WESTFIELD — A group of Westfield residents concerned with overdevelopment has filed suit against redeveloper James Ward and the town’s planning board in New Jersey Superior Court in connection with The Sophia, a mixed-use residential complex slated for construction on the corner of Prospect and Ferr...

Updated Wednesday, November 9, 2022 ~ 8:17 a.m. ~ Unofficial Results Scotch Plains Scotch Plains Council (3 Seats) Elizabeth Stamler (D)* – 5,306 ☑️ Roshan “Roc” White (D)* – 5,138 ☑️ Matt Adams (D)* – 5,220 ☑️ Brian Johdos (R) – 3,522 Keith DeMatteo (R) – 3,728 Donald Stanzione (R) – 3,610 Scotch P...

Updated Wednesday, November 9, 2022 ~ 8:17 a.m. ~ Unofficial Results Westfield Ward 1 Council (1 Seat) Amanda Como (R) – 1,532 Emily Root (D) – 1,907 ☑️ Cranford Cranford Committee (2 Seats) Kathleen Miller Prunty (D)* – 4,784 ☑️ Terrence Curran (D) – 4,789 ☑️ Mary O’Connor (R)* – 4,618 Chrissa Stul...

Senior co-captain Lily Camacho scored three goals and teammate Gia Milano doled out three assists as the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls soccer team cruised to an easy victory over Rahway in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 2 Group 3 Tournament held on October 26 in Scotch Plains...

WESTFIELD — When Leticia Tavares, 16, first stepped off the plane in August to kick off her year as an exchange student in Westfield, her first impression of America (or at least of Newark Airport) was “well, this doesn’t look much like it does in the movies, does it?” Ms. Tavares, of Brazil, is one...

WESTFIELD – The black carpet was out, and the atmosphere was wickedly wild. Audience members started lining up on Wednesday, October 26th on East Broad Street at the Center for Creativity Rialto Theater in Westfield for the anticipated screening of the Netflix production of “Wednesday.” The Netflix ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township will receive a $4-million grant from the state to be used towards construction of the municipality’s new library, a move that Mayor Joshua Losardo on Tuesday night said “will jump-start redevelopment” in the downtown. At the start of the township council’s meeting, the m...

CLARK — Two democrats running for ward council seats on the November 8 ballot, Dario Valdivia and Michael Shulman, took to the podium to address Mayor Sal Bonaccorso and the council at its October 17 meeting. Mr. Valdivia, 1st Ward democratic council candidate, criticized Mayor Bonaccorso’s social m...

WESTFIELD — At the last meeting of the Westfield governing body, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Councilman Mark LoGrippo aired their differences of opinion in regards to a proposed, multi-faceted redevelopment project by HBC|Streetworks that could change the face of the downtown community for decades to ...

WESTFIELD — The 1972 play Night Watch by Lucille Fletcher is the perfect production for a Halloween season. The Westfield Community Players’ 89th season’s presentation that runs three-weekends is filled with suspense, intrigue, and plenty of maze-like twists and turns. When the lights come up on the...