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April 8, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ - Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School sports had six teams compete this past weekend with baseball, boys lacrosse, and boys volleyball all earning wins for Raider Nation. A recap of all the weekend sports events is provided below. Baseball Scotch Plains-Fanwood Holds ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood improved to 2-0 in the young season by winning their home opener, 10-9, in OT vs. No. 13 ranked Wall on Saturday, April 6. Trailing 6-3 at the half, the Raiders scored 4 goals in the third period and 2 more in the 4th period to tie the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The Scotch Plains Township Council is celebrating Local Government Week with an Open House at Town Hall (430 Park Ave.) on Wednesday, April 10, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Scotch Plains residents will have the chance to meet Mayor Josh Losardo, the Township Councilmembers, ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A new indoor ice rink being built at county-owned Warinanco Sports Center is estimated to open to the public in three years. The Board of County Commissioners approved an $800,000 contract with USA Architects for “professional architectural services” related to the Warinanco ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Scotch Plains Deputy Mayor Ellen Zimmerman stopped by School One on Wednesday, April 3, to hear presentations from the second grade "Super Poets." Students read poems that were published in a class book. Each student received a copy as a keepsake. Deborah Akinnitire, the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The Township of Scotch Plains will host a watch party for the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, at Jerseyland Park (2377 Richmond St.) starting at 2:09 p.m. and extending through 4:35 p.m., with the maximum eclipse at 3:24 p.m. Eclipse glasses will be available for the first ...
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 ...
