WESTFIELD — A Kirkview Circle home has been deemed uninhabitable following an early morning fire that destroyed the two-and-a-half story residence on Tuesday. According to information provided by the Westfield Fire Department, the fire, which was ultimately escalated to a two-alarm event, broke out ...

GARWOOD — Members of the Garwood Borough Council debated last Thursday over just how urgent the need is to replace their aging Fire Department vehicle fleet. The conversation came with the draft introduction of a new Bond Ordinance meant to upgrade two vehicles and finance a number of other infrastr...

AREA – Residents are speaking out against plans to convert a largely vacant pharmacology campus in Kenilworth into a new data storage center that some say will overburden the local power grid and pose threats to personal safety and the environment.In 2023, Merck Pharmaceuticals announced that it wou...

FANWOOD – Residents spoke to the Borough Council at its meeting last week about the new Tree Ordinance that is being drafted, with several supporting the preliminary language that was discussed earlier this month and one stating his opposition. Borough Engineer Antonios Panagopoulos briefed the Coun...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Ash Brook Golf Course, located in Scotch Plains, has fully reopened for the Spring season, but players say that flooding, neglect and bureaucracy have led to deteriorating conditions and an almost unplayable course. The 18-hole course, designed by Architect Alfred Tull on 195 acr...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council voted to approve its $59.6 million operational budget this week, finalizing an approximate $80per-house tax increase for 2026.The council also agreed to fund the purchase of $57,586 worth of new turn out gear for the fire department during its brief meeting thi...

FANWOOD — The Borough Council on Monday introduced the 2026 operating budget that calls for a 7.6 percent increase in the municipal portion of local property tax bills.The $13.319 million in proposed appropriations is down slightly from 2025’s $13.463 million, and Borough Administrator Jesse Moehlma...

CRANFORD — Officers from the Cranford Police Department removed a man from Tuesday’s Township Committee meeting following multiple requests by Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty to finish his public comment and be seated. The incident follows months of tense exchanges between multiple social media comment...

WESTFIELD — Representatives from the design team behind the Westfield Public Schools Referendum Project provided the community with a status update last week during a regular meeting of the local Board of Education.Brian Meade, President of Legacy Construction Management, noted that Westfield’s 2025...

CRANFORD — A Clark resident is facing charges of Driving While Intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash that caused damage to a local farm stand and toppled a utility pole last week. According to Police reports, David Ortiz, 48, of Clark, was arrested just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, aft...