FANWOOD – The Fanwood Borough Council will again consider enacting an ordinance that would allow a homeowner to keep a limited number of chickens on their property. At their Tuesday meeting, council members briefly discussed a revised draft ordinance that would allow up to three chickens to be kept ...

WESTFIELD — Stephanie Branna, of Mountainside, is suing the Westfield Police Department, the Town of Westfield, Lieutenant Frank Padovano, Officer Nicolas Bagan and Officer David Went for allegedly violating her Fourth Amendment rights, for wrongful arrest and imprisonment and for obstructing invest...

AREA — Teachers and students will soon be face to face for the first time in months, and educator unions look to verify the safety of their districts’ heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems as the first day inches closer. Last week, the Union County Vocational Technical Education A...

FANWOOD – Former borough police chief Richard Trigo filed a lawsuit last week against Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo, alleging that she had reneged on an agreement that he would step down early as chief in exchange for her office not investigating him for various remarks he was alleg...

WESTFIELD — Stephanie Branna, of Mountainside, is suing the Westfield Police Department, the Town of Westfield, Lieutenant Frank Padovano, Officer Nicolas Bagan and Officer David Went for allegedly violating her Fourth Amendment rights, for wrongful arrest and imprisonment and for obstructing invest...

AREA — Teachers and students will soon be face to face for the first time in months, and educator unions look to verify the safety of their districts’ heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems as the first day inches closer. Last week, the Union County Vocational Technical Education A...

FANWOOD – Former borough police chief Richard Trigo filed a lawsuit last week against Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo, alleging that she had reneged on an agreement that he would step down early as chief in exchange for her office not investigating him for various remarks he was alleg...

WESTFIELD — As New Jersey inches toward reopening schools, gyms and all of the businesses that have had their lights off since mid-March, a group of healthcare workers is toiling to ensure that the journey back to normalcy is a smooth one. Contact tracers from the Westfield Regional Health Departmen...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council’s final passage of three ordinances to put into place overlay zones on properties in the seven phases slated for development as part of the downtown redevelopment effort was a “big milestone for us,” said Mayor Alexander Smith, and will allow township officials t...

WESTFIELD — As New Jersey inches toward reopening schools, gyms and all of the businesses that have had their lights off since mid-March, a group of healthcare workers is toiling to ensure that the journey back to normalcy is a smooth one. Contact tracers from the Westfield Regional Health Departmen...