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 ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will continue a hearing next month on an application to construct a cell tower on the New Jersey American Water Co. property on Jerusalem Road. CX Towers Leasing LLC is looking to construct a 160-foot-high cell tower on the property owned by the water c...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its approval to a subdivision application for a property on Raritan Road.Anne Albert, the executrix of her late mother’s estate, will subdivide the oversized lot at the corner of Raritan Road and Michael Lane into two conforming lots. John Butler, a ...

GARWOOD — On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, the borough’s governing body introduced a new ordinance that would modify the local code to prohibit restaurants from providing condiment packets, single-use utensils and straws in take-out and delivery orders unless c...

WESTFIELD —After a public presentation on Tuesday evening, the Westfield Board of Education voted to introduce a proposed budget of $133,220,733 for the 2024-2025 school year. Due to mandated state regulations, this year’s budget will be broken down into two separate portions: an operational budget ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday expressed its opposition to a plan by Westfield to place a new cell tower adjacent to township residents’ properties. Last month, three township residents spoke to the council about the proposed 130-foot cell tower that is set to be placed at the Westf...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield Boy Scout is hoping to leave a lasting mark on the community by helping to prevent accidental drownings at two local parks. On Monday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield Recreation Commission, high-school senior Zachary Carvalho presented his plans to install long-term...

WESTFIELD—TheWestfieldPlanning Board met for its monthly meeting on Monday, where members voted on and passed two land use ordinances regarding signage that were referred from the town council. The first ordinance amended the land-use ordinance to clarify permitted awning-sign dimensions while the s...

CRANFORD — As promised, Mayor Brian Andrews gave residents an update duringTuesday night’s township committeemeetingaboutconstruction at 750 Walnut.“We’veseenandheardfirsthandfrom residents that the dust problem has been very severe over the last couple of weeks,” Mayor Andrews said. “We’ve been wor...

GARWOOD — Discussions continued surrounding a three-family home at 113-115 Winslow Place during last Wednesday’s meeting of the Garwood Planning Board. The applicant, Cesar Espejo, sought approval of an amended site plan for the previously-approved expansion of a non-conforming, three-family residen...