WESTFIELD — A 17-year-old Fanwood resident who crashed his pickup truck into a tree at Mindowaskin Park on Friday night is facing charges of reckless and careless driving after failing to report the incident to police. According to Chief Christopher Battiloro of the Westfield Police Department, the ...

WESTFIELD — After months of presentations, public discussion and heated debate, the Westfield mayor and council voted Tuesday to approve the Lord & Taylor/Train Station Redevelopment Plan, locally known as One Westfield Place. “The significant amount of engagement that we have had with our residents...

CRANFORD — A member of the Cranford Police Department has filed a notice of tort claim against Mayor Brian Andrews for allegedly using social media to send the officer messages of a threatening nature. According to the notice, filed with the township on December 23 of last year, Mr. Andrews utilized...

GARWOOD — Douglas Stoffer will begin his role as Garwood’s next police chief starting March 1, when Chief James Wright is set to retire. Mayor Jen Blumenstock announced Stoffer’s promotion from captain at the February 9 meeting of the governing body. “I’m excited as I begin my tenure here as mayor t...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Residents living near Brookside Park were promised that their concerns about the park’s natural-grass baseball field possibly being replaced by synthetic turf would be heard by the township council during its deliberations on this year’s budget, which could include funding for that p...

COUNTY — Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Union County Parks Department and a dedicated group of local enthusiasts, the Oak Ridge Park Disc Golf Course is quickly becoming one of the most popular destinations in the region for those looking to get outside and shake off the cabin fever. The...

WESTFIELD — In April, the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) will put its budget to a public vote for the first time in more than a decade. As presented, Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., said Monday, the proposed budget should help to solidify programming and alleviate the need for staffing c...

WESTFIELD — After several hours of testimony by hired experts and residents alike, the Westfield Planning Board voted on Monday to refer the Lord & Taylor/Train Station Redevelopment Plan (locally known as One Westfield Place) back to the town council for final review and adoption. The planning boar...

GARWOOD — Garwood’s next police chief will be announced at the Thursday, February 9 meeting of the governing body, but until then, the search for Chief James Wright’s replacement following his March 1 retirement is still underway. In January, the mayor and council interviewed three candidates applyi...

SCOTCH PLAINS — They are there five days a week, upstairs at the municipal building, sitting at a desk in a hallway piled with bankers’ boxes and papers and methodically feeding decades’ worth of official documents into a scanner that will bring all that paperwork into the modern era. It is part of ...