faculty, trustees, alumni and friends.The program began with a rendit...

WESTFIELD — Four teachers have been honored by the Westfield High School (WHS) community with awards of excellence.Music teacher and Orchestra Director Craig Stanton is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, established to annually recognize a tenured teacher who, through...

FANWOOD — Fifty years ago, 16-year-old Robert Schott was looking to complete his Eagle Scout project and was told that work was needed on a nature center being constructed in Fanwood.The young man decided that he wanted to construct a bench for a rest area for visitors at the new center, which is ce...

AREA— TheArchdiocese of Newark and its news outlet, Jersey Catholic, have been nationally recognized for their contributions to communications and Catholic journalism, earning 10 prestigious awards from the national Catholic Media Association (CMA) at its annual Catholic Media Awards ceremony held i...