MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside area suffered some moderate damage from Monday night’s thunderstorm and flood, closing most of Route 22.“The Borough of Mountainside has experienced a severe weather event, that brought over five inches of rainfall within a two-hour period, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,” May...

WESTFIELD — With a little extra time, attention and teamwork, a group of Westfield elementaryschool students carried away coin purses from their recent sewing class. This was not just any group of girls; however, they were brought together by their unique interest in learning to sew and their intere...

WESTFIELD — An Appellate Court this week upheld the dismissal of a complaint filed against former Westfield Board of Education member and vice-president Sahar Aziz over remarks she posted on social media that criticized Israel and Zionism and her signing of a letter that was also critical of Israel....

SCOTCH PLAINS — Amidst the endless memorabilia, pictures, trinkets and mementos in Township Manager Al Mirabella’s town hall office is a three-foot-high stack of newspapers, the ones near the bottom more yellowed with age than more recent ones. They represent every edition of The Scotch Plains-Fanwo...

CLARK — On Monday night, the Clark Township Council held a special meeting and workshop meeting. During the public-comment portion of the special meeting, resident Delia Collins stated that she had read in a public notice in the newspaper that the King Mansion, better known as the Krowicki Gorny Mem...

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the Spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year.Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, ...

WESTFIELD — Practicing physician Dr. Tina Shah is stepping up to run for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District to put insurance companies and career politicians like Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr. on notice that it is time to fix what is broken in our healthcare system and in Washin...

CRANFORD — Four Essex County adults and one Camden County juvenile were found to be in possession of loaded firearms during a motor vehicle stop investigation on North Avenue on June 28.At approximately 2:24 a.m., a police officer stopped a 2011 Kia Optima on North Avenue near the Garden State Parkw...

WESTFIELD — After a round of engaged discussion Monday, the WestfieldPlanningBoardvotedtodeem a new ordinance on solar panels “not inconsistent” with the town’s master plan. If passed by the town council, the ordinance would no longer require homeowners to match street-facing solar panels to the col...

FANWOOD Tuesday, July 1, a resident of Pleasant Avenue reported that he sent money via cyberspace to a scammer after receiving threatening text messages. The resident reported sending a total of $3,500. The incident was documented by patrol officers. WESTFIELD Sunday, June 29, John Freudenberger, 70...