SCOTCH PLAINS — An organizer of this weekend’s Juneteenth celebration says that while much work remains to be done on issues of social justice, Saturday’s events also offer a good opportunity to “pause to reflect on the work that has been done.” Social Justice Matters (SJM), along with Scotch Plains...

WESTFIELD — In light of recent events, Mayor Shelley Brindle announced Tuesday that the Westfield Police will soon be taking a more proactive role in patrolling the downtown streets to keep the area as safe as possible. The Downtown Westfield Quality of Life Unit (a special faction of the Westfield ...

CRANFORD — Pools and redevelopment were on the minds of many committee and community members at both Monday and Tuesday night’s meetings. On Monday evening, Jay Rhatican, vice president of land use and development at Hartz Mountain, and Michael Ash, redevelopment counsel for Cranford, talked about t...

CLARK — Though Clark Democrats only had one official horse in Tuesday’s council Primary race, four members of the party will be appearing on the ballot in November thanks to a series of successful write-in campaigns. Michael Shulman, William Grzyb and David Hessler each secured the requisite number ...

AREA – For several hours last Saturday, the state government — for the first time in more than 20 years — was led by someone from Union County. With Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver both out of the state for all or part of the weekend, the duties of Acting Governor fell to ...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield eatery that has previously been cited for numerous health-code violations is in the clear for now, town officials said Monday, but its repeat infractions could lead to stricter guidelines down the road. 1958 Cuban Cuisine of South Avenue, West appeared at Monday night’s board...

WESTFIELD — The history of the Black community in Westfield is a complicated one, rife with struggles and triumphs about which modern-day residents may know very little. On Saturday, June 18, in an effort to shed some light on an integral but often overlooked piece of the town’s collective past, the...

COUNTY — In the wake of last week’s school shooting that left 19 elementary-school students and two teachers dead in Uvalde, Texas, the Union County Board of County Commissioners joined together on Thursday to show their support for a bill that would seek to close an existing loophole in the nation’...

WESTFIELD — State Senator Jon Bramnick (LD-21), the former Assembly Minority Leader who beat out Democratic challenger Joseph Signorello in November, held his first public town hall since taking the oath of office in January. The event, held in the Westfield Community Room, attracted approximately 6...

WESTFIELD — In the last six months alone, Westfield teens have publicly spoken out on everything from the state’s proposed sex-ed curriculum to synthetic turf fields, Covid mandates and local redevelopment. They are representatives of a new generation — knowledgeable, engaged and unafraid to voice t...