CLARK — During the regular meeting of the Clark Township Council Monday evening, Council President Bill Smith suspended the regular order of business to recognize Boy and Cub Scout Troop 145 leaders, Ed Merola, John Cistaro, Sharon Prusakowski, and Hernan Garcia, for their exceptional leadership and...

SCOTCHPLAINS/FANWOOD— The flash flood warning alerts started lighting up smartphones and text messages at mid-day on Monday, something that has become more commonplace over the past few stormy weeks. The rain started falling as the afternoon rush hour got underway and quickly intensified. Four or so...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Police Department had a very active month of June, according to Garwood Councilman Vincent Kearney. At Thursday night’s mayor and council meeting, Councilman Kearney shared that the Garwood Police Department reported 2,201 calls last month. There were 387 motor vehicle stops, 4...

CLARK — Last Thursday, the Clark Planning Board unanimously approved an application from Disha Management, LLC to construct a Sapling School Childcare Center on the site of the former Krowicki Gorny Memorial Home, also known as the King Mansion, at 211 Westfield Avenue.With the King Mansion set to b...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Township Manager Al Mirabella will retire in early September after ten and a half years of running the day-to-day business of the municipal government.“I’ve loved this job more than any other job I’ve had,” he said as he made the announcement at the township council’s meeting on Tues...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council formally passed five ordinances during its Tuesday meeting, with topics ranging from parking permit fees to bans on electric bicycles and scooters on park pathways. Mayor Shelley Brindle and Councilman David Contract were absent from the meeting. Councilwoman L...

WESTFIELD — Westfield and Union County were inundated with flash flooding Monday evening after a major storm cell moved through the region. In Westfield, flooding began around 5 p.m. after an hour of heavy rain, and continued late into the evening. The National Weather Center reported that the Westf...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside area suffered some moderate damage from Monday night’s thunderstorm and flood, closing most of Route 22.“The Borough of Mountainside has experienced a severe weather event, that brought over five inches of rainfall within a two-hour period, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,” May...

WESTFIELD — With a little extra time, attention and teamwork, a group of Westfield elementaryschool students carried away coin purses from their recent sewing class. This was not just any group of girls; however, they were brought together by their unique interest in learning to sew and their intere...

WESTFIELD — An Appellate Court this week upheld the dismissal of a complaint filed against former Westfield Board of Education member and vice-president Sahar Aziz over remarks she posted on social media that criticized Israel and Zionism and her signing of a letter that was also critical of Israel....