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 ...

WESTFIELD — At a special meeting of the Westfield Board of Education last Friday morning, the board appointed LaNova Schall as the new assistant principal of Edison Intermediate School effective Sunday, August 1. Ms. Schall was chosen from among more than 150 applicants and seven interview candidate...

GARWOOD — Parents of Garwood students addressed the board of education June 22 during the public comment to speak out against the mask requirements still being followed at Lincoln School. The public comment went on for nearly 40 minutes, with multiple parents speaking up. The public comment began wi...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday gave its unanimous approval to a $300,000 bond ordinance to cover the cost of replacing the synthetic turf field at the soccer field behind the south-side firehouse. The field — the only turf and only lighted public playing field in town — opened in Se...

WESTFIELD — At a special meeting of the Westfield Board of Education last Friday morning, the board appointed LaNova Schall as the new assistant principal of Edison Intermediate School effective Sunday, August 1. Ms. Schall was chosen from among more than 150 applicants and seven interview candidate...

GARWOOD — Parents of Garwood students addressed the board of education June 22 during the public comment to speak out against the mask requirements still being followed at Lincoln School. The public comment went on for nearly 40 minutes, with multiple parents speaking up. The public comment began wi...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday gave its unanimous approval to a $300,000 bond ordinance to cover the cost of replacing the synthetic turf field at the soccer field behind the south-side firehouse. The field — the only turf and only lighted public playing field in town — opened in Se...

COUNTY — The county will have its first sitting prosecutor in years, after Judge William Daniel was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to fill the Union County Prosecutor’s position, replacing Acting Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo, who will become the next director of the Division of Criminal Justice (DC...