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 ...

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 ...

WESTFIELD — Stephanie Branna, of Mountainside, is suing the Westfield Police Department, the Town of Westfield, Lieutenant Frank Padovano, Officer Nicolas Bagan and Officer David Went for allegedly violating her Fourth Amendment rights, for wrongful arrest and imprisonment and for obstructing invest...

AREA — Teachers and students will soon be face to face for the first time in months, and educator unions look to verify the safety of their districts’ heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems as the first day inches closer. Last week, the Union County Vocational Technical Education A...