Giving Back
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Wardlaw Hartridge Students Participate in Community Service Projects
By WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE SCHOOL
September 23, 2017Middle School students have begun the school year by participating in two community service projects. Families worked with members of Jersey Cares and Union County Parks Departments to restore and ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield Policemen's Benevolent Association has organized the first-ever Westfield Car, Motorcycle and Jeep charity event with all proceeds going ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ – The people of Westfield are mourning the loss of Tom Pearson, lovingly known as the town Santa Claus, who died on Wednesday, Sept. 13. After nearly 20 years ...
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WARREN, NJ – Paige Snyder was 11 when her mother, Roseann, passed away from cancer at the young age of 48. When Paige heard about Camp Clover Bereavement Camp, she was hesitant but eager to ...
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“IN LAK’ECH, ALA K’IN” is a Mayan phrase that means I Am Your Other You, You Are My Other Me. It’s a statement about unity and oneness that First Congregational Church ...
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Sporting shoulder pads and leg warmers, parachute pants and Members Only jackets, Clark area rockers will, like, totally party down ‘80s style for a radical good cause on Saturday, ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ – Hundreds of players, coaches and parents gathered to witness the presentation of Westfield PAL’s first-ever “Tough Guy” Award Saturday ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ – Runners and walkers alike will tie up their laces for a good cause Saturday at the Miracles for Myeloma 5K in Clark. The race aims to raise money for the International Myeloma ...
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David Wroe, music director of the Westfield-based New Jersey Festival Orchestra, formerly the Westfield Symphony Orchestra, was the recent guest presenter at a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ — Meaghan Murphy, Westfield’s chief spirit officer, talks about what motivates her to volunteer, the controversy over the “Bestfield” movement that she created ...
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On Sept. 12, members of the Westfield Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution met with Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky as he signed a proclamation declaring September 17 to ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ — A special back-to-school “Bestfield” shopping event was held at Downtown Westfield’s Athleta Thursday night, featuring a book signing by Laurie Gelman, ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ — Karen Golden, manager of volunteer services for the United Services Organizations (better known as the USO) and a Westfield resident, spoke at Tuesday night’s town council ...
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This September, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, together with the Feeding America® nationwide network of food banks, mobilizes in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is ...
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The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders will present a free workshop on cultural advocacy on Monday, Sept. 25, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Liberty Hall Wagon Shed Building, located ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ — Nancy Priest has made significant contributions of her time and talents to Westfield since she moved here from Stubenville, Ohio, just shy of 50 years ago when she and ...
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The Union County Rape Crisis Center will offer a free training program for volunteer advocates for victims of sexual violence. The program begins on Tuesday, October 3 and concludes on ...
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Does "Back to School" mean you have some free time now?
If you have one hour each week or one hour each month, consider delivering meals to homebound neighbors. Mobile Meals of Westfield ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ — More than 500 people participated in the Westfield Area YMCA’s 5K Run for Everyone Sunday. The annual run/walk/roll supports the Y’s Dragonfly program, which ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ – To support the Westfield Area YMCA's programs for young adults with special needs, community members gathered on Saturday evening for a celebration of fashion and ...
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WESTFIELD, NJ – Westfield resident and Houston native Benjamin Montez and Rory Chadwick, owner of the new Downtown Westfield shop Midtown Authentic, were busy organizing donations and bulk ...
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CRANFORD, NJ – Patrick Tuohy, a Marine, longtime Westfield resident and coach of the Westfield High School boys varsity lacrosse team, hopes to help veterans with a military-style boot ...
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Pick up your copy of the best-selling novel "Class Mom" at The Town Book Store in Westfield, then join author Laurie Gelman on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 7 to 8:30 for a special book ...
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The youth at First Baptist Church of Westfield (FBCW) continued their spirit of giving back to the community by helping to restore an orphanage in Oklahoma damaged by floods. It was a week of ...
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The summer service project of the Rotary Club of Westfield, Summer Sandwiches, is an undertaking of its ongoing outreach, Project Hunger, directed at eradicating hunger in the Union County ...
