Scotch Plains-Fanwood Merchants Celebrate Small Business Saturday

HERSHEY, PA -- Seventy-four Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School students, accompanied by their Model U.N. Co-Advisors, Erin Sassaman and Brooke Oels, spent the weekend of Jan. 4 to 6, 2019, engaged in discussion and deliberations at the Model U.N. convention in Hershey, PA. 

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School received recognition as Outstanding Delegation. Meghan Sheey and Juliette Ciullo ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Before a packed Council chambers, Scotch Plains Police Chief Ted Conley held promotion ceremonies for Lt. Matthew Fugett and Sgt. Brad Belford on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Scotch Plains Municipal Building. The department also honored officer Richard Sopko, who has been called for deployment, for his continued military service.

Lieutenant Luke Fugett
Lt. Fugett was born and ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- In their first home meet since the winter break, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls swim team turned in another strong performance as they defeated Oak Knoll, 113-57, at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

The Raiders won all the relays, in addition to the individual wins by Rachel Small (100 Freestyle), Rachel DiFabrizio (50 Freestyle), Lily Hughes ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys swim team dominated in its return to the pool following winter break with a 114-54 win over Oratory Prep at the Fanwood Scotch Plains-YMCA on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Daniel Donaldson had another big day, winning the 50 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke, in addition to swimming a leg of the winning 200 Medley Relay. The Raider boys swept the ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – Jake Tooley was 19 when he died in a house fire.

Since the 2017 blaze, the community has rallied around his family, which also lost their puppy in the flames that destroyed the Prospect Street home.

Sam Tooley, Jake’s now 26-year-old brother, subsequently formed the Tooley Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit founded in his brother’s honor. The Westfield Board of Recreation on ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex) will attend the Scotch Plains Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7:00 p.m. This will be his third stop during the month of January to take action against hunger.

Coughlin is partnering with Mayor Al Smith to raise awareness about health and wellness in the state. He recently led the effort to pass 13 bills in the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School has partnered with Victory Road, which is bringing its High Performance Leadership Development Program OAR 360 to student-athletes at the school. (OAR stands for “Optimize Athlete Readiness.”)

The seminar, is being offered to two freshman or sophomore leaders nominated by the coaches of each of SPF’s sports teams. The two-day ...

Falafel, that tasty vegetarian Mediterranean street food made from chickpeas, isn’t just for pitas anymore. It’s showing up in sub sandwiches, salads, chips, pizzas – even soup.

Why is it so popular?

“It’s vegetarian and a hearty add on,” said David Delinko, owner of The Salad House of Somerville, where customers can get warm pieces of falafel on their made-to-order salads. 

Chef Paul ...

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Authorities are investigating a three-vehicle crash on Route 22 on Saturday morning and are requesting the public’s help.

Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to the area of Route 22 East and West End Avenue, North Plainfield, New Jersey to assist the North Plainfield Police Department in investigating a serious ...

FANWOOD, NJ – If someone offered you a position that has a significant amount of responsibility and very little pay, would you take it?

If you are newly sworn-in Fanwood Councilman Jeff Banks, the answer is yes.

“One day in December, I ran into (Councilman) Tom Kranz at breakfast. He told me that a seat had opened up on the Fanwood Council and asked if I would be interested in being ...