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By CHARLIE CANGIALOSI III
October 1, 2022
FANWOOD, NJ - The Chelsea at Fanwood held a celebration for its 25th anniversary on Wednesday, September 28. The event was held at The Chelsea building in Fanwood, NJ and provided food, drinks, live music, and a slide show and video presentation of moments at The Chelsea. "When you look at this ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Due to the rainy forecast for Saturday, October 1, the Rose Checchio Walk to Wipe Out Breast Cancer has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 22 at 8:30 a.m. (Check in), 9 a.m. (Start). For more information, contact Margaret Heisey, co-chair, mheisey@scotchplainsnj.com or ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- “Education in the faith is a part of the finality of a Catholic School.” This statement made by the Congregation for Catholic Education in Rome in 1982 holds true today. Specifically, that it is important to St. Bartholomew Academy to preserve and amplify our Catholic ...
NEW JERSEY - Across RWJBarnabas Health, we have seen a recent surge in cases of severe respiratory illness in children who test positive for rhinovirus and/or enterovirus. Uzma N. Hasan, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, and Christopher Freer, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District have placed at #33 out of 243 of the “Best School Districts in New Jersey” ranked by the school search platform Niche. Niche gave the district an overall grade of A. The rankings for 2023 released by Niche give Scotch ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ice Hockey Association will offer two free street hockey clinics at Scotch Plains Day on Sunday, Oct. 2. While 5-8 is the ideal age, players up to age 10 are welcome. As a special addition to the event, participants will play in the NJ Devil’s ...
TRENTON, NJ — Members of the New Jersey National Guard will soon deploy to Florida to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on Wednesday as a Category 4 storm. Gov. Phil Murphy announced 135 members, in addition to 40 military and support vehicles will be sent to help with ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ --The Bridgewater-Raritan High School Marching Band was the winner of its first competition of the 2022-23 school year when it finished on top at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School’s 23rd annual Marching Band Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24. Westfield High School was the ...
FANWOOD, NJ - The Friends of the Fanwood Library's annual book sale will take place on Oct. 6-9 at the Forest Road Park Building (153 Forest Road). Members Night: Thursday, Oct. 6, from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. All patrons must have a current membership to shop. Purchase or renew yours at the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The aroma of fresh baked goods wafted through the newly opened bakery on Elm Street Wednesday morning as community members gathered for a formal ribbon cutting. Owned and operated by Westfield residents Uyen Kirshenbaum and her husband, Jeff, a Fanwood native, Kirshenbaum Baking ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- As an alum of Scotch Plains-Fanwood public schools, Erin Mullman’s passion for education was shaped by the teachers she had as a child. Now, she’s hoping to play the same role in the lives of students as Evergreen Elementary School’s new principal. Mullman has long ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Township of Scotch Plains has announced its activities for Scotch Plains Weekend (Sept. 29 - Oct. 2). The schedule includes: Comedy on the Green Thursday, Sept. 29 Alan Augustine Green, 430 Park Ave., Scotch Plains Gathering will begin at 7:15 p.m. and show time is at ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit Police Department, Summit Fire Department, Summit PBA Local #55, Summit FMBA #54, Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad and City of Summit officials have partnered to raise awareness about the immediate need for a living donor kidney transplant for Summit Police Officer ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — During the summer of 2020, the Mechanical Contractors Association of New Jersey decided to donate the proceeds from a golf fundraiser to two non-profit organizations, rather than shore up its political action committee. Three years later, the MCANJ is continuing a tradition ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL Raiders took to the road vs. Bridgewater for week 3 of the 2022 season. In one of the most exciting games of the year, the 7th grade (B Level) defense showed up in a big way against a strong Bridgewater offense. Gabriel Gutierrez set the tone ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Max Ho, a member of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boys Scout Troop 104, recently earned the rank of Eagle. Max began his trail to Eagle as a Tiger Scout in 1st grade, joining Pack 34. He earned the Arrow of Light rank and joined Troop 104 in March 2016. Over the years, Max ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Continuing with our "Five Questions with..." series, TAPintoSPF spoke with Keith DeMatteo, a Republican Candidate for the Scotch Plains Council. Name: Keith De Matteo Current Occupation: Senior Director, Strategy, Supplier and Risk Management – Bristol Myers ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Township homeowners and tenants are urged to access an online portal to receive a property tax rebate through “ANCHOR,” a new state program that stands for “Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters.” Under the program, the state is planning to provide ...
NEW JERSEY— The average price for a gallon of gas in New Jersey dropped 11 cents from last week to today’s price of $3.48 ($3.59). The average price in the Garden State is 51 cents cheaper than a month ago ($3.99), but still 26 cents more than this day a year ago ($3.22). While prices locally ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Recognizing the importance of literature in young children, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools recently created a new position for Supervisor of K-5 Literacy. Kelli Dunston was the perfect fit for that role. Dunston worked in the North Plainfield School District for 14 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The Scotch Plains Rescue Squad Auxiliary is collecting much-needed household items for previously homeless veterans residing at Valley Brook Village on the Veteran’s Administrative Campus in Lyons/Basking Ridge, NJ. The requested items are as follows: Laundry ...
FANWOOD, NJ - Join the Fanwood Community at "Fan Woof Day," the celebration of the dogs of Fanwood. This celebration, hosted by the Home for Good Dog Rescue, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North Side Train Station. Activities will include: On site dog ...
WESTFIELD, NJ -- Dylan Wragg rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns, while Aidan Harper scored on a five-yard run to lead Westfield to a 30-0 shutout of visiting Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Kehler Stadium. Wragg, Harper (66 yards total), and quarterback Trey Brown (32 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — French-inspired baked goods, healthy foods and an alternative type of Brazilian hair removal are headed for downtown Westfield. The 2,400 sq. ft. bakery Kirshenbaum Baking Co. at 62 Elm St. has scheduled its grand opening for Wednesday, the company said. “We are thrilled to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The New Jersey Festival Orchestra is back on Oct. 1 with one last outdoor concert in Westfield before the weather turns cold. “From Olden American Times” will feature some of Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs,” George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess Fantasy” and pastorals, gavottes ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls soccer came out of its scoring slump and improved to 4-1-3 by defeating Montgomery, 3-0. The tone of the game was set early in the contest. Montgomery had the opportunity to strike first when they were awarded a penalty kick in the first ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The Union County Police Department will host a "Back the Blue" car show at the John H. Stamler Police Department in Scotch Plains on Saturday, October 8 (rain date: October 15). The show will raise funds for the Union County Fallen Officers Memorial. All makes and models of ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ -- A Scotch Plains man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl over the course of two years, according to an announcement from Union County Prosecutor William Daniel. Following a jury trial before Union County Superior Court Judge Thomas Isenhour, Jeff ...
HARRISON, NJ -- Red Bull Arena's major league atmosphere brought a new level of fervor to the storied Scotch Plains-Fanwood vs. Westfield soccer rivalry on Thursday, Sept. 22, but in a reversal of recent results, it was the Raiders who came out on top on the big stage. Patrick Watt's goal about ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood got a clutch come-from-behind win at home against the New Providence with a final score of 2-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Defense prevailed for both teams in the first half, as neither team was able to find the back of the net. Raiders goalkeeper Rebecca ...
