Scotch Plains

Barbara H. Stanley, a psychologist and researcher who developed a simple, effective tool for suicide prevention, died on Wednesday in a hospice in Scotch Plains, N.J.

Besides his mother, of Scotch Plains, N.J., survivors include his father, of Centreville, Va.; his stepfather, Bernie Whalen of Scotch Plains; and a sister.

“Crime is the number one issue,” said Gerhard Otto, who is originally from South Africa and voted for the first time in a U.S. election Tuesday in Scotch Plains, N.J.

The first customer of the day there, Charles Pfeiffer, of Scotch Plains, N.J., yelped for joy as he exited and hoisted aloft his shopping bag containing $140 worth of indica bud, edibles and oil extracts.

“It just gets to you emotionally and drains you out,” said Ms. Mahajan, 39, who lives in Scotch Plains, N.J.