WESTFIELD — Residents from the neighborhood surrounding Edison Intermediate School voiced concerns over an $18.2-million athletic-fields project proposed by the town during a public meeting held in the school’s cafeteria on July 14. An audience of close to 100 people, including residents, town offic...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council met in-person for the first time in more than 16 months since the global pandemic swept through Westfield and moved government meetings to an all-digital posture. Mayor Shelley Brindle greeted a sizable audience filling the benches inside the municipal court bu...

By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — The township committee announced on Tuesday night the hiring of the firm Topology to carry out the first steps on the redevelopment projects. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that Topology will begin the “dropped component” from July to Septemb...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will continue a hearing later this month on an application to build an assisted-living facility on Raritan Road. Capital Seniors Housing Development LLC is seeking to build a three-story, 86-unit assisted-living facility at 1814, 1820 and 1830 Raritan R...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council met in-person for the first time in more than 16 months since the global pandemic swept through Westfield and moved government meetings to an all-digital posture. Mayor Shelley Brindle greeted a sizable audience filling the benches inside the municipal court bu...

CRANFORD — The township committee announced on Tuesday night the hiring of the firm Topology to carry out the first steps on the redevelopment projects. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that Topology will begin the “dropped component” from July to September. This operation consists of the pres...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will continue a hearing later this month on an application to build an assisted-living facility on Raritan Road. Capital Seniors Housing Development LLC is seeking to build a three-story, 86-unit assisted-living facility at 1814, 1820 and 1830 Raritan R...

AREA — For many Americans, the arrival of summer and the increase of vaccinations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic would usher in a return to normalcy. With the world beginning to open back up, many small business owners like Vincent Corso and his wife, Danielle Corso, of Westfield, thought the ...

CRANFORD — The rain held out long enough last Thursday for the first Storytime with Police and Fire at the gazebo in downtown Cranford. Children listened intently to “Officer Buckle and Gloria” by Peggy Rathman and “Firefighter Ted” by Andrea Beatty. Each book was read by one of Cranford’s emergency...

FANWOOD — The Fanwood Borough Council met Tuesday evening, at which time it adopted five resolutions. Officials also discussed the agenda items for their Monday, July 19 meeting, including four ordinances set for a second reading. The governing body will hold its first budget hearing at the July 19 ...