CRANFORD — In the fall of 2021, local communities already struggling under the weight of the Covid-19 pandemic were dealt another staggering blow when Hurricane Ida, a massive category 4 storm that made landfall near New Jersey’s central coastline, ripped through the Union County area with unforgivi...

CRANFORD — As affordable-housing deadlines draw ever nearer, municipalities across New Jersey are struggling to reconicile their state-mandated obligations against the needs of their own communities. In Cranford, Mayor Kathleen Miller-Prunty and other local officials are stepping forward to demand a...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The planning board on Monday gave its unanimous assent to an ordinance authorizing a redevelopment plan for a trio of adjoining properties on East Second Street after concluding that the plan was consistent with the township’s master plan. The board also confidently expressed that ce...

CRANFORD — In an effort to fight the stigma surrounding county and junior colleges, Union County College is changing its name to Union College, effective Friday, July 1. At a press conference last week, College President Margaret McMenamin called it the “beginning of a new era.” According to Dr. McM...

COUNTY — A celebration of unity and acceptance was somewhat marred last week when a social-media post made by the Union County Board of County Commissioners elicited dozens of heated responses from residents who spoke out in opposition to the county’s new LGBTQ-inclusive park space. Tëmike Park, a s...

WESTFIELD – Westfield drivers who may be close to losing their minds in the growing maze of road closures and detours may have to grin and bear it a while longer, town officials said Tuesday. “We obviously have a ton of utility work going on. It’s all eventually going to translate into paving, but w...

FANWOOD — Because of the high volume of audience members at Monday night’s Fanwood Council meeting, onlookers were brought in during three different waves to witness actions taken. WNBC, WCBS, MY9NJ and WPIX11 were among the crowd as community members spoke for a lengthy period of time in support of...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council this week moved downtown redevelopment efforts a bit farther along as the governing body authorized the preparation of a redevelopment plan for the Plainfield Avenue site that will likely house first-responder headquarters while also introducing an ordinance auth...

WESTFIELD – After years of holding its elections in November, the Westfield Board of Education unanimously approved moving its election to the third Tuesday in April, which will be April 18, 2023. Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., and Business Administrator Dana Sullivan presented an “overview...

WESTFIELD — As is evident by the numerous “coming soon” signs that dot the streets of Westfield, the downtown area currently is experiencing a welcome resurgence despite lingering challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic. “You’ve probably seen all of the changes going on downtown, which is great,...