SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday approved a report by its planner that found the former Amberg garden center property on Lamberts Mill Road meets the criteria to be deemed an Area in Need of Redevelopment. Harbor Consultants, the board’s planner, was authorized five months ago to conduct...

CRANFORD — An amended redevelopment plan for 750 Walnut Avenue and a new financial agreement between the Township of Cranford and Hartz Mountain Industries were both introduced earlier this week as the direct result of a recent legal settlement. “Last month, the township committee unanimously approv...

WESTFIELD—The Westfield Town Council tackled a heavy agenda on Tuesday night that, among other initiatives, will authorize local officials to purchase a new fire truck, replace the filtration system at Memorial Pool, acquire a piece of underutilized property on South Avenue and finance improvements ...

CRANFORD — An application to subdivide a ProspectAvenue property into three residential lots was carried to next month following more than three hours of public testimony and debate on Wednesday.The proposal, which has already been tabled twice, was submitted on behalf of Anthony and Lisa Carbone, t...

WESTFIELD — For the past 134 years, the staff of The Westfield Leader has worked to provide readers with responsible news coverage and balanced reporting. The first issue rolled off the presses on September 5, 1890, and The Leader has been a fixture of the local community ever since. In the early da...

FANWOOD — In a little less than two weeks, residents in Scotch Plains and Fanwood will head to the polls to decide whether or not to support a $115-million bond referendum that, if approved, will be used to purchase a new elementary school and finance overdue capital improvements throughout the loca...

CLARK—During Tuesday night’s Clark Township Council Workshop meeting, residents voiced their concerns about a proposed boat launch near Wendell Place, which is part of Union County’s plans for the reservoir. Despite most of the project being cut, including the electric train ride and carousel, resid...

FANWOOD — The borough council will look into revising the parking ordinance to address problems at the municipal lot where businesses, residents and shoppers are competing for limited parking spaces, especially during weekday hours.At its agenda meeting on Tuesday, Lt. Dan Kranz briefed the governin...

AREA — As New Jersey municipalities prepare for a new round of affordable-housing obligations, one Bergen County mayor is working to overturn a long-standing rule that exempts certain urban and low-income communities from having to abide by the same standards as the rest of the state.Last month, Mon...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Dog owners will have to find another way to exercise their four-legged friends this fall while Union County works to renovate the amenities at the Echo Lake Dog Park.According to a notice posted on the county’s website, the dog park will be closed through January of next year.“It’s a ...