UNION COUNTY, NJ -- A sensory friendly version of the beloved ballet classic The Nutcracker, will be performed live on stage by the American Repertory Ballet at the Union County Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1:00 p.m.

“Sensory Friendly Theater provides an opportunity for children and their families to enjoy the enriching experience of live performances in a ...

Westfield Art Association Member’s Winter Art Show. 
Opening Night: Friday, December 3. 6 to 9 pm
The Rialto, 250 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ, 07090

The show will run from Dec. 3 to Jan. 7.

Gallery hours:
Fridays, 6-8PM
Saturday and Sundays, Noon-4PM

The Center for Creativity at the Rialto Theater presents over 40 works of art featuring paintings and photography ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ -- Tina Berlin of Scotch Plains is among the 12 artists from Union County have been selected as award winners in the 55th annual New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show. The show included more than 200 artworks created by both professional and non-professional artists, ages 60 and older, from 15 counties across the state.

Awards to artists based in Union County artists ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Wawa celebrated its new gas and food market location on South Avenue in Plainfield with a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony Friday. The store opened bright and early to a steady stream of customers, offering "I Love Wawa" T-shirts for the first 100 customers, and free coffee. Wawa will offer a free cup of Joe to all Plainfield customers through Sunday, December ...

The Downtown Westfield Gift Card lets you enjoy your favorite restaurants, shops and entertainment in Downtown Westfield and makes the perfect holiday gift.

This year, the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) wants to encourage residents and downtown visitors to keep holiday shopping local. Small businesses are still trying to weather the COVID-19 storm and need our support more than ever. The ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Barnes & Noble that has been a staple at the corner of Route 22 and Hillside Avenue in Springfield for close to 30 years may be demolished to make way for a fast-food restaurant.

The Springfield Board of Adjustment Tuesday night heard a presentation from developers seeking to replace the Barnes & Noble with a Chick-fil-A drive-thru restaurant.

Stephen Hehl, a ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains and Fanwood Police Departments participated in a dance-off at the youth 'Hip Hop Experience' class taught at Forest Road Park on Monday night, showing off their dance moves and their support for the children in both towns.

Scotch Plains officer Michael Baltazar and Fanwood Councilwoman and Police Commissioner Trish Walsh were among the participants.

UNION COUNTY, NJ -- Tina Berlin of Scotch Plains is among the 12 artists from Union County have been selected as award winners in the 55th annual New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show. The show included more than 200 artworks created by both professional and non-professional artists, ages 60 and older, from 15 counties across the state.

Awards to artists based in Union County artists ...

SOMERSET, NJ - Students and faculty at Rutgers Preparatory School held its annual Day On for Service earlier this month. 

It is a day the Rutgers Prep community has the opportunity to participate in local and global service events. 

Upper (high school), and middle school students at Rutgers Prep were gathered, with masks and socially distanced in one of the ...

SOMERSET, NJ - Rutgers Prep invites families to join us on select Wednesday mornings for a "Walk-thru Wednesday" visit at 1345 Easton Avenue in Somerset. 

Guest will experience a campus tour from our Admission Team to learn more about Rutgers Prep and how you can become a part of our community. Drop-ins are welcome. We ask that all ...

The Mount Saint Mary Academy community has been celebrating November as Native American Heritage Month with a wide variety of activities and presentations.

Amelia Benjamin, a sophomore from Maplewood, gave an informative presentation about the legend of the Native American dreamcatcher to members of the Peer Ministry Club on November 4. She explained that there are five specific aspects of ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ - Wawa celebrated its new gas and food market location on South Avenue in Plainfield with a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony Friday. The store opened bright and early to a steady stream of customers, offering "I Love Wawa" T-shirts for the first 100 customers, and free coffee. Wawa will offer a free cup of Joe to all Plainfield customers through Sunday, December ...

The Downtown Westfield Gift Card lets you enjoy your favorite restaurants, shops and entertainment in Downtown Westfield and makes the perfect holiday gift.

This year, the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) wants to encourage residents and downtown visitors to keep holiday shopping local. Small businesses are still trying to weather the COVID-19 storm and need our support more than ever. The ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The new Wawa on 1470 South Ave., Plainfield (near the corner of Terrill Road) will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its opening 
on Friday, Dec. 3, and the public is invited. 

Doors open at 8:00 a.m. with limited-edition “I Love Wawa” t-shirts for the first 100 customers through the door. The outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony will ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains officials celebrated the unveiling of Engine 1681, the latest addition to the Scotch Plains Fire Department, on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.

Engine 1681 is a pumper tanker vehicle that has a built-in water tank with a 1,000-gallon range and replaces a truck that was more than 25 years old.

Fire Chief John Lestarchick thanked Township Manager Al Mirabella, Mayor ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Authorities have linked the man accused in an Oct. 19 sexual assault in Westfield to another such assault in Plainfield reported earlier that month, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday.

Terence Rhue, 22, of Plainfield, is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault with a weapon, third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact with a ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- A driver of 2022 Acura RDX that hit and seriously injured the rider of a 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle on the 300 block of Park Avenue and fled the scene on Wednesday, Nov. 24, was arrested by Scotch Plains police and charged with several offenses, according to the Scotch Plains police blotter. 

The driver, identified as Shahen Marku of Scotch ...

ELIZABETH, NJ — Following months of virtual rehearsals and preparation, Elf the Musical Jr. is returning to the stage in December.

The shows, on December 10, 11 and 12, will stream virtually at 7 p.m.

The Musical stars performers from the CAU Community Players, an inclusive group of talented people with and without disabilities.  Community Access Unlimited (CAU) is a Union ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- Fanwood's famous Christmas House has returned with new displays but the same mission: to raise money for NJ Institute for Disabilities (NJID), which offers specialized facilities for infants, children, and adults with developmental disabilities.

Despite the constant challenge of squirrel chewing through electrical wires (when the displays are off) Greg Roser has ...

ELIZABETH, NJ — In a time of year when many people are giving thanks, Community Access Unlimited (CAU) says its members are doing the same, following a challenging time.

The challenges of the pandemic for people with disabilities have sometimes been more complicated: dealing with changes to important services and navigating the state-mandated safety rules of service providers. People ...

The Covid-19 Virtual Town Hall will focus on misinformation and vaccines for children.

UNION COUNTY, NJ -- The Union County Commissioners invite members of the public to attend a virtual, interactive Town Hall on COVID-19, on Zoom beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, aimed at helping the Union County community understand the science behind the vaccines, including booster shots ...

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli announced the State Department of Health has confirmed a case of the Omicron variant in a traveler to the state. The person has been identified by the state as an adult female, who is a fully-vaccinated resident from Georgia, and had recently traveled to South Africa.

She tested positive on Nov. 28 and has ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Mental Health Association in New Jersey's (MHANJ's) 21st Annual Evening of Excellence will highlight “Orchestrating Change,” an award-winning documentary, featuring captivating individuals, beautiful music, and people who are living successfully with a diagnosis of mental illness. 

The documentary engages audience members in the story of the ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- Fanwood neighbors and Council members turned out tonight for a ceremonial lighting of a giant Menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.

Rabbi Avrohom Blesofsky of The Chabad of Union County officiated, injecting great energy into the small gathering at the North Avenue side of the train station where the Menorah stands. He was accompanied by a keyboardist and ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Mayor Josh Losardo, the Scotch Plains Council, and other township officials hosted a Hanukkah celebration on the Alan Augustine Green with Rabbi Avrohom Blesofsky of The Chabad of Union County, who presided over the lighting of the menorah on Sunday, Nov. 28, to mark the start of the Jewish holiday. 

The event featured traditional Hanukkah donuts, an ice-carving ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – November 17, 2021 – Temple Sholom will host its annual Chanukah Lego Night on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Temple Sholom (1925 Lake Avenue, Scotch Plains). Back by popular demand, the event is free and open to the public. Masks are required to be worn inside the building.

Participants are welcome to build as many Lego creations as ...

RAHWAY, NJ -- The Union Catholic swim team, sparked by quadruple winners Jack Perreault, and Julian Kaniuka, and triple-winner Bridget Davis, opened its season in very impressive fashion with a 126-42 victory over AL Johnson (Clark, NJ) on Wednesday at the Rahway YMCA.

The Vikings, a team loaded with firepower in every event, finished 1-2 in nine of the 11 ...

SUMMIT, NJ -- The Scotch Plains Fanwood boys team defeated Summit by a score of 91 to 79 at the Summit YMCA on Wednesday in their season opener on Wednesday.

The Raiders set the tone early by winning the medley relay with Kyle Karyczak, Aidan, Trenery, Corey He, and Bradley Frank, in 2:34.01. Scotch Plains-Fanwood took first in every race thereafter until Summit won the last event of ...

SUMMIT, NJ -- Summit defeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood by a score of 98 to 72 at the Summit YMCA on Wednesday in their season opener on Wednesday.

The Raiders won medley relay with Lily Hughes, Chloe Howell, Billie Rose Sherratt, and Julia Bonhote taking first place with a time of 1:50.23. The two teams swapped victories from that point onward. Dagny Donaldson of Summit edged Aislinn Mooney ...