WESTFIELD — The parent company behind the One Westfield Place redevelopment project intends to sell off its local holdings - namely the vacant Lord and Taylor property and two other lots along NorthAvenue - following months of financial instability. “Given the new realities of the bankruptcy proceed...

FANWOOD – Following more than 30 minutes of comments by nearly a dozen residents—all of them in opposition— the Borough Council on Monday unanimously passed an Ordinance to update the Borough’s existing policy related to retroactive tax abatements for some of the significant development projects alo...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Approximately 70 residents joined Mayor Paul Mirabelli and Recreation Director Frank Masella at Borough Hall on Wednesday for a public discussion centered around the future of Mountainside’s aging community pool.Masella, who led a group of about 50 residents on a tour of the facility ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Adjustment approved major changes to a historic 1892 historic home at 560 Tremont Avenue on Monday, moving the project forward after the property has sat vacant for nearly a year. Board member Mark Lipton was absent from the meeting.The home will get a dramatic fac...

AREA – A Scotch Plains man lost his life on Friday when a tree branch felled by a brief but powerful storm landed on his car. According to information provided by the Scotch Plains Police Department, Jared Hirschowitz, 41, was traveling eastbound on Raritan Road when a large tree limb snapped and fe...

CRANFORD — Regular protester and resident Will Thilly left Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting in an ambulance after appearing to faint following his public comment. The meeting ended in disorder as the commissioners were escorted from the hall a short while later.All commissioners were pr...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Township officials on Tuesday reviewed the efforts to clean up after last Friday’s storm while also offering some tips for residents to keep in mind in future such weather events.Mayor Joshua Losardo opened the township council’s business meeting by calling the short but potent storm...

WESTFIELD – Every year, hundreds of would-be Eagle Scout and Gold Award recipients appear before local boards and governing bodies with proposals for community improvements projects designed to leave a lasting and positive impact on their parks and public spaces.On occasion, however, the teens that ...

WESTFIELD — Westfield Smiles dentistry owner Dr. Stephen Holly received approval from the Planning Board Monday to convert the second floor of his property at 440 East Broad Street into more office space. Board members Michael Ash, Alexandra Carreras, and Councilman Drew Pecker were absent from the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS–TheTownship celebrated the nation’s 250th birthday last week with downtown ceremonies, a parade, fireworks—and a time capsule that tried its best not to be opened after 42 years underground.Several hundred people crowded Park Avenue last Friday afternoon, first for a ceremony and wreat...