EDISON, NJ -- Eleven athletes from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison were named to All-Division teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference after the spring season. The Rams were represented on five different teams.

Baseball players Ovidio Chavez of Elizabeth and J.J. Stueck of Scotch Plains and softball players Jane Anderson-Schmitt of Scotch Plains and Kristyn Smith of South ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University - New Brunswick has been ranked the No. 1 college in New Jersey by a national online education service Schools.com. The rankings released Monday are based on an analysis of 13 different criteria.

Thirty-three four-year schools in New Jersey were each scored on a 100-point scale using the most recent data available from government sources and based on ...

PERU -- Eleven students and three chaperones from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison learned about culture, service and survival during an amazing experience on a two-week service learning trip to Peru. W-H continued its partnership with the World Leadership School, an organization that transforms learning and empowers young leaders.

“Our service learning program provides students ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The following students earned dean's list honors for the Spring 2017 semester at Saint Joseph's University.

Connor English of Fanwood (07023)
Kathleen McEwen of Scotch Plains (07076)
Matthew Guastamacchia of Scotch Plains (07076)
Anthony Krajcsik of Scotch Plains (07076)

As Philadelphia's Jesuit, Catholic University, founded by the Society of Jesus ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – At its annual scholar-athlete luncheon, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) recognized 365 high school students, including Peter Warren of Scotch Plains, for their achievements. The organization awarded a total of $203,000 in college scholarships.

Under the ongoing scholar-athlete program, each NJSIAA member school – ...

FANWOOD, NJ – A discussion at the Fanwood Borough Council’s agenda meeting on Monday, July 10, about a proposal to refurbish the fields at Terrill Middle School  -- at a price tag of over $800,000 -- revealed lingering bitterness over the cost of the parking lot that the Board of Education built at Park Middle School.

The work to rehab the Terrill Middle School field would ...

St. Bartholomew Academy Hires Janet Ramos as New Vice Principal

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- St. Bartholomew Academy has hired Janet Ramos as the school’s new vice principal. 

Mrs. Ramos has extensive experience as a public school teacher and secondary level special education supervisor in the SPFK-12 school district. She worked 31 years at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, first ...

BALTIMORE, MD -- Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its spring 2017 Dean's List. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that, in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits.

The following local students have achieved this ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Carlie McNichol and Joshua Cochran-Carney, residents of Scotch Plains and June graduates of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, were recently awarded the Grausso/Bendel Memorial Scholarships from the Scotch Plains Lions Club.

The scholarship, created in memory of two former leaders of the Scotch Plains Lions Club Norm Bendel and Tony Grausso, is awarded ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Seton Hall University is pleased to announce the following students who qualified for Spring 2017 Dean's list and to congratulate them for their outstanding academic achievements.

Qualifications for Dean's list include enrolling as a full-time matriculated student with a minimum of 12 undergraduate credits, completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4 or above, and with ...