WESTFIELD — A Westfield High School student who has been advocating for stronger digital privacy laws and protections traveled to Washington, D.C. earlier this month to witness President Joe Biden deliver this year’s State of the Union Address. “It was an incredible experience,” said Francesca Mani,...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Borough Council voted to introduce its 2024 budget during its regular meeting on Tuesday evening.According to Mayor Paul Mirabella, this is the first time in recent years that the new budget has translated to an increase for Mountainside residents.According to his bud...

AREA — Legislation that would have redefined governmental transparency and more strictly regulated access to public records was pulled from the agenda of the state Assembly Appropriations Committee last week just hours before the matter was set to be put to an official vote. Assembly Speaker Craig C...

FANWOOD — Mayor Colleen Mahr reported on Monday that she had recently toured the inside of the new library and declared that it “looks awesome.”At the borough council’s business meeting, the mayor said that painting has been completed, the flooring has been installed and the carpeting is expected to...

CLARK — Despite a certain amount of public objection, the Clark Council has agreed to allocate a designated percentage of the funds it will generate through a redeveloper’s long-term tax abatement to the local board of education. According to the ordinance, adopted Monday during a regular meeting of...

WESTFIELD — Proposed amendments to New Jersey’s affordablehousing laws could spell trouble for land-poor communities like Westfield, Mayor Shelley Brindle said Tuesday. “Last month, the Assembly passed an affordable-housing bill, and now it is barreling through for a full vote by the Senate on Monda...

CLARK — Three members of the Clark Township Police Department who found themselves at the center of a multi-year internal affairs investigation after being accused of misconduct have filed suit in Union County Superior Court in an attempt to keep their jobs. Last week, Chief Pedro Matos, Sergeant Jo...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield family whose young son suffered a traumatic brain injury during a baseball tournament in 2022 has filed suit against the Cooperstown Dreams Park for allegedly violating its own health and safety protocols following the incident. In July of 2022, 12-year-old Anthony Labin trav...

CRANFORD – Last week, the Cranford Planning Board discussed an ordinance to rezone two properties on South Avenue as referred by the township committee to determine whether or not the proposal would be consistent with the township’s Master Plan.“This is Lots 2 and 3 on Block 401 and the ordinance wo...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Board of Education introduced a preliminary budget of approximately $78.8 million for the 2024-2025 school year during a work session of the board on Monday. The preliminary budget of $78,788,827 was presented by Board Secretary and Business Administrator Robert Carfagno, who...