AREA — The winners of two municipal elections that were too close to call when the polls closed on November 7 have been announced now that all outstanding mail-in ballots have been counted and certified by the county clerk’s office. In Garwood, Democratic incumbent Vincent Kearney, who had 592 votes...

COUNTY — Earlier this month, Union County celebrated the expansion of a state-level law-enforcement initiative designed to facilitate safer and more effective responses to mental- health crises throughout the region.The program,Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (AR...

GARWOOD – Garwood Police Chief Douglas Stoffer reports that on Tuesday evening at 6:31 p.m. officers were dispatched to 450 SouthAvenue, Vermella apartment complex. The initial 911 call made by the male resident stated he was having body pain.Attempts were made by the dispatch call center for additi...

COUNTY — Two-year-old Aviana Bradley-Dupree grinned across the crowded room, clutching a balloon animal in one hand and a chocolate-chip cookie in the other. “Mommy!” she giggled. “Mommy, look!” Her adoptive mothers, Tamika Jones and Adrienne Dupree, grinned back.“That’s my favorite word,” Ms. Jones...

WESTFIELD—Afewnewcommunity- based activities will be added to this year’s local holiday calendar, representatives from the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) said Monday.“We’retryingtomakesurethateverything — especially things like the tree lighting and the photos with Santa — is a bit more organi...

WESTFIELD — It was a night for people to come out and show their support not only for Israel but also students there who have been traumatized by the shocking October 7 attacks and the aftermath.A crowd well in excess of 100 attended the “Vigil for Peace in Israel” fundraiser held last Thursday even...

FANWOOD — It’s so far, so good when it comes to how well the borough’s ordinance permitting dogs in the parks is working out. Public Works Director Clint Dicksen told the borough council at its meeting on Monday that his staff has seen “no difference” in the conditions of the parks and the parks’ in...

WESTFIELD — On Tuesday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield Board of Education, numerous parents and local residents stepped to the podium to urge the district’s leadership to use caution in planning its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program in the wake of the October 7 attacks against...

CLARK — Clark’s longtime mayor, Sal Bonaccorso, could be facing more than 15 years in state prison in connection with official charges of fraud, misconduct and forgery that have been levied against him by the state Attorney General’s office (AG). According to information provided by the state, Bonac...

CLARK — On Monday, more than three years after the Union County Prosecutor’s Office first assumed control of the Clark Township Police Department, the State Attorney General’s Office released the results of its investigation into alleged misconduct by some of the department’s highest-ranking officia...