SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council on Tuesday approved changes to the Plainfield Avenue redevelopment plan that will incorporate a new piece of property that will expand the future first-responder headquarters site and allow the proposed building to be situated farther away from a conservation zon...

CLARK — MayorAngelAlbanese, a Republican and a longtime member of the Clark Township Council, is running to secure her first official term as Mayor against Democratic challenger John Greaves.Ms. Albanese was appointed to her current role following former Mayor Sal Bonaccorso’s abrupt departure from ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Representatives from the Federal, State, County and Local levels met with Township residents last week to discuss concerns about flooding and what possible solutions are being considered to lessen the impact from future storms.The Town hall-style meeting was convened three months aft...

MOUNTAINSIDE–A Mountainside man is facing attempted murder charges after firing a gun at law enforcement officers during an hours-long standoff this past weekend. The suspect is currently in custody. According to information provided by the Union County Prosecutor's Office (UCPO), police were summon...

FANWOOD —ABorough resident decried the Fanwood council’s decision to award contracts to persons and entities that have donated money to political campaigns in recent years on Monday, saying the donations “chip away at the trust between our leaders and the taxpayers” and demanded that such awards “mu...

CRANFORD – Discussions surrounding the future of Cranford’s outdoor pools continued Tuesday night during a regular meeting of the Township Committee.“I’ve been a member of the Cranford pools for more than 10 years. I truly believe that times have changed,” Mayor Terrence Curran, who first broached t...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met Thursday to discuss a range of topics including the cost of transportation and construction and the impact of increased enrollment. The Board also honored the District’s newly tenured teachers at a special celebration earlier in the ev...

WESTFIELD – The eight candidates for Town Council last week found themselves mostly in agreement on a number of topics related to the downtown, the One Westfield Place development, environmental issues, pedestrian and traffic safety, the Tamaques Park project and the use of PILOTs. At a forum sponso...

SCOTCHPLAINS/FANWOOD— Candidates for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education answered questions about how they would handle issues surrounding finance, student success, and sensitive topics like culture and race on Tuesday night during a public forum. The forum was moderated by Laura Ann of the...

WESTFIELD — A former member of the Westfield Police Department who says that he was retaliated against after reporting sexual harassment by a co-worker has filed suit against the Town, Police Chief Christopher Battiloro and other un-named personnel in State Superior Court. In March of 2023, the Comp...