Education
By JOHN MOONEY
December 14, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Outgoing Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education member Nancy Bauer took the opportunity to thank the community for the opportunity to serve during the past 18 years at the BOE's Nov. 20, 2025, meeting.In the season of Thanksgiving, in addition to wishing ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School has announced its Honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2025-26 academic year. Congratulations to all the Honor Roll students!Grade 12 High Honor Roll Alexander Abrams, Sama Alaulddin, Paul Allen, Chloe Altman, Diego Angeles, Sebastian ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE), in partnership with ReUp Education, today released a new impact report on the State’s groundbreaking Some College, No Degree (SCND) initiative. The coordinated, cross-sector effort has helped re-enroll more than ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD- Sophomores Nathaniel "Nate" Sims and Giulliana Rosario have been named the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Raiders of the Month (sponsored by Fabio's Bistro) for November 2025.Nathaniel "Nate" Sims – Nate is a hard-working student who is polite, funny, and adds to the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 school district has announced a phased plan to move 5th graders from Nettingham and Terrill Middle Schools to the five elementary schools, starting with Brunner Elementary in the 2026-27 academic year. This strategic adjustment addresses ...
NEW JERSEY — The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), a program of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, helped income-eligible parents pay the cost of full-time child care. CCAP has been in an indefinite pause since August 2025. The program ended because of a shortfall in the state’s 2026 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 school district is in the process of developing a new Strategic Plan to set goals for the next three to five years. As part of this process, the district is soliciting feedback through a community survey to gather data, ideas, and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Raider Robotics team had a strong showing at their competition in Westfield on Sunday, Nov. 2, finishing the day with a 4-2 record and earning sixth place among 21 teams. Throughout the event, Raider Robotics received several compliments from ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Seniors Carolin Frias and Christian Ortiz have been named the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Students of the Month (sponsored by Fabio's Bistro) for October 2025.Carolin Frias is a student who has shown tremendous growth and development over the past few years. She ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF conducted a survey of all Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates throughout the past month. With Election Day approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, here is a recap of their positions:Scotch PlainsMeet the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Ed ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings. The report examined performance at about 47,000 public elementary schools and more than 23,000 middle schools that are ranked at the state and district levels. Here’s how ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools has begun the bid process and completed the first sale of bonds for the projects approved by voters in January 2025. With construction beginning this fall, the district is on track to open La Grande Elementary School ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF continues its series of profiles on Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates. This time, the answers come from challenger Jorge A. Chauca Villar, who is on the ballot for a Fanwood seat on the BOE.Current Occupation: Bilingual Science ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF continues its series of profiles on Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates this week. This time, the answers come from challenger Nicole Zuber, who is on the ballot for a Fanwood seat on the BOE. Name: Nicole ZuberCurrent Occupation: Child, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF continues its series of profiles on Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates this week. This time, the answers come from challenger Eric Fellen, who is on the ballot for a Scotch Plains seat on the BOE. Name: Eric FellenCurrent Occupation: ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF continues its series of profiles on Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates this week. This time, the answers come from incumbent Stephanie Suriani, who is on the ballot for a Scotch Plains seat on the BOE.Name: Stephanie SurianiCurrent ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF continues its series of profiles on Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates. This time, the answers come from challenger John Greenblatt, who is on the ballot for a Scotch Plains seat on the BOE.Name: John GreenblattCurrent Occupation: ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF continues its series of profiles on Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates this week. This time, the answers come from challenger Brad Herman, who is on the ballot for a Scotch Plains seat on the BOE.Name: Brad HermanCurrent Occupation: ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The second in our Meet The BOE Candidates series: Jason Benedict (Fanwood), who was appointed to finish Amy Winkler's unfinished term in June 2025.Current Occupation: Chief Information Security Officer for Fordham University.Education: AAS in Accounting with a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – TAPintoSPF begins its series of profiles on Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 Board of Education candidates this week. We begin with incumbent Nancy Bauer, who is on the ballot for a Scotch Plains seat on the BOE. Name: Nancy Norris-BauerCurrent Occupation: Retired ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Families fanned out across Scotch Plains for the annual "Walk to School Day" trek to the elementary schools, encouraging some exercise on Wednesday, Oct. 8.Mayor Josh Losardo joined with families in thier morning walk to school.“The goal of this day is to raise awareness and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD- Seniors Jonah Leske and Claire Abadir have been named the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Raiders of the Month (sponsored by Fabio's Bistro) for September 2025. Claire Abadir demonstrates the qualities of a Raider both in and out of the classroom. She is a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Twelve Scotch Plains-Fanwood seniors competed for the coveted title of Homecoming King and Queen at halftime of the Raiders vs. JFK (Iselin) Mustangs on Friday evening. Asher Jackvony and Natalia Lambert were chosen as the winners.The Homecoming Court consisted of the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ– Seven Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School students have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are Annie Ricca, Emma Telpis, Garet Su, Isabella Mirenda, Joseph Lambert, Karoly Jakab, and Venny Ebrahim. They are among the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Carl Malcolm Kumpf Sr., beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away peacefully on Sept. 26, 2025, at age 86, in his home in Westfield, NJ.Born in Buffalo, NY, Carl was the eldest of three siblings and a lifelong advocate for education and community ...
KINGSTON, RI — The University of Rhode Island celebrated more than 3,500 of its newest alumni during the University's 2025 Commencement in May, and three local students were among the nearly 3,600 undergraduates.Anabelle Griffin of Fanwood graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Textile Fashion ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Special Education Parent Advisory Group (SEPAG) invites all parents, caregivers, guardians, and community members to join in its mission of supporting students with IEPs and 504 plans. In accordance with New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (667 Westfield Road,Scotch Plains) will host its 27th annual Marching Band Festival Home Show at Perry Tyson Field on Sept. 20, 2025. Performances will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School The 80 members of the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – It was a day of many firsts, as well as a day of many “first lasts” as students in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 district returned for school on Thursday, Sept. 4, to begin the 2025-26 academic year. Naturally, nervous kindergartners clung to their mothers before ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Ty Gleason was taking his first day at Rutgers in stride, methodically unloading several pairs of Nike size-13 sneakers and other personal items from his uncle’s Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn and moving into his new digs at the Honors College.His mother, however, was feeling a swirl of ...