Author: JoeRenna

WHAT, WHERE, AND WHEN IN OLD KENILWORTH – African-American roots

February is Black History Month – an opportunity to examine Kenilworth’s early African-American roots. One of the earliest documented African-Americans living here was slave girl Eva Sayre. Born about 1795, she lived, until about 1870, on the former Sayre farm

Kenilworth Basketball Baskets

St Theresa’s School Basketball Teams from Kenilworth participated in a service project where they collected and donated over 100 items for the St. Theresa Church Social Concerns Committee. These items were used to make Thanksgiving baskets for local families in

Scotch Plains Firefighters Association

The Scotch Plains Volunteer Firefighters Association (SPVFA) was originally organized to support the Township of Scotch Plains’ volunteer firefighters. Today, SPVFA supports both the firefighters and the Scotch Plains Fire Department through equipment grants, scholarships, and training. SPVFA also takes

Project Ready Job Training Program

February 13: Start of a new session of Project Ready at St. Joseph Social Service Center Project Ready is a free 5-week job readiness and computer skills training class designed for adults who are actively looking for work. Volunteer tutors

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