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...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The use of e-bikes and motorized scooters will be prohibited at all Union County parks while State legislators from the area work on proposals to update regulations.At a press conference held Wednesday morning on the steps of the Scotch PlainsMunicipalBuilding,SenatePresident Nichola...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Two weeks after the e-bike fatality involving the 13-year-old township resident, members of the township council this week joined a number of residents in pushing not only for revised regulations regarding the use of e-bikes but also more awareness by drivers of cyclists traveling on...

FANWOOD – In the wake of the recent fatality involving a middleschool student riding an e-bike, Mayor Colleen Mahr said Fanwood and Scotch Plains will work together to make sure their ordinances and safety education efforts are in sync and that Police Officers in both towns coordinate to enforce the...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains community is mourning the loss of 13-year-old Nico Lombardi, an eighth-grade student at Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School who was killed after colliding with a landscaping truck while riding his e-bike across Mountain Avenue last week.“At moments like this, it is ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Planning Board last week adopted a study concluding that the senior housing complex on Lake Avenue meets the criteria for being declared a non-condemnation redevelopment area, part of the process of selling the 28-year-old facility to a nonprofit entity that will operate it.The T...

WESTFIELD — Plans to expand the parking lot and add new restrooms, storage and meeting spaces to the Houlihan Sid Fay athletic fields on Lamberts Mill road came one step closer to fruition on Tuesday when the Westfield Town Council voted to introduce a $2.3 million bond ordinance that, if approved, ...

COUNTY — Union County Commissioner Rebecca Williams recently came under fire for allegedly sharing a vague but controversial post on her personal social media page following the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.During a recent meeting of the Commissioner Board, held on September 18, several...