Year in Review: 2020 in Education

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood public schools have increased the Substitute Teacher daily pay rate to $105, effective January 1, 2021. All current and incoming substitute teachers will receive the per diem rate of $105.00.  

“Substitute Teachers play a vital role in our schools. Investing in them at this time is a win-win for everyone. We are focused on hiring new ...

WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced that the nation's tax season will start on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns.

The Feb. 12 start date for individual tax return filers allows the IRS time to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems following the Dec. 27 tax law changes that provided a second round ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- On Jan. 9th and 10th, student delegates from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School’s (SPFHS) Model United Nations chapter participated in a series of intense debates and discussions with hundreds of student delegates from other New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware high schools via Zoom.

Under advisors Brooke Oels and Erin McGowan Sassaman, social studies teachers, ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick Caregivers Donna Smith and Nicole Hinds were the first essential workers in line to receive the COVID-19 first round of vaccinations at the Chelsea Senior Living Home on Cranbury Road.  They were prepped but still a bit nervous about getting the shots from vaccination workers sent by the CVS on Route 18 North in East Brunswick.  Donna and Nicole put n their ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- A memorial to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19 in cities and towns across the country will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. The Washington, D.C. ceremony will feature a lighting around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. 

The Scotch Plains Municipal Building will be lit in amber on Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, as the township shows solidarity ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- For over a decade the Scotch Plains and Fanwood communities have joined together to remember, learn, and donate their time on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Created by volunteers for volunteers, this day has become a celebration of the interwoven and compassionate community we create together, the 12th annual Scotch Plains-Fanwood MLK Day of Service will take place on ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Rob Naulty is in need of a live liver donor.

“Some of you may know that I have liver disease. Over time, my liver disease has gotten worse causing my liver not to work well enough to keep me alive,” Naulty writes in a letter, shared with TAPinto Westfield by his wife, Betsy Naulty.

The family is asking members of the community who would consider donating a portion of their ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Choir students from Scotch Plains-Fanwood are lending their voices for a collaborative effort to celebrate 'music in our schools.'

Last week, borough fifth through eighth graders joined with their counterparts from South Plainfield for a 'Sound of My Heart' virtual field trip.

"This is an opportunity for two school districts to come together," said Shannon ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- Greg Roser, creator of Fanwood's Famous Christmas House, presented a ceremonial check to Robert J. Ferrara, executive director of the New Jersey NJ Institute for Disabilities, on Thursday, Jan. 14. Despite the financial challenges for many local families because the pandemic, donations for NJID made via the Christmas House set a new record in 2020, as Roser raised nearly $17,000 ...

TRENTON, NJ — With more than 4 million New Jersey residents now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine —  including 1.5 million who have preregistered to get the shot — there are not enough doses to keep up with demand, according to state officials.

The state is receiving about 100,000 doses weekly from the federal supply, which currently is being administered at some 160 vaccination sites ...