GARWOOD — In Garwood, the three Democrats running for council seats had slim leads on Tuesday night, before all the mail-in and provisional ballots had been tallied. Incumbent Vincent Kearney led with 592 votes in his bid for a second term, while his running mate, Karina Boto, had 577. They led Repu...

GARWOOD — A 71-year-old Garwood man who was renting a home on North Avenue was killed Friday evening in a three-alarm fire that tore through the multi-family residence for several hours. The Garwood Fire Department was dispatched to the 100 block of North Avenue at approximately 4:52 p.m. in respons...

Updated Tuesday, November 7, 2023 ~ 11:06 p.m. ~ Unofficial Results * Denotes Incumbent, ☑️ indicates projected winner Westfield Turf Field at Edison School YES – 4,460 NO – 5,757 ☑️ Ward 1 Emily Root (D)* – 1,388 Todd Saunders (R) – 1,508☑️ Ward 2 Michael Armento (R) – 1,352☑️ Erika Vargas-Garrison...

WESTFIELD — A member of the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) who has been accused of perpetuating anti-Semitic ideologies is facing her second state-level ethics complaint of the year. The complaint, filed with the School Ethics Commission by board member Brendan Galligan, alleges that Sahar Aziz,...

CLARK Wednesday, October 25, police took a report of a shoplifting incident that occurred at the CVS Pharmacy, located at 241 Westfield Avenue. An unidentified male suspect was seen placing laundry detergent in a shopping cart and later removing it and passing all points of sale without paying. The ...

Westfield Council Ward 1 (Vote for 1) Emily Root - DEM* Age: 50 Education/ Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, Master’s Degree from New York University. I’m currently one of two Ward 1 council members. I am Chair of the Public Safety Committee, and on the ...

AREA — Last month, hundreds of commuters found themselves routed around the Central Avenue bridge as PSE&G worked to complete the first phase of its new higher-voltage powerline installation project. Both the Clark and Westfield Police Departments (the bridge spans the two municipalities), along wit...

COUNTY—Acharitable pharmacy that will be able to provide free or lowcost prescriptions to local residents in need will soon be coming to Union County.On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners, pharmacist Ritesh Shah, CEO of the Legacy Pharmacy Group, ann...

GARWOOD — In a meeting held last Thursday, Councilwoman Kimberly Salmon expressed concern about the recently-passed ordinance which requires residents to obtain new parking stickers in order to park in certain areas of the community. Councilwoman Salmon stated that she spoke to residents of Willow a...

AREA — Besides the races for the state legislature and county commission, next Tuesday’s election will also let voters weigh in on a controversial synthetic turf project in Scotch Plains, a handful of races that could alter control of the borough council in Garwood, how many votes Fanwood Democrats ...