MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Board of Education met briefly on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming changes to the district’s mask policy. Governor Phil Murphy announced earlier this month that the state mask mandate would expire on Monday, March 7 due to a steady decline in Covid-19 transmission rate...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee met last week to hear from department heads and establish a baseline for this year’s upcoming financial discussions at its annual capital budget hearing, held Thursday in the town hall. Big ticket items on this year’s list of requests include roadwork and i...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A South Avenue smoke shop that was among four locations in northern New Jersey that were raided last Friday for illegally selling marijuana and related products remained open for business this week. Along with outlets in Englewood, Butler and Randolph, the Dirty Jerzy Supplies store ...

CLARK — Clark Superintendent Ed Grande announced on Monday that masks will become a matter of personal choice for the district’s students, faculty and staff as of Monday, March 7. The announcement came during a regular meeting of the Clark Board of Education, held in-person at the high school. Clark...

WESTFIELD — A nearly four-hour Westfield Board of Education (BOE) meeting Tuesday night packed in discussions of school mask mandates, the results of the Start Strong Assessment from Fall 2021, and pizza. The board also came under fire for moving the executive session, which was on the agenda for th...

WESTFIELD — After months of public debate and discussion, the Westfield Planning Board voted Monday to conditionally approve an application to build a 162-unit residential complex at the current site of Williams Nursery. The decision to approve came late Monday night after several hours of testimony...

There is a factual error in this week’s editorial. The open public comment portion of the public Westfield Town Council meeting is, in fact, at the beginning of the meeting. In our comparison of municipal meeting agendas, we mistakenly reviewed the conference agenda, where open discussion takes plac...

GARWOOD – The Council of Garwood met on January 27 in Borough Hall. During the meeting, Mayor Sara Todisco gave a report on the dispatch consolidation meeting she attended, as well as gave an update on potential voters getting a say on the future of the Department of Public Works (DPW) building. May...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council last week introduced redevelopment plans for two large properties located at key entrances into the downtown business district. The two properties — at the former Snuffy’s Pantagis restaurant and banquet hall and at the former Jade Isle restaurant — have been uno...

There is a factual error in this week’s editorial. The open public comment portion of the public Westfield Town Council meeting is, in fact, at the beginning of the meeting. In our comparison of municipal meeting agendas, we mistakenly reviewed the conference agenda, where open discussion takes plac...