WESTFIELD — Westfield voters will have just over seven months to familiarize themselves with a host of new candidates from both sides of the political aisle, all of whom have filed petitions to run for local office. Earlier this month, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Democratic council members Linda Habgo...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education (BOE) got down to brass tacks Tuesday and announced the official numbers for its upcoming budget and bond-referendum vote which, if approved alongside of an additional spending request, would result in an average tax increase of $1,221 to each household. ...

WESTFIELD — Municipal taxes in Westfield will remain flat for the second year in a row.On Tuesday, the town council introduced an annual operating budget of $54,393,786 that will be used to fund new public-safety initiatives, finance parks and recreation services, round out personnel and service gap...

WESTFIELD — After more than seven years on the dais, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Democratic Council members Linda Habgood, David Contract and Michael Dardia collectively announced via social media on Monday that they would not seek reelection in November. “It’s time,” Mayor Brindle said, speaking with...

WESTFIELD — Earlier this month, Westfield residents became aware that Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) — a multi-national retail giant and the parent company behind the One Westfield Place (OWP) redevelopment project — had announced its intentions to file for bankruptcy. Now, the town’s elected officials ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Residents of Scotch Plains and Fanwood should expect a total of $129,489,697 to fund their schools for the coming year after the district’s board of education presented its annual budget on March 13. Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., told the handful of attendees at last week’s meetin...

GARWOOD—TheGarwoodmayor and council voted Thursday to adopt a new ordinance that will implement a flat $100 fee for all residents’ usage of the sanitary sewer system.MayorJenBlumenstockcommended the council for its work on this ordinance (25-7) through research and discussion.“We know it’s a topic t...

FANWOOD – The borough council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance that will update the promotional requirements in the police department.With a sergeant set to retire in July, Lt. Dan Kranz is looking to initiate the promotion process for a replacement, but found that the language in the current ordi...

CLARK—During Monday night’s meeting of the Clark Township Council, the regular order of business was suspended so Captain MiguelAcabou and Captain Christian Lott could promote Officer Andrew Medeiros and Sergeant Michael Ciaccio to the rank of Sergeant and Detective Sergeant, respectively.“It’s an h...

AREA — A regular meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners took a contentious turn last week when a resident attempted to call Commissioner Rebecca Williams to task for standing with her arms at her sides during the Pledge of Allegiance. Garwood resident Bruce Paterson, a vocal criti...