WESTFIELD—LifelongWestfield, a local organization dedicated to supporting senior residents, will hold its annual Senior Services Fair on Monday, October 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Helen’s Parish on Rahway Avenue.The event brings together about 30 local groups, including Town departments like Pol...

WESTFIELD – Westfield will once again play host to a remarkable art event — one unlike any other in the greater New York metro area. The Westfield Art, Fashion and Design Fair will be held at the Westfield Armory, 500 Rahway Avenue, Westfield, Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2. First launched...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board met Wednesday to continue its in-depth review of the Wonder Foods, LLC, manufacturing warehouse at 42 Jackson Drive in Cranford. After four rounds of operational testimony and questioning from concerned Cranford and Linden residents surrounding the site, the Bo...

GARWOOD — At Thursday night’s meeting of the Garwood Mayor and Council, Mayor Jen Blumenstock proclaimed that October will be recognized as Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Awareness Month. “Raising awareness about this cause is something that has been very important to me, and I know it’s important to m...

Tonight's Westfield Candidate forum is live streaming on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/VHTdYUOlqog?si=dPi-ucNpnKdlY49M

WESTFIELD — A former member of the Westfield Police Department who says that he was retaliated against after reporting sexual harassment by a co-worker has filed suit against the Town, Police Chief Christopher Battiloro and other un-named personnel in State Superior Court. In March of 2023, the Comp...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Two weeks after the e-bike fatality involving the 13-year-old township resident, members of the township council this week joined a number of residents in pushing not only for revised regulations regarding the use of e-bikes but also more awareness by drivers of cyclists traveling on...

FANWOOD – In the wake of the recent fatality involving a middleschool student riding an e-bike, Mayor Colleen Mahr said Fanwood and Scotch Plains will work together to make sure their ordinances and safety education efforts are in sync and that Police Officers in both towns coordinate to enforce the...

SCOTCH PLAINS —The Planning Board on Monday was provided with brief updates about several significant private redevelopment projects in the downtown, highlighted by the news that work on the new Lidl supermarket and park-and-ride has begun.After delays related to Lidl’s floodwater retention plans an...

WESTFIELD — Residents could see a new, single-family home at 555 Mountain Avenue after the Westfield Planning Board unanimously approved a subdivision of the 24,000square-foot property during its meeting on Monday. All members of the Board were present, and were joined by Mayor Shelley Brindle.The p...