Scotch Plains News

Rain falls on a dog in Scotch Plains last month. More rain is expected across much of the state later today.

Fans from across the country made their way to Atlantic City to see New Jersey's Bad Boy Mike Marino do his famous comedy routine at the Borgata.

With summer approaching more cyclists and pedestrians will be out and about on the streets of Westfield.

Students at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison recently took part in a variety of activities, from a ceremonial tree planting, to fairy tale story time and a clothing drive to help people look professional when they get job interviews.

Scotch Plains and Fanwood teens are encouraged to participate in Beneath the Surface , the Scotch Plains Public Library's teen summer library program from Monday, June 17 through Monday, September 9. Teens are invited to come to the Library and read for prizes as well as to take part in special events offered throughout the summer.

Summit Man Posed as His Dead Dad, Others in eBay Scam, US Attorney Says A Summit resident surrendered Thursday for his alleged role in a scheme that defrauded hundreds of sellers of foreign and antique banknotes on eBay over the course of five years, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.

Robin Azcarraga has joined Prudential New Jersey Properties in the Westfield Office.

Some of Fanwood-Scotch Plains 2013 recipients of the Girl Scout Gold Award : Emily Miller, Kristen Northrup, Jessica Howard, Kelsey Meisch and Sarah Hensley.

The Scotch Plains Italian American Club was filled with electrifying energy of the children, parents, and staff of the Language and Enrichment Center the night of June 6th.

East Vernon Deli, at 106 E. Vernon Ave., has changed hands and reopened with a new menu and dA©cor.

A portrait of John Belushi by Ronnie Wood is among the works on display at art629 Gallery in Asbury Park.

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - At its first organizational meeting the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Consolidation Commission dealt with many agenda items, including voting in Matthew Juckes of Fanwood as one of the commissioners, and then swearing in 10 of the commissioners and two of the alternates.

To celebrate Father's Day, Patch hit the streets to ask folks in Scotch Plains and Fanwood to share - in one sentence - what their dads have taught them.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. The seven members of the incoming class of men's soccer freshmen helped put Rutgers on the list of the top 35 recruiting classes in the nation it was announced by Top Drawer Soccer.

FANWOOD, NJ Last week, Fanwood Boy Scout Troup 33 inducted two new Eagle Scouts into their hall of fame in a ceremony at the Fanwood Presbyterian Church Joshua Kamath and Philip Tice.

Adrian Giuliani, pastel artist from Scotch Plains, will be exhibiting her award-winning piece, 'Exuberance,' in the Pastel Society of New Jersey annual member's show at the Livingston Gallery in Livingston.

A "living," breathing 15-foot Mighty T-Rex is touring libraries of North Jersey and his next stop is the Scotch Plains Public Library on Saturday, June 15 at 11 a.m. T-Rex is visiting from Field Station: Dinosaurs, a 20-acre outdoor Jurassic expedition in Secaucus featuring 32 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, a new 3D movie called Dinosaurs ... (more)

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ The Scotch Plains Democratic Committee met on Tuesday evening to elect its Committee for the coming year.

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ The Jewish Community Center of Central New Jersey held its Annual General Meeting on June 11 to look back on the past year and to install the new Executive Committee with Erica Needle at the helm.

Scotch Plains council discussed at its last meeting potentially selling a piece of property they refer to as the "Hedge Property" - a strip of township owned space fronting Park Avenue between the municipal building and Darby Road that could eventually house new downtown merchants.