CLARK – Following the end of National Police Week, three new Police Officers were sworn into the Clark Police Department at the Clark Council Meeting on May 18.Officers Patrick Thompson, Joseph Greenbush, and Yaya Coulibaly took the oath of office, which was administered by MayorAngelAlbanese. Famil...

MOUNTAINSIDE —The Mountainside Council voted this week to designate an area of existing commercial properties along State Route 22 as an overlay zone for inclusionary housing.“This brings us into compliance with theAffordable HousingAct,” Councilman Alex Van Deusen said, speaking during a public mee...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee is taking steps to keepArtificial Intelligence data centers out of the community, Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty announced during Tuesday’s committee meeting. The commissioners plan to introduce an amended ordinance at its June 8 session, removing data center...

WESTFIELD — Plans to upgrade the parking lot, restrooms and other facilities at the Houlihan and Sid Fay Athletic Fields will cost approximately $850,000 more than originally anticipated, town officials said this week.The town initially budgeted up to $2,339,000 for the project based on engineering ...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Borough Council voted last week to adopt a 2026 budget of $12,107,952.36 to fund its expenditures through the rest of the fiscal year. The Borough will need to collect approximately $7,636,651.13 in taxes to fully fund its current initiatives, which will result in an increase o...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The redevelopment of the public properties in the downtown business district will be done in three phases and be completed in seven to 10 years, according to the Township’s Redevelopment Team. At a special information session on Monday night, representatives from Fairfield-based Wood...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Next week, the Township’s conditional redeveloper for the downtown will publicly unveil conceptual renderings of what the Central Business District could eventually look like in the coming years. “We’re finally in a place to share with the community where things stand and show the co...

CRANFORD —Aregular meeting of the Cranford Planning Board took a contentious turn last week after an applicant publicly expressed his frustrations with BoardAttorney Jonathan Drill and other Township representatives.Greg Wofsy, owner of the Cranford Performance Institute (an athletic training facili...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Zoning Board of Adjustment pushed back on a number of applications during its meeting Monday, telling multiple residents to return with reduced projects in order to receive approval. Board members Samuel Reisen and Angela Knowles were absent.Board Chair Matthew Sontz announ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education filled a vacancy Tuesday night, appointing Christina St. Hillaire to the seat formerly held by Board President Evan Murray, who resigned on April 30. Following Ms. St. Hillaire’s election, Vice President Tonya Williams was voted in...