COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners voted Thursday to introduce an ordinance that, if adopted, would raise commissioners’ salaries (and those of the county’s numerous administrators and department heads) for the fourth consecutive year. According to the ordinance (842-2002), Coun...

CLARK — At its Monday meeting, the Clark Board of Education thanked Henry Varriano for 20 years of service as a board member. A graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School, Mr. Varriano retired as a longtime educator with the Elizabeth school district before he was elected to the board in 2003. Board ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Health (BOH) announced Monday that it may be looking to implement a new policy designed to promote better allergen awareness and food handling in local restaurants. The conversation came on the heels of a report issued by Health Inspector Helen Mendez, who reported...

CRANFORD — Testimony continued during a special meeting of the Cranford Planning Board November 30 regarding an application by Hartz Mountain Industries Inc. for a residential/commercial development at 750 Walnut Avenue. The main focus of this meeting involved details of what the commercial and resi...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Borough Council met Monday evening, at which time officials introduced three ordinances, including one that would enforce the borough’s current prohibition on short-term rentals of 28 consecutive days or less, if passed. “If it’s not written in our current code, then it is not ...

GARWOOD — Tina Simitz, a former member of the Garwood Board of Education, has officially been elected to a new, three-year term thanks to a successful write-in campaign. “I’m really excited,” said Ms. Simitz, who was elected to her first term in 2017. “We’re getting a new superintendent in January, ...

WESTFIELD — Representatives from HBC|Streetworks met with Westfield residents at the One Westfield Place preview center on Monday for the first of several planned discussions about the potential impact that the firm’s proposed redevelopment plan could have on the community and its infrastructure. HB...

AREA — Earlier this year, the Supreme Court voted to overturn a decades-old law that required New York residents to show probable cause in order to obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon in public, declaring such restrictions to be unconstitutional. Now, states like New Jersey (historically ho...

By KATIE MOEN & LAUREN S. BARR WESTFIELD — Earlier this year, Westfield resident Kyle George raised several issues at board of education meetings, referencing information he found through an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request. The Westfield Leader filed a request seeking a copy of the board’s re...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Testing scores and finances were the main areas of focus at the November 17 meeting of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education. Robert McGarry, assistant superintendent, presented the 2021-2022 State Assessment Report that included results from New Jersey Student Learning Assess...