WESTFIELD — Four decades after a group of 40-year-old women initiated Club ’43, the organization is still going strong — even though all of its members are 80 this year.To celebrate, 11 members gathered recently at Chez Catherine to mark their special birthday year.Among those in attendance was foun...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Youth Peer Leadership Group and Westfield liquor stores have partnered to remind adults over the age of 21 about the risks of providing alcohol to minors. The Sticker Shock campaign brings awareness to underage drinking, one of the priorities of the Peer Leadership Group. T...

MADISON, Wis. — A total of 8,625 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 12 and 13. Two live ceremonies were held, one for undergraduates at Camp Randall and one for all graduate-degree candidates at the Kohl Center.Graduating were 6,225 undergraduate students, 1,48...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Lisa Morgenthal of Westfield graduated from Hofstra University in May, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.Home to nearly 11,000 students, Hofstra provides more than 165 undergraduate program options and 175 graduate program options. For full information, visit hofstra.edu.

UNION, N.J. — Kean University honors graduates recently took center stage at the 2023 Honors Convocation, an annual celebration for students graduating with the highest levels of academic achievement. Kean Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David S. Birdsell, Ph.D., welcomed grad...

CLARK — The Clark Public School District’s Parent University will present “Remembering TJ” on Tuesday, November 28, at 6 p.m. This program will take place in the Arthur L. Johnson High School Instructional Media Center, located at 365 Westfield Avenue, Clark.In this presentation, Wendy and Steve Sef...

CRANFORD — Breona Pizzuta, a senior at Cranford High School (CHS), recently received her Girl Scout Gold Award for creating a program at her school focusing on mental health for teenagers. She felt there was a need to address student mental health at Cranford High School and immediately went to work...

WESTFIELD — The Miller-Cory House Museum will host “A Colonial Thanksgiving” this Sunday, November 19, between 2 and 4 p.m.Museum cooks will demonstrate the preparation of an early-American Thanksgiving feast over the open-hearth fire, using colonial recipes and seasonal ingredients. This will be a ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Inspired by the Silent Book Club, a global community of people who enjoy reading in quiet camaraderie, the Scotch Plains Public Library will host a Silent Book Club event on Monday, November 20.Participants are invited to bring a book of their choice and join fellow readers in the do...

WESTFIELD — The First Congregational Church will hold a Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, November 18.A wide variety of handcrafted merchandise such as jewelry, knitted and crocheted selections, pet items, seasonal goods and gifts, and treats will be available to pu...