WESTFIELD — In the last six months alone, Westfield teens have publicly spoken out on everything from the state’s proposed sex-ed curriculum to synthetic turf fields, Covid mandates and local redevelopment. They are representatives of a new generation — knowledgeable, engaged and unafraid to voice t...

WESTFIELD — State Senator Jon Bramnick (LD-21), the former Assembly Minority Leader who beat out Democratic challenger Joseph Signorello in November, held his first public town hall since taking the oath of office in January. The event, held in the Westfield Community Room, attracted approximately 6...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Township redevelopment officials will draft a redevelopment plan for two properties on Plainfield Avenue that have been identified as a likely site for new headquarters for the police and fire departments and the rescue squad. At its meeting on Monday, the planning board gave its una...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Parents and community members swapped ideologies during a sex-ed curriculum discussion that transpired as part of Thursday night’s meeting of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (BOE). Scotch Plains resident John Denning reminded BOE members of their promises of transparency...

WESTFIELD — After nearly two hours of public debate and discussion, the Westfield mayor and council voted Tuesday to enter into a redevelopment agreement for the construction of a multi-use residential complex at the corner of Prospect Street and Ferris Place. Mayor Shelley Brindle and Councilmen Mi...

WESTFIELD — After two tough years of dedicated service to the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC), Executive Director Bob Zuckerman announced Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his position. Mr. Zuckerman, who assumed his position with the DWC just two weeks into the 2020 lockdown, said ...

GARWOOD — Garwood’s Board of Education voted on a resolution to not follow the state’s Sex Education Curriculum. The curriculum has come under fire from parents across the state in recent months. While Governor Phil Murphy had asked the Department of Education to review the curriculum, they recently...

CLARK — Tensions that have been building for more than six weeks came to a head on Monday when two outspoken members of the public were escorted by police from a regular meeting of the Clark mayor and council after repeatedly calling for the immediate resignation of Mayor Sal Bonaccorso. Mayor Bonac...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Zoning Board held a special meeting on Monday evening to consider Daybase Inc.’s request for approval to build a co-working office space and coffee shop at 231 East Broad Street. The site has been vacant since Victoria’s Secret moved out. The application requires a D varian...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners voted Thursday to approve its $513.7-million budget for 2022. Despite complications posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s budget represents a zero-percent increase in the tax levy for the third year in a row. “The Covid-19 pandemic recove...