AREA — Tony LaPorta, a long-time Westfield resident and father, like so many Americans, experiences extreme sadness every time he sees a mass shooting on the news. What has become commonplace in American society since the Columbine shootings in 1999, notes Mr. LaPorta, follows a predictable cycle of...

CRANFORD — During a special meeting held Monday evening, the Cranford Township Committee voted to keep the Walnut Redevelopment project four stories in height, as opposed to five stories. The five-story option was the desire of the owner of the property at 750 Walnut Avenue, Hartz Mountain Industrie...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Four and a half years after its establishment, the downtown redevelopment committee last week presented its vision for some of the public properties in the central business district, while also unveiling initial ideas for new first-responder headquarters on Plainfield Avenue. At what...

COUNTY — Early in-person voting is coming to New Jersey, just in time for the Tuesday, November 2 General Election. After early-voting state legislation was passed back in March, registered voters will have the option to cast their votes during a nine-day period prior to November 2. Early voting wil...

GARWOOD – The Garwood Board of Education met on Tuesday, at which time Superintendent Teresa Quigley, Ed.D., gave a report on Garwood’s plans for bringing children back to full-day schooling. The presentation came after Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order stating that all children must wear masks...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Four and a half years after its establishment, the downtown redevelopment committee last week presented its vision for some of the public properties in the central business district, while also unveiling initial ideas for new first-responder headquarters on Plainfield Avenue. At what...

COUNTY — Early in-person voting is coming to New Jersey, just in time for the Tuesday, November 2 General Election. After early-voting state legislation was passed back in March, registered voters will have the option to cast their votes during a nine-day period prior to November 2. Early voting wil...

GARWOOD – The Garwood Board of Education met on Tuesday, at which time Superintendent Teresa Quigley, Ed.D., gave a report on Garwood’s plans for bringing children back to full-day schooling. The presentation came after Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order stating that all children must wear masks...

SCOTCH PLAINS – In response to concerns expressed by residents last week, the township council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to lower speed limits on Westfield Avenue, Plainfield Avenue and East Second Street. At a meeting on August 2 with residents living on or near those streets, township eme...

WESTFIELD — After much vocal opposition to the Edison Fields Plan, Mayor Shelley Brindle and the Westfield Town Council announced that they intend to scale down the project to create multi-purposed turf fields behind Edison Intermediate School. The announcement, made by Councilman Scott Katz of Ward...