SCOTCH PLAINS — Sanctuary Cannabis, a community-centered dispensary in Scotch Plains, NJ, is pleased to announce a special holiday donation drive benefiting Strengthen Our Sisters, a local shelter dedicated to supporting battered women and children. As the holiday season approaches, Sanctuary Cannab...

GARWOOD -- On Saturday, November 9 all Garwood residents, as well as those Cranford and Westfield residents who are enjoying the Garwood Green Team’s ongoing rejuvenation of the unnoticed wooded section of Unami Park are once again invited to join the Team at 9 a.m. at the base of Center Street to t...

GARWOOD – On Saturday, November 16 starting at 10 a.m., at the Wendy’s parking lot on North Avenue, the Garwood Democratic Club will hold its third and final 2024 North Avenue Cleanup Day. All Garwood residents are invited to join.In 2021, the Garwood Democratic Club adopted North Avenue in Garwood ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library will begin November with musical, craft and virtual author programs. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Internationally-known violinist Dr. David Podles will present “Stroll in the Piazza — an Italian music collection” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wedne...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) will commemorate the anniversary of Kristallnacht on Friday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. This night of remembrance will feature presentations by CBI members Debra Feldman and Randi Zucker, who are descendants of Holocaust survivors. The program will take p...

CRANFORD — The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, located at 11 Springfield Avenue, is collecting new crew socks for both children and adults in need (no ankle socks — donated socks should be the type that best protects against the cold weather). Socks will be collected until Sunday, November 10...

WESTFIELD — The Martin Wallberg American Legion Post No. 3 has announced that it will host this year’s Veterans Day ceremony in the center of Westfield on Monday, November 11, at 11 a.m. This day and time are especially meaningful to all veterans, and Post 3 invites all veterans, as well as the gene...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will present Joel Kampf at its Tuesday, November 5 meeting. A West Point graduate, Mr. Kampf will discuss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in American society and how it is being implemented in the military and military academies.Mr. Kampf currently is an...

AREA — Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey (JFSCNJ) will present a four-session virtual support group entitled “Empowering Yourself Against Abusive Relationships.”Facilitated by Marta Otero, LSW, and Monique Carpenter, the sessions will be held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. starting November 6 ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — A memorial scholarship has been established in Phil Orsini’s memory through the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Scholarship Foundation. Phil was a 1998 graduate of Westfield High School and a member of the WHS baseball team from 1995 to 1998. In recent years, he was a resident of Scotc...