Fall Flowers Workshop at the Scotch Plains Public Library

ROSELLE PARK, NJ --The Union Catholic girls tennis team played one of its best matches of the season when the Vikings scored a 4-1 victory over Roselle Park on Friday.

The Vikings, coming off its toughest part of the schedule, lost just one set as its snapped its five match losing streak to improve to 2-5.

 UC won two matches at singles and swept the doubles.

Sadie Abood won at 6-2-, ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ --  Union Catholic, which has a very diverse student body, continued its commitment to making its students feel at home by celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday at the school.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is the second biggest festival in China.

During the lunch periods at the school on Friday, international students joined with ...

Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss seeks 10 individuals for our October 19-22, 2018 volunteer facilitator training session.

Imagine peer support groups are the main source of support for grieving children and families in Union county and beyond. Groups are facilitated by trained adult volunteers who attend a 32-hour training and quarterly continuing education programs. Volunteers come from ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- In preparation for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, members of Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains built a Sukkah (booth) on Sunday, September 16.

The Sukkah was constructed by volunteers from the synagogue’s Men’s Club, along with seventh-graders in Congregation Beth Israel’s Religious School and high school students in the synagogue’s youth group, United Synagogue ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Christina H Chororos, is founder of Kairos Chronic Pain Coaching, the first exclusive chronic pain coaching practice based in Scotch Plains. 

Christina is a decade-long chronic pain sufferer and certified Integrative Wellness Life Coach. With the country’s attention focused on the opioid epidemic, September’s “Pain Awareness Month" could not come soon enough. Christina has ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Union Catholic's volleyball team and C.R.A.Y.O.N Club will be joining forces at the annual "Spike Out Autism'' event at Union Catholic on Saturday, Sept. 29.   

The C.R.A.Y.O.N (Community Raising Autism- Awareness Yielding Opportunities Now) Club will be hosting a special needs sports day for kids and teens from ages 12-21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the courtyard at ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- All Saints' Episcopal Church welcomes our community's furry, finned, and scaly friends!

We are celebrating the Feast of St. Francis with a community-wide Pet Blessing on Sunday, Oct. 7, at 12:30 p.m. on the church lawn. Come on down to 559 Park Avenue in Scotch Plains with your best human and non-human friends.

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On Thursday, Sept. 27 from 6:30-8:00 p.m., Imagine, a Center for Coping with Loss is offering a Bullies to Buddies training. 

Bullying is a challenge for many students, but grieving children and youth are more likely to be bullied or become a bully.  The Bullies to Buddies method fosters resilience by showing how to respond to verbal aggression.  Children from third grade up, parents, school ...

WESTFIELD, NJ -- The New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO) has announced its exciting new program for the 2018-2109 season. The beautifully crafted new series promises a variety of spectacular concerts that celebrate composers and artists who came to the U.S. from abroad and were inspired by what they found here.

The season showcases highly anticipated appearances by a series of internationally ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Claudia Aljian, a senior at Union Catholic, went to Japan for 12 days with several students from all over the country as part of the People to People International Travel Programs. 

Aljian was recommended for the program by her older sister, Taylor, who went to Italy, Greece, and France through the People to People program.

"When my sister went on her trips, I remember ...