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By JOHN MOONEY
April 20, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Father John S. Nelligan Council of the Knights of Columbus presented its 47th annual Shield Awards on Wednesday, April 17, to eight police, fire and EMS responders from Fanwood and Scotch Plains at the Italian-American Club in Scotch Plains. The awards recognize ...
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Paul Johnson began a life-changing challenge: running 3,000 miles across the U.S. from Los Angeles to New York on March 1, 2024. At some point on Saturday, April 20, he is scheduled to run across Scotch Plains and Fanwood as part of his journey. He is making his way through New ...
FANWOOD, NJ - Meaningful Touch Home Care opened its doors at 141 South Avenue, Suite 2, Fanwood, on Monday, April 15, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We are a homecare company and specialize in personal care. I have a certified home health aide's license in the state of New Jersey. We also do ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Maryland man has been arrested after a vehicle pursuit Thursday that ended in a crash and resulted in injuries to three police officers, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced Friday. It started around 5:10 p.m. on April 18, Westfield Police Chief Christopher ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - Olivia DiSalvo, junior on the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School softball team, was recently named Union County Conference Player of the Week by NJ.com for April 8-14. "It's definitely an honor for me," said DiSalvo. "Coming off a season last year where I didn't get to ...
UNION, NJ - Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball improves to 9-0 in 2024 after defeating Union in two sets (25-9, 25-14) on Wednesday, April 17. Senior Tim Ennis led the team in kills with 10, along with three blocks and eight digs, while Quinn Donahue led in assists with 23. Scotch ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team lost at home to one of New Jersey's top teams, Delbarton, 12-8, on Wednesday, April 17. Senior Colin McAuliffe scored a team-high five goals, while fellow seniors Aidan Fairweather and Jack Wall scored the other three goals ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- A game that got off to a wet and sloppy start settled in to become a taut pitchers' duel between Dayton starter Patrick Ferguson and Scotch Plains-Fanwood reliever Matt Capozzolo. Scotch Plains-Fanwood broke through for three unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth inning ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School celebrated 15 student-athletes who are going on to continue their academic and athletic careers in college with a Spring Signing Day ceremony on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The athletes were honored by their coaches and had the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- St. Bartholomew Academy Middle School hosted members of the Township of Scotch Plains government Wednesday morning. Mayor Josh Losardo, Deputy Mayor Ellen Zimmerman, Councilman Matt Adams, and Municipal Manager Al Mirabella visited and took questions from the students ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball team defeated Summit at home in two sets (25-14, 25-13) on Tuesday, April 16. Senior Tim Ennis led the team in kills with 10, while senior Kieran McElroy Barker led in digs with 20 and Quinn Donahue had 22 assists. Other ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Temple Sholom (1925 Lake Ave. in Scotch Plains), will host its annual Service of Remembrance and Hope on Sunday, May 5, at 7:00 p.m. Gabriella Major, a child survivor of the Holocaust from Hungary, will share her family’s story. Gabriella was two years old when she, her ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county Board of Commissioners last week introduced a $543.4 million budget for 2024 that increases county-wide taxes by 1.75%. Introducing the budget, fiscal committee chairperson Rebecca Williams said the tax levy increase comes to $373,722,967.17. William said the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball continues its successful 2024 season by shutting out Union Catholic 16-0 on Tuesday, April 16, ending the game by mercy rule after just four innings played. Sophomore Emily Roof pitched a no-hitter for the Raiders along with nine strikeouts ...
WESTFIELD, NJ -- The nail-biter between Westfield and Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Tuesday will go down as another classic battle between the longtime rivals, with the Blue Devils pulling the game out on a HPB and a throwing error that allowed the winning run to score in the bottom of the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball continues its undefeated season, handing Bridgewater-Raritan their first loss of the season on Monday, April 15. The Raiders dominated the first set 25-14 but just barely took the second set, edging out the Panthers 27-25. Brothers Tim and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Social Justice Matters Inc. (SJM) is kicking off its 2024 Juneteenth celebration with a fundraiser on Saturday, April 20, at The Urban Cone in Scotch Plains. Urban Cone will make a 15 percent donation on every sale from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. that day when customers mention ...
BERKELEY HTS., NJ -- Gov. Livingston showed why they are ranked No. 5 in the state, as the Highlanders stopped Scotch Plains-Fanwood's win streak at four games and defeated the Raiders, 9-0. Gov. Livingston had an unrelenting hitting attack and took advantage of four Raiders errors, which ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team evened their season record to 3-3 with a 12-7 home win over New Providence on Monday, April 15. Senior Aidan Fairweather led the team in scoring with a hat trick, while Ben Filler, Jack Wall, and Colin McAuliffe all had two ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to pump nearly $1 billion more into New Jersey schools. The new spending would increase state aid to public schools by 5% over the current level and is meant to “fully fund” K-12 education to ensure that New Jersey children receive a top-notch ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Parish staff and generous volunteers will be providing our Summer Academy program for children and youths in grades preschool four through eight. This formational program will provide young people with the opportunity to learn about their faith through lessons, art, music and ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball and baseball teams earned wins on Saturday, April 13, with softball winning two games against J.P. Stevens and Middlesex while baseball shut out Middlesex 11-0. Softball Scotch Plains-Fanwood Wins Two Games at Autism Awareness ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- A new club sport -- girls flag football -- kicked off its first season and earned its first win on April 11 at home over Kent Place. Flag football has gained interest from student-athletes who want to try out a new sport and remain active during the spring ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - Twin brothers Brian and Fr. David Santos have been named co-grand Marshals for the Scotch Plains Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27. Both brothers have deep ties to Scotch Plains, as Brian Santos and his family currently live in the township, while Fr. David was a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood softball team improved its record to 4-2 overall (2-0 UCC) on Saturday with two wins against non-conference opponents at the Autism Awareness Tournament hosted at Union Catholic High School. Over two games, the Raider offense erupted 35 ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- Excitement fills the air in Mountainside as Echo Lake Park transforms into a bustling Hollywood set for the filming of a highly anticipated Bob Dylan biopic movie. Starring Timothée Chalamet, the film promises to captivate audiences with the folk legend's story. Fans eagerly ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Scotch Plains chapter of UNICO, the Italian American service organization, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday with a gala at the Italian American Club (1976 Valley Ave, Scotch Plains). The event, which brought 125 guests, was filled with music, wine, and, of ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- With the rise of flag football around the nation, Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School has announced the change of its largest, annual Relay For Life event to a PowderPuff game. The SPF community switches gears to battle against ...
NEW JERSEY - New Jersey was ranked as the 4th best state for children's health care in the U.S. in 2024, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, by a total score based on each state's rankings in the following ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Raiders bats erupted, and CJ Bates, Matthew Capozzolo, and Sam Beirne combined on a shutout as Scotch Plains-Fanwood mercied Middlesex, 11-0, in five innings on Saturday. The Raiders (4-2) made the most of their 9 hits and the 7 walks issued by Middlesex ...
