On March 2nd, Coles School celebrated Read Across America Day. Readers from across the district and throughout the community were invited to come to Coles School to read to classes. Each class had 3 to 5 readers that included members of the Scotch Plains and…

On February 24, twelve freshmen and sophomores from the Euro Challenge team at Mount Saint Mary Academy participated at the Euro Challenge Institute at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The Euro Challenge is an academic competition for ninth and tenth graders to learn about the European…

On Sunday, March 13, volunteers from the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains prepared gift bags with groggers, treats and traditional hamentashen cookies to be delivered to the entire congregation before the Jewish holiday of Purim. In keeping with the synagogue’s efforts to go…

April is the beginning of baseball season. It’s also a great time to learn some history of Jews and baseball. Baseball is a uniquely American sport. It served both as entertainment and part of immigrants’ assimilation in America. Ron Kaplan, Sports and Features Editor of…