WESTFIELD — Gale Force Media, LLC, the publisher of The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, filed suit in federal court this week against California-based tech giants Google and Facebook. The lawsuit alleges that Google and Facebook violated federal law by unlawfully monopolizing t...

WESTFIELD — Mindowaskin Park is currently undergoing a spring metamorphosis. Passersby may notice the cleared Daffodil Bank, also known as Daffodil Hill, where the town has removed overgrowth and a few trees. While clearing the area, the Garden Club of Westfield spotted what is believed to be a Nati...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners adopted an ordinance to appropriate $16,750,000 for the Union County Government Complex Project during its bi-weekly meeting last Thursday. This ordinance was introduced at the board’s March 25 meeting, when it was given its first reading. Duri...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its unanimous approval to a residential development on Jerusalem Road that also will contribute to meeting the township’s affordable-housing obligations. The developer — 725-735 Jerusalem LLC — will build 47 units at the oddly shaped property, which ...

WESTFIELD — Mindowaskin Park is currently undergoing a spring metamorphosis. Passersby may notice the cleared Daffodil Bank, also known as Daffodil Hill, where the town has removed overgrowth and a few trees. While clearing the area, the Garden Club of Westfield spotted what is believed to be a Nati...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners adopted an ordinance to appropriate $16,750,000 for the Union County Government Complex Project during its bi-weekly meeting last Thursday. This ordinance was introduced at the board’s March 25 meeting, when it was given its first reading. Duri...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its unanimous approval to a residential development on Jerusalem Road that also will contribute to meeting the township’s affordable-housing obligations. The developer — 725-735 Jerusalem LLC — will build 47 units at the oddly shaped property, which ...

WESTFIELD — While some residents worked independently to secure Covid-19 vaccine appointments for seniors and other vulnerable groups, some used their networks to expand their reach. Gen2Gen Helpers started in mid-February, co-founder Michelle Cisneros said, after Ms. Cisneros and her niece, Taylor ...

WESTFIELD — Mayor Shelley Brindle announced at Tuesday’s town council meeting that the Policemen’s Benevolent Association and the Town of Westfield have reached a contract agreement. The council approved on first reading General Ordinance No. 2213 to change the salaries of certain police and fire de...

FANWOOD — Mayor Colleen Mahr opened Monday’s meeting of the governing body with the flag salute and a moment of silence for Ken Blom, who passed away suddenly on Sunday. Mr. Blom was an employee of the borough as assistant foreman of the Fanwood Department of Public Works since August of 2000. Capta...