Scenes from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Senior Prom

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Union Catholic, which climbed to No. 6 in the state rankings earlier in the day, showed no signs of slowing went it went on the road to take on crosstown and divisional rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Friday.
 
The Vikings rolled to a 25-18 and 25-17 victory over the Raiders to improve to 7-1.  

UC took the lead early in the opening set and won it handily. In the second ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- The Fanwood 5K Super Hero and Family Fun Run tales place on Sunday, Oct. 21 at La Grande Park in Fanwood. 

Online registration closes on Friday, Oct. 19, at midnight. Fees are $25, USATF-NJ members: $20, Late registrations: Oct. 20 and 21: $30. Fun Run: $10 with race t-shirt, $5 without t-shirt. Save $5 by inviting 3 friends to run the 5K. If 3 friends you referred register ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Marching Band hosted its 20th Annual Marching Band Festival on Saturday, Sept. 22. 

South Brunswick was the big winner of the evening and took home the mayors' trophy. Members of the Scotch Plains Fanwood marching band presented trophies to the winners in various categories.

The Festival included performances by marching bands ...

BRIDGEWATER — One of the most intriguing out-of-conference matchups on Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s schedule is their annual early season showdown with Bridgewater-Raritan. The two perennial powerhouses have played some outstanding games in their yearly September clashes, and almost always exchange blows deep in the state tournament. 

But on Saturday, it was about as one-sided as a match can ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Two second-half goals by sophomore Corinne Lyght led the undefeated Raiders girls soccer team to its sixth straight victory, 2-0, over Sayreville on Saturday morning.

Lyght now has seven goals and three assists in the young season.  Lizzie Ley and Rachel Schoss were credited with assists.

Goalkeeper Maya Kessler shutout the Bombers, who had to stop just five ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Although they didn't walk away with a win, Scotch Plains-Fanwood played a great game against powerhouse Immaculata, which improved to 3-0 with a 40-30 win over the host Raiders on Saturday.

Quarterback Anthony Porter threw for one scoring strike to Jake Hahn and ran the ball 25 times for 184 yards and a touchdown. Alex Oslislo rushed for 150 yards on 24 carries for ...

FANWOOD, NJ – Fanwood’s economic development director Liz Jeffery hosted a small business roundtable for local business owners on Wednesday evening at the Fanwood Grille to update them on developments impacting the borough’s downtown area.

Station Square at Fanwood (35 townhome style rentals with 7 affordable units) – Developer Landmark has received building permits. Based upon progress to ...

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Having won the title of Best Soup in New Jersey from food website The Daily Meal, the Fanwood Grille has expanded the availability of its award-winning soups to the Scotch Plains Farmers Market this fall.

Among the soups that the eatery has sold at the market are its famed lobster bisque and New England clam chowder, the popular chicken noodle soup, and vegetarian ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The annual Scotch Plains Day downtown street festival on Sunday, Oct. 7, will offer an electric vehicle show at which residents can learn all about the benefits of plug-in vehicles.

Alternative energy and “Plug-in" vehicles will be on display courtesy of Nissan World of Springfield and Global Auto Mall. Representatives from GreenSpot, a smart mobility company that provides ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- Mayor Colleen Mahr presented a proclamation at the Fanwood Council meeting on Monday evening to Bob and Grace Kruthers, Fanwood residents since 1954, who celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Sept. 12, 2018. The Kruthers, who have known each other since age 6, are both 92 years old and have lived in Fanwood since 1954.

Bob is a Life Member of the Fanwood Rescue Squad ...