WESTFIELD — An underutilized property on South Avenue West could soon be converted into a new pedestrian plaza thanks to a betterment grant awarded by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). The property, which once served as the site of a Mr. Goodlube oil change center, has been asse...

CRANFORD — Traffic issues continue to mount around Hartz Mountain’s 750 Walnut Avenue project as construction progresses at the site. Several residents brought their concerns to a workshop meeting of the Cranford Township Committee on Monday. One resident from High Street said lines of sight have be...

CLARK — More than 100 residents gathered in the Clark Township Council Chambers last week for a public hearing on Union County’s plans to renovate the Clark Reservoir. The project — which consists of environmental remediation at the site and the installation of, among other amenities, two boat ramps...

CLARK — During Monday night’s regular meeting of the Clark Board of Education, Superintendent Edward Grande discussed recent and upcoming events at Clark Schools. During his Superintendent Report, Mr. Grande noted that at last week’s Making a Difference student recognition program at Frank K. Hehnly...

WESTFIELD — Representatives from the Westfield Public Schools system appeared before the town’s planning board on Monday to present a courtesy review of the district’s plans to expand and renovate numerous buildings throughout the district. Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., and Business Admini...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday unanimously approved a lot consolidation sought by the Evangel Church, which wants to then expand its parking lot to accommodate its growing congregation.The Terrill Road house of worship owns the 6.8-acre lot where the church building and a 241-car parki...

FANWOOD — The borough council approved one shared-services agreement with Garwood and is set to approve another one later this month.At its penultimate meeting of the year on Monday evening, the council approved an agreement to share Municipal Court Administrator Catherine Frank with the Garwood cou...

WESTFIELD — Last year, more than 900,000 New Jersey residents experienced some degree of food insecurity. According to information provided by the state, those numbers are becoming more alarming each year. “The numbers really spiked during the pandemic, and they have not retreated,” said Elizabeth M...

The Westfield Leader and Union County HAWK have long held that editorials and opinions do not belong on the front page with news articles and facts. Today, we are breaking that tradition for the first time since I bought the paper in 2020 to talk about a potentially detrimental move that could strip...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met November 21 to discuss the month’s agenda and lay plans for next year. The board voted on a wide range of motions, among them a new high-school ceramics course and board policies projects. The board voted to approve two referen...