AREA — New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, 71, passed away Tuesday afternoon after being taken to the hospital a day earlier, while temporarily serving as the state’s acting governor.“When I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor Oliver was already a trailblazer in...

WESTFIELD — On a quiet afternoon in 2018, a man dressed in painter’s clothes pushed through the doors of the Outta Hand Pizza shop on Westfield’s South Avenue. He walked to the counter, debating. “How much for a pepperoni?” he asked, counting out his change. The owner, Burim Regjaj, considered, “Is ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday gave its unanimous approval to a redevelopment plan for the site on Plainfield Avenue where the township’s emergency services are set to be relocated as part of the downtown redevelopment efforts.Despite objections to the proposal at this week’s public...