SCOTCH PLAINS – Police Chief Jeffrey Briel will retire at the end of this month and be succeeded by Capt. David Lavery, a 20-year veteran of the Department.Township Manager Margaret Heisey made the announcement at the Township Cuncil’s Reorganization meeting last week, saying that while she was “sup...

WESTFIELD — A beloved Westfield eatery announced last week that it would be closing its doors after a decades-long run as a downtown staple. “Happy New Year from 16 Prospect,” owners Tim and Christopher Boyle posted to social media, “Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control we shall be...

WESTFIELD — Westfield welcomed five new representatives Mayor Jeremy Berman and council members Drew Pecker, Jenn Gilman, Reshma Adwar and Vik Venkataraman - to the dais on Tuesday as part of the community’s annual reorganization meeting. In his first official State of the Town address, Mayor Berman...

FANWOOD – Democrats formally retained their unanimous control of the Borough Council on Monday with the swearing in of two recently-reelected members, including Kathy Mitchell, who is beginning her recordbreaking ninth term on the governing body.At the Council’s Reorganization meeting, Ms. Mitchell ...

GARWOOD—The Garwood Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday January 6, formally swearing in elected officials, selecting council leadership, and approving a series of appointments and resolutions that will guide borough operations throughout 2026. The meeting opened with a ...

CRANFORD — Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill visited Cranford Sunday to swear in Democrats Kathleen Miller Prunty and Dr. Terrance Curran to the Township Committee following their re-election in November. Governor-Elect Sherrill was also joined by Assemblywoman Linda Carter, who swore in Ms. Prunty for ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Township Council last week approved four ordinances, including one updating its Building and Housing Ordinance and three others that will boost fees for various licenses and records. At its final business meeting of the year—save for a brief session next Tuesday morning to approv...

GARWOOD — At Thursday night’s regular meeting of the Garwood Mayor and Council, Councilman Marc Lazarow was honored with a proclamation from the Borough for his many years on the Garwood Mayor and Council.Mayor Jen Blumenstock thanked Councilman Lazarow for his work on the council and noted that she...

COUNTY — The members of the Union County Board of County Commissioners and some of the County’s highest paid employees will be seeing a salary increase next year in accordance with a new ordinance approved last week. The ordinance includes a two-percent raise for the members of the Commissioner Boar...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners bid a fond farewell to two of its longestserving members last week during the organization’s final meeting of the year. Commissioners Bette Jane Kowalski (better known throughout the county as BJ) and Sergio Granados both announced earlier this...