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By JOHN MOONEY
April 6, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Raiders topped Brearley High School (Kenilworth), 6-4, on Saturday, April 6, as Scotch Plains-Fanwood hosted a game in which they were the "away team" in the scorebook. The contest was originally scheduled to be played on Wednesday, April 3, in Kenilworth, but the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball swept three games in pool play without dropping a set on the way to victory in the Bloomfield Tournament on Saturday. Pool A Scotch Plains-Fanwood over Bloomfield: 25-13, 25-12 Scotch Plains-Fanwood over Edison: 25-16, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball continued the undefeated start of its season with a two-set victory over host Westfield on Friday, April 5. Tim Ennis led the Raiders in both kills (10) and digs (12). Kieran McElroy Barker added 10 digs and 6 service points. Quinn Donohue ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - All are invited to attend the 2024 opening of the Osborn Cannonball House Museum in Scotch Plains on Sunday, April 7 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. As part of a springtime celebration, the museum at 1840 Front St. will feature antique Edwardian clothing from the museum’s vast ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood baseball lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 8-1 in their home-opener on Friday, April 5. Although SPF kept the Panthers from blowing the game open with any big innings, Bridgewater-Raritan consistently scored to start the game with two runs in the first ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Township of Scotch Plains, with the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary, Lifestyle Studio, and Resolve Community Counseling will host a Mental Health Awareness Wellness Walk and Fair on Saturday, May 4, at the Alan Augustine Village Green (Rain date: May 18th). The fair lasts ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Food Pantry is desperately in need of food donations. They are in need of everything: cereal, coffee, soups, canned vegetables, pasta, pasta sauce, rice, canned meats and tuna. There are bins at the back of the Church, 1571 S. Martine ...
NEW JERSEY -- A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of Northern and Central New Jersey, as well as parts of New York City, New York State, and Pennsylvania, and as far north as Connecticut and Massachusetts on Friday, April 5. The earthquake began at around 10:22 a.m. and lasted a few ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Patriots' Path Council will host its 6th annual Fanwood-Scotch Plains Good Scout Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at The Westwood (438 North Ave., Garwood). The Awards recognize citizens for their positive ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/WESTFIELD, NJ — Brightwood Park, which was closed after a coyote followed a dog walker Thursday morning, has reopened, Westfield Police said in a Nixle alert Friday morning. “The area has been monitored following yesterday’s coyote sighting and is deemed safe,” police said in the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ -- On July 1, Warren Hynes will take over as Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School's new principal. He brings with him two decades of teaching and leadership experience, including from his current position as assistant principal at Westfield High School. Dr. Mast and the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Brightwood Park, on the Westfield-Scotch Plains border, closed after a coyote followed a dog walker, Westfield Police said in a Nixle alert Thursday just after 8 a.m. It’s not the first time. The park was closed for several days in July of 2023 after police said a coyote chased ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys tennis team will look to have a better season in 2024 after finishing 4-16 last year. Head coach Barbara Joyner noted two key losses to this year's program in Atharv Dwivedi and Raymond Facenda, Jr. Athrav has chosen to take part in ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball team continues to dominate opponents after defeating Elizabeth in two sets (25-15, 25-12) at home on Wednesday, April 3. The senior class put on a show for Raider Nation, as Tim Ennis, Michael Wojcik, Kieran McElroy-Barker, ...
FANWOOD, NJ - Fanwood's 35th annual Clean Community Day (in recogition of Earth Day) will take place on Saturday, April 20, at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine. Volunteers are asked to meet at the South Side Train Station parking lot. Adults and children are invited to become "Pick-Up Partners" and help ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The next total solar eclipse visible in Scotch Plains-Fanwood will be during the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2024. The Moon’s shadow will cover the sun across the Pacific and then will traverse North America. The very longest duration of total darkness will be in ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — New Jersey’s third-largest shopping mall – Woodbridge Center – sold for $70.4 million in February. A Manhattan bond-rating agency now says its investors lost a whopping $155 million in that discount deal. Woodbridge Center’s new, yet-to-be identified, buyer took ownership on ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The future of Quimby Street in downtown Westfield came up briefly during the Westfield town council's conference meeting March 26, and it could include a permanent one-way design with expanded parking and devices at either end to facilitate closing the road for ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Raiders volleyball won its second game in two days and improved to 2-0 for the season with a two-set victory over Piscataway on Tuesday (25-15, 25-13) at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School on Tuesday afternoon. Scotch Plains-Fanwood senior Tim Ennis led the team with ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools will begin accepting online preschool applications for the 2024-25 school year on Saturday, April 13 at 10:00 a.m. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood preschool program provides a foundation of readiness skills for 3- and 4-year-old ...
FANWOOD, NJ - The Fanwood Recycling Center will be open on Saturday, April 6 from 8 am until 11 am for Fanwood residents only. The following items are accepted at the Recycling Center: Appliances & Scrap Metal Electronics: TVs, PCs, (Desktop & Laptops, Monitors, Printers), Copiers, ...
CLARK, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball won their season-opener over Arthur L. Johnson 4-2 on Monday, April 1, at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark. The game was originally scheduled to be played at SPFHS but was moved due to the wet field conditions. The Crusaders started the game with ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Students enrolled in a yoga teaching training program at Lifetime Fitness in Berkeley Heights raised more than $4,100 for the New Jersey chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The students raised the funds as part of their training program that ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball continued its winning tradition by taming the Linden Tigers, (25-23, 25-7) in boys volleyball's season opener on Monday, April 1. Tim Ennis picked up where he left off last year and led the Raiders with 12 kills, 2 blocks, 7 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood baseball fell to cross-town rival Union Catholic, 8-3, in the season-opener for both teams on Monday, April 1. This game was originally scheduled to be a home game for SPF, but due to the weather, the game was relocated to Union Catholic High ...
NEW JERSEY – While the recent frigid temperatures and frost-covered lawns may indicate otherwise, spring, according to the calendar, is upon us and HVAC experts state it is the best time to ensure that one’s home air distribution systems is running properly. “When we hear spring cleaning we ...
FANWOOD, NJ - The annual Fanwood Easter Egg Hunt attracted hundreds of residents, children, and families during a bright sunny spring Saturday morning at Forrest Road Park. Children made the mad dash to find eggs filled with candy and prizes; more than 2,000 of them. Contests included jellybean ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls spring track team is looking forward to the upcoming 2024 season with their first meet at home on Tuesday, April 2. The Raiders lost a number of athletes to both injury and graduation this year. Jenai Berry, Ava Billotto, and Morgan ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Fresh off a six-month European tour with DragonForce, a trailblazing force in the Extreme Power Metal genre, Scotch Plains musical prodigy Billy Wilkins is back in town for a little rest and relaxation before hitting the road again in April. Acclaimed as the “world’s fastest ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The Township of Scotch Plains will celebrate Earth Day with a Freecycle Market, Community Clean-Up, and Seedling Giveaway hosted at Jerseyland Park (2373 Beryllium Rd, Scotch Plains) on Saturday, April 20, with a rain date scheduled for Sunday, April 21. The Community ...
