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'Buy a Vet a Burger' for a Memorable Memorial Day Picnic
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'Color Run' Honors Late Scotch Plains-Fanwood Middle School Teacher
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Shane Sheppard Memorial Tournament Held in Scotch Plains
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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Relay for Life Set for May 20
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Longtime Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL Volunteer Honored
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Center for Hope to Honor Thomas Sharkey, Jr. at May 12 Fundraising Gala
By BARBARA RYBOLT
May 20, 2022SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - There’s a jar sitting on a counter at John's Meat Market at 389 Park Ave. in Scotch Plains with a sign, “Buy a Veteran a Burger! for Previously Homeless Veterans.” The sign raises a lot of questions: What Veterans? Why a burger? How will they get their burgers?
The answers to those questions and more arrived via email this week
The ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The first annual Dave Cilio Color Run at Nettingham Middle School was held on Friday, May 13, to celebrate the life of the phys. ed. teacher who passed away in July 2021.
Over 50 volunteers joined Nettingham students and staff as they took laps at the field outside the middle school, as participants were covered by colored powder while running laps ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Shane Sheppard was remembered again by his family and many friends, as the eighth annual Shane Stephen Sheppard Memorial Softball Tournament was played under sunny skies on Sunday, May 1, at Jerseyland Park in Scotch Plains.
Shane Sheppard, a 2008 graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, and an athlete while growing up, passed away in March 2014.
The annual ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School will host its annual Relay For Life on May 20, lasting from 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
According to its website, Relay For Life is the world's largest volunteer-based fundraising event. For more than 36 years, communities across the world have come together to honor and remember loved ones and take action for lifesaving change.
The ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Long-time Scotch Plains resident Mark Johns received a plaque of appreciation from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL for his commitment and service working the grill in the snack bar at the high school during PAL football games in the fall.
Johns' volunteer efforts were cited with his presentation during a recent SPF PAL Board of Governors meeting.
"Mark ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care is holding its annual fundraising gala on Thursday, May 12, at 6:00 p.m. The honoree is Thomas Sharkey, Jr., a long-time board member of the non-profit organization and leader in the wider community. The event will be at The Primavera Regency, 1080 Valley Road in Stirling.
All proceeds will benefit the Center for ...
MANVILLE, NJ - Make your vote count! Nominate your favorite charity or non-profit to win Valairco Care's next giveaway of $500. Voting deadline April 30, 2022. Click here to nominate your charity or nonprofit.
The most recent winner was Visions and Pathways.Bridgewater based Visions and Pathways has been helping abused, neglected, homeless, missing and at risk youth since ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Police Athletic League (PAL) made donations to the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad and the Fanwood Rescue Squad for their support during football season last fall.
Each organization received $1,000 for their weekly service throughout the season.
"Rescue Squad personnel are on hand for every game on Sunday mornings and afternoons to ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- One Scotch Plains girl is going on an international mission… and she is doing so one stitch at a time.
Ten-year-old Ella Burke wants to spread kindness, and her efforts to do so are going worldwide. The fifth grade Nettingham Middle School student, since learning about the war in Europe, has been raising money to benefit Ukrainian citizens by ...