WESTFIELD — Westfield’s kids have a new place to play thanks to a community-wide effort and the support of several boards, commissions and local elected officials.Last week, Mayor Shelley Brindle and other community leaders joined representatives from the Westfield Recreation Department and the town...

CRANFORD — Several Cranford residents and township commissioners applauded the passing of a new shade-tree ordinance.Tuesday evening, the Cranford Township Committee passed an ordinance that would entirely replace the current Chapter 398 of the township code. The current name of Chapter 398, Trees, ...

CRANFORD — A constitutional lawsuit filed on behalf of a former member of the Cranford Police Department against the township’s current mayor and other elected officials has been dismissed in federal court.Earlier this year, Brian Lopez, a retired Cranford police officer and an outspoken critic of t...

WESTFIELD — Plans to allow AT&T to build a 130-foot cell-phone tower at the Westfield Conservation Center will be moving ahead now that certain legal challenges surrounding the project have been resolved.The installation, initially awarded to the wireless carrier after a public bid in November of la...

GARWOOD — The mayor and council met and discussed applying for the Kids Recreation Trust Fund grant for a pavilion at the Garwood Sports and Recreation complex. Mayor Jen Blumenstock felt a discussion needed to happen as public concerns and a desire for the pavilion have been circulating.“There are ...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Planning Board met August 23, at which time members discussed an application for a certificate of nonconformity for 551 Spruce Avenue. To the best of the public’s knowledge, the two-family home was built in 1942 and has not undergone any changes since 1957. The section of the b...

CRANFORD — Cranford students are showing signs of steady improvement, according to the results of several standardized tests that were revealed during a regular meeting of the board of education on Monday.Brian Heineman, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, present...

AREA — Last week, Senator Jon Bramnick of the 21st Legislative District joined several representatives from the law enforcement community for a frank discussion about public safety and crime prevention in and around Union County. The senator was joined by Bob Weck, the former chief of the Summit Pol...

WESTFIELD — A member of the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) who missed the organization’s last three consecutive advertised meetings could be removed from office next month for violating the board’s established attendance policy. Sahar Aziz, last year’s board vice president, will have the opportu...

WESTFIELD — After more than two years of research, development and painstaking construction work, Redifarms, the area’s first indoor vertical farm, is starting to take shape. “Things are coming together,” said co-owner Greg Redington, who formed the company with his wife, Michele Modestino, back in ...