WESTFIELD — The Garden Club of Westfield will present “Native Gardening 101” at the Westfield Memorial Library on Thursday, March 21, beginning at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Deb Ellis will discuss why native plants matter, why people should include them on their property, and which shrubs and flowers are ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Village Shop, located in the Mountainside Restoration Committee’s Levi Cory House, has announced new opening hours. Beginning this month, the shop will be open on most Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., throughout the Spring.The circa 1818 Levi Cory House, which was moved to Const...

SUMMIT AREA — The Summit Area Old Guard will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, March 12. Jessica Arkel, development officer for the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation, will be the guest speaker. She will discuss the history of Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH) in New Jersey, from its ear...

WESTFIELD — The Miller-Cory House Museum will present “An Afternoon of Colonial Music” this Sunday, March 10, between 2 and 4 p.m.Music and dance played an integral role in colonial-era life. Ballads relayed stories of love, bravery and ordinary life. Dance was a way to socialize. Drum calls and fif...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield resident and former FBI agent whose work has been featured in a Netflix documentary will be the kickoff speaker in this year’s Hale Speaker Series at the Westfield Memorial Library.Jim Kossler was the coordinating supervisor for the FBI’s Manhattan office and directed its Org...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Drop In Crafting will take place on Tuesday, March 12, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Scotch Plains Public Library. Registration is not required. Participants can just drop by the lower level of the library with their current work-in-progress...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Historical Society will host an Antique Appraisals event on Saturday, April 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. It will be held at the Cranford Community Center, located at 220 Walnut Avenue, Cranford.Visitors are invited to bring their antique items to be appraised for a fee of $5 per item....

7th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Mason Abrams, Emma Ash, Luke Barba, Lucas Basta, Joselyn Baum, Taylor Beckerman, Emma Borden, Shreya Bose, Gabriella Bulger, Carson Cagle,Ariana Chafetz, Nikitha Chandra, Maia Cmielewski, Caroline Conway, Sean Crawford, Jacob Damji, Ava DeMasi, Madelyn DeMasi, Jose...

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Rachel DiFabrizio of Scotch Plains and Samantha Leftheris of Westfield both recently graduated from James Madison University.Ms. DiFabrizio was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management and Ms. Leftheris was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree dur...

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Two local residents graduated with honors from James Madison University during commencement exercises in December 2023.Aliyah Feinberg of Westfield graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management.Carina Lopac of Scotch Plains graduated cum la...