WESTFIELD – Residents could see their taxes increase by as much as $745 this year in connection with rising healthcare, staffing and insurance costs across the local school district. On Tuesday, Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D.,Business Administrator Patricia Ramos and Assistant Superintendent...

AREA — Both Westfield High School and Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark were placed on lockdowns for what turned out to be separate unsubstantiated claims of weapons on school grounds.Police were called to ALJ at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 5th to investigate what school officia...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Zoning Board of Adjustment met Monday to approve four new applications for residential construction where homeowners sought to maximize their properties. Board members Michael Cohen, Jessica Giorgianni, Angela Knowles, Sasha Nisbet were absent from the meeting.Due to the nu...

SCOTCHPLAINS–Thegoodnews about this year’s Municipal budget is that operating expenditures for most township departments will be mostly unchanged from 2025 but, as Township Manager Margaret Heisey said last week, several expenses “beyond our control” will see increases.At last Thursday’s three-hour ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – After spending time clarifying various confusing aspects of both applications, the Zoning Board of Adjustment last week unanimously approved the installation of a backyard swimming pool and the expansion of a rear yard deck.Marta Bolanos of 1111 Jefferson Avenue was given permission ...

WESTFIELD -- Westfield High School was under an active lockdown for what Westfield Police call "an unspecified security threat" until approximately 3 p.m. According to Westfield Public Schools, "Earlier today, suspicious writing was discovered at Westfield High School, prompting an immediate securit...

CLARK -- Arthur L. Johnson High School was under an active lockdown for most of the school day while police worked to investigate what school officials are calling an as-of-yet "unsubstantiated" threat about a potential weapon on the premises. The lockdown was lifted as of 2 p.m. when classes, all a...

AREA – New Jersey lawmakers are cracking down on the sale of intoxicating hemp products like those typically found in gas stations and convenience stores in an attempt to protect residents from potentially harmful and misleading substances.Last month, a Bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader M. Te...

AREA — Governor Phil Murphy has signed off on new legislation that will drastically limit single-use cutlery and condiments in New Jersey’s restaurants.Under the terms of the “Skip The Stuff” law, which Governor Murphy approved on his last full day in office, restaurant patrons will still be able to...

WESTFIELD — Mayor Jeremy Berman kicked off Tuesday night’s meeting of the Westfield Town Council with a note of thanks to the dozens of police, firefighters, EMTs and town employees who worked to keep the community safe and clear the roads both during and after this week’s heavy winter storm. “Our [...