SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met Thursday, January 22, to approve a number of contracts connected to the LaGrande Elementary School refurbishment and to address ongoing capacity concerns throughout the district. All members were present for the meeting.Board A...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Township Council saluted Police Chief Jeffrey Briel on Tuesday in anticipation of his upcoming retirement from a career with the department that has spanned more than 30 years.At the governing body’s business meeting, Mayor Joshua Losardo spoke of Chief Briel’s “exemplary” leader...

AREA — Sean Keagan Foley, a former member of the Garwood Borough Council, is speaking out against regionalized rent collusion and is attempting to garner support for legislative change at the State level by appealing to local governing bodies. Last year, the state Office of the Attorney General (OAG...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board met Tuesday January 21 to reorganize the board for the coming year and to hear the final round of testimony from professionals representing Wonder Group, LLC., at 40-42 Jackson Drive in Cranford.Former Vice-Chair Juan Carlos Nordelo was appointed as this year’s...

WESTFIELD – The news that Saks Global, the managing entity behind the One Westfield Place Redevelopment Project, would be filing for bankruptcy made global headlines last week.As analysts work to understand what lead to the once-powerful retail giant’s financial demise, local leaders say the company...

CLARK – The state Office of the Attorney General last week filed an official Complaint against the Township of Clark, its former Mayor and its Police Department, alleging that Police and Township officials engaged in biased acts of misconduct in the years leading up to 2020. “Through overt racial an...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education met Tuesday to hear from Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D.,about the district’s 2026-27 budget. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Matthew Bolton and Business Administrator Patricia Ramos joined Dr. González to speak about pot...

FANWOOD — The borough council on Tuesday agreed to a mediation agreement relating to its affordablehousing obligations. Fair Share Housing Center, the advocacy group behind the push for more affordable housing in the state, filed a challenge against Fanwood’s affordable housing plan said Diane Dabul...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee voted Tuesday to reject a series of bids related to home elevations in flooded areas and other infrastructure improvements due to budgetary constraints.“Those projects all came in over budget, so we have to go back to the drawing board,” Commissioner Gina B...

GARWOOD- On Wednesday, the Garwood Planning Board held its Reorganization Meeting for 2026.Stephen Greet was appointed to serve another year as Board Chair following a nomination by Mayor Jen Blumenstock and a unanimous “yes” vote from the rest of the Board. Kathleen Villaggio was named as this year...