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...

WESTFIELD — Three members of the Westfield Board of Education were sworn in Tuesday at the board’s annual re-organization meeting. Incumbent Kent Diamond was joined by Patrick Duffy and Anthony Tessitore, whose terms will last until 2029. The three candidates ran uncontested in the April election. B...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education President Evan Murray announced his resignation from the Board after nearly twelve years of service, citing growing work obligations. Mr. Murray made the announcement at last Thursday’s Board meeting with all members present.Mr. Murray...

WESTFIELD — Though it may still be several years before Westfield’s plans for Tamaques Park come to fruition, residents will now have the chance to take a virtual stroll around the grounds and provide additional commentary courtesy of a new interactive concept plan provided by the town’s contracted ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Mayor Joshua Losardo on Tuesday hailed a judge’s final approval last week of the township’s obligations related to its fourth round of affordable housing commitments.“This means that Scotch Plains is immune” from lawsuits filed by builders for the next 10 years, the mayor said near t...

FANWOOD – After several Station Square residents complained about the new parking regulations in Lot 9, Mayor Colleen Mahr said on Monday that further discussions will be held with the Police Department regarding those new rules.At the Borough Council’s Agenda Meeting, two residents living in the ap...