WESTFIELD — Westfield High School will be going virtual until October 1 after six students tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a letter sent out to the community on Wednesday. All nine other schools will continue to operate on the hybrid schedule. Sports and extra-curricular activities...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield High School courtyard will be redesigned in memory of the late principal Dr. Derrick Nelson. Dr. Nelson passed away in April 2019 from complications related to his donating bone marrow to a teenage boy in France. “Dr. Derrick Nelson was a committed educator in Westfield who...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Virtual municipal court proceedings look increasingly to be the way the legal process will conduct business in the future. Municipal Court Judge Kelly Waters spoke to the township council at its meeting Tuesday about the operations of the court in the six months since on-site municip...

GARWOOD — Last Thursday evening, members of the Garwood Borough Council met to discuss agenda items for the borough, yet local and national politics became topics of conversation. Discussion over current Garwood Republican candidate Jesse Wilson filtered into the meeting without mention of his name....

WESTFIELD — The Westfield High School courtyard will be redesigned in memory of the late principal Dr. Derrick Nelson. Dr. Nelson passed away in April 2019 from complications related to his donating bone marrow to a teenage boy in France. “Dr. Derrick Nelson was a committed educator in Westfield who...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Virtual municipal court proceedings look increasingly to be the way the legal process will conduct business in the future. Municipal Court Judge Kelly Waters spoke to the township council at its meeting Tuesday about the operations of the court in the six months since on-site municip...

GARWOOD — Last Thursday evening, members of the Garwood Borough Council met to discuss agenda items for the borough, yet local and national politics became topics of conversation. Discussion over current Garwood Republican candidate Jesse Wilson filtered into the meeting without mention of his name....

WESTFIELD — On Friday, Department of Public Works (DPW) employee Christopher Bohnyak filed suit against the town and DPW Director Greg O’Neil alleging that they created a hostile work environment where he was harassed and discriminated against. At the time the lawsuit was filed, Mr. Bohnyak was susp...

GARWOOD – Last week, InsiderNJ.com ran an article noting congressional candidate and state Senator Tom Kean Jr.’s attendance at a fundraiser for Garwood Republican Candidates Joe Nicastro and Jesse Wilson. The article highlighted Facebook posts shared by Mr. Wilson and an account holder named “Jerom...

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Borough Council will again consider enacting an ordinance that would allow a homeowner to keep a limited number of chickens on their property. At their Tuesday meeting, council members briefly discussed a revised draft ordinance that would allow up to three chickens to be kept ...