SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council on Tuesday approved the 2025 operating budget, with the municipal portion of the total property tax levy set to rise by $179 for the average household.Mayor Joshua Losardo called the $34,657,250 spending plan “a very responsible budget” that will “maintain the hi...

CLARK—Aswarmerweatherstarts to hit the region, Clark officials are cracking down on electric bicycles and scooters in an effort to promote public safety and prevent escalating problems for motorists and pedestrians.“These things have really been growing in popularity over the course of the past [two...

WESTFIELD—TheWestfieldRecreation Department is gearing up for a busy Summer season after several months of installations, prep work and remediation. “We’re getting there,” TownAdministrator James Gildea told The Westfield Leader last week. “We’ve still got some odds and ends to tie up, but it should...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents should expect to see their local school taxes increase by approximately $657.41 this year as district officials work to maintain educational continuity, fund a new, full-day kindergarten program and pay down the debt service on a $75-million capital bond referendum that...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board met Wednesday to discuss the ethics and legality of its members participating in a proposed advisory committee to create a township-wide plan for open spaces and recreation. The advisory committee would include four representatives from the planning board, alon...

AREA — Advocacy groups from across the state that do not want to see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gain a stronger foothold in New Jersey are asking Union County’s governing body to reconsider auctioning off an underutilized jail that some say will likely be turned into a new detent...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents will see their municipal tax obligations go up by an average of about $20 a month this year due to what Mayor Terrence Curran called a “difficult budget year.” “As a resident, I want to make sure our tax dollars are used appropriately and that we get the services we nee...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council is expected to act on several revisions to the local zoning ordinance, including adding a provision that will allow breweries, distilleries and wineries to operate in the downtown business district.At the planning board’s brief meeting on Monday, redevelopment di...

SCOTCH PLAINS — With chilly and windy weather now hopefully over, township recreation officials are looking ahead to a busy next few months, with plenty of town-wide events on the calendar and various park improvements nearing completion.Last Saturday’s Easter egg hunt was a “really awesome day,” ac...

FANWOOD — The borough council this week introduced the 2025 operating budget, which includes a $90 increase in average municipal property-tax bills. Total appropriations this year will amount to just over $12.184 million, more than three-quarters of which will be allocated to mandated items such as ...