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...

AREA— Congressman Tom Kean Jr. addressed the House floor and revealed the reason for his almost four-month absence on Tuesday morning.“This is not an easy speech for me to give. I am a private person by nature…but I believe I owe an explanation to the people of New Jersey’s Seventh District, to my c...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Adjustment approved a lot line division at the Westfield Senior Housing Corporation property on Boynton Road which allows the property to qualify for a newly available Federal Home Loan Grant. The eight acre property is owned by the Town and leased to Westfield Sen...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Community Pool, which welcomed its first swimmers into the water back in 1967, has reached the end of its usable lifespan. “Every other pool in the area that was built at that time has already either closed or undergone massive renovations,” Mountainside’s Recreation ...

WESTFIELD — Saks Global, the corporate entity behind the One Westfield Place redevelopment project, is still considering the best road forward amid continued bankruptcy negotiations, Mayor Jeremy Berman said Tuesday. “While I would love to be giving a substantiative update about future of the projec...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD – Scotch Plains Fanwood Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joan Mast looked back on what she called an “incredible and productive year” for the District during a regular meeting of the Board of Education last week.She highlighted several key initiatives, including a new strategic pl...

FANWOOD – A number of trafficrelated changes are in the offing, mainly pertaining to reduced speed limits and restricted turns on certain streets.At last week’s Borough Council meeting, Lt. Dan Kranz said the Police Department is “always looking at ways to make the Borough safer” and “to make traffi...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee heard from resident Will Thilly Monday night, who accused the governing body of knowing about the CoreWeave A.I. data center in neighboring Kenilworth before the project came into the public light earlier this year. Commissioner Paul Gallo was absent from t...

FANWOOD – The introduction of an ordinance to update the Borough’s existing ordinance related to tax abatements led to several extended discussions amongst professionals and residents about abatements that have been granted for several significant development projects along the South Avenue corridor...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Community Pool, which first opened in the summer of 1967, is likely nearing the end of its lifespan as conditions at the facility continue to deteriorate.“Unfortunately, the pool has reached the point where a major renovation could be necessary,” Mayor Paul Mirabelli ...