Scenes from Scotch Plains-Fanwood Girls Volleyball Senior Night

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA is excited to announce the expansion of its offerings and will be holding an 8-week program session this Spring. The session will run from May 3 to June 27, 2021, and online registration for programs begins Monday, April 19 at 9:00 a.m.

This is the Y’s first full 8-week program session since its closure last March due to COVID-19, and ...

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NJ SPOTLIGHT -- With one in four cases linked to variants, NJ’s top medical official says ‘Keep doing what you’re doing and get vaccinated’

At least one in four recent ...

TRENTON, NJ — The state Department of Health has directed all New Jersey vaccination sites to cancel or put on hold appointments for the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine — following recommendations by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The health agencies today issued a pause in the vaccine’s usage after ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The annual Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Food Truck Festival will roll into town on Sunday, May 2, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will take place at the high school's Westfield Road entrance with a social distancing layout. Face masks will be mandatory.

The Food Truck Festival is a fundraiser for the Class of 2021. The event is scheduled to run from 11 am ...

NEWARK, NJ — When Judy Rodriguez was a sophomore at Elizabeth High School, her history teacher gave her a key piece of information that would empower her, then one day power New Jersey.

"She gave us an aptitude test, and the result for me was that I would be good at the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. Her reaction was 'You should try for MIT', and I'm like ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Michael Adamowsky says he didn’t plan it, but he has found his purpose in life through teaching.

After completing his master’s degree in accounting and starting a career at Community Access Unlimited, Adamowsky found that the accounting position didn’t suit him, and he didn’t like sitting at a computer all day. He decided to become more directly involved in the mission of CAU, ...

Invasive insect threatens native trees and plants, and can destroy valuable crops.

A different kind of Earth Day project is available in April to all Union County residents and visitors this spring: help destroy the spotted lanternfly and its eggs, too. It is important to act at now, because the eggs of the spotted lanternfly typically hatch from late April to early May.

“The spotted ...

VOORHEES, NJ -- With the cancellation of the YMCA National Championship this year, a YMCA Swimming Festival was held for those swimmers who have met the YMCA National Qualifying times at the National Aquatic Center in Voorhees from April 8th to 11th. The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swim team had 23 swimmers who competed at the festival and the team finished 5th overall out of the 17 NJ YMCA ...

Event at UC Vo-Tech in Scotch Plains; COVID-19 safety rules apply

The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced today that there will be a free Drive-Up screening of “The Croods – A New Age” at the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools Campus, located at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains on Friday, April 23. Parking begins at 7:00 p.m. and the movie will begin at dusk. The rain ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 24, when the Township and its Green Team invites residents to join in a celebration of Earth Day.  

Stop by the Scotch Plains Library, 1927 Bartle Ave., between 9-11 a.m., for a drive-thru seedling giveaway. The free seedlings are part of a state tree recovery program and will be given out while supplies last. Participants will also ...