SCOTCH PLAINS – The Zoning Board of Adjustment last week unanimously approved an application to change the use of a former wellness center on Westfield Avenue to a coffee shop. The former Mettacasa Café and Wellness Center at 2015 Westfield Avenue, which opened six years ago, stopped operating at th...

AREA – On Tuesday, September 16, at 9:30 a.m., The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome our member James T. Clemens, PhD, physicist and former AT&T employee, who will share how he transitioned from corporate life to a decade of blue-water cruising with his wife, exploring exotic locations and meeting ...

CLARK — The Clark Planning Board voted to table an application for a minor subdivision at 7 Acken Drive last week in order to allow more time for expert testimony and deliberation.The property, a large corner lot situated near the intersection of Acken Drive and Fairview Road, currently measures 35,...

WESTFIELD – Tour de Westfield, an annual event that began during the Covid-19 pandemic as a way to get people to stay active during the shutdown, returns to town this Sunday with a few new additions.“A lot of people have told us that they would like to see a longer course, and we were able to work w...

WESTFIELD — The New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO), led by Music Director David Wroe, opens its 2025–26 season with The Gypsy Spirit, a dazzling celebration of folk energy and symphonic brilliance, on Saturday, September 27 at 7 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield. This season-opening per...

FANWOOD — A group of Fanwood residents concerned with overdevelopment are banding together in hopes of securing the necessary legal funds to challenge a proposed development at 383 South Avenue. Despite opposition from neighborhood residents, in June the Planning Board approved an application to dev...

FANWOOD – The borough council is expected to soon revise its regulations and expand the hours on Sundays when the liquor store on South Avenue can begin selling their products.At its August meeting, an owner of Fanwood Liquors asked the council to amend the local ordinance to allow sales on Sundays ...

COUNTY — Last month, the Union County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a $43million bond ordinance that will be used to purchase new vehicles and equipment, fund a series of public improvements and finance upgrades to telecommunications systems throughout the area. The ordinance, 860-2...

GARWOOD- Mayor Jen Blumenstock suspended the regular order of business during Thursday night’s meeting to swear in three new police officers to the Garwood Police Department.“This is one of my favorite things to do as Mayor, and our Police Department has had a number of officers come into the depart...

I am an upcoming 10th grader at Westfield High School, and I was fortunate to attend the Vanishing Westfield Neighborhoods: The African American Experience Exhibit curated by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfield. The experience deeply moved me, especially learning about the closur...