WESTFIELD — Visitors to town parks will now have to park their electric bicycles and scooters after the town council during its Tuesday meeting passed an ordinance banning them from being ridden on pathways and trails. The new ordinance is in response to what Mayor Shelley Brindle described as incre...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday endorsed the latest round of affordable-housing obligations, which will be less than originally expected.At a special meeting on Tuesday morning — which clocked in at two minutes and 27 seconds, likely making it the shortest council meeting ever — the ...

AREA — With temperatures reaching 103 degrees — setting a record for June 24 and tying the record for the June record set in 2021, according to the National Weather Service — power failures also gripped the area.Separate transformer explosions and fires led to outages that swathed the Central Avenue...

AREA — Starting this weekend, multiple area communities will present Independence Day celebrations offering an array of activities and capped off by glittery firework displays.Scotch PlainsThe township will lead off local festivities this Saturday, June 28, at Shady Rest Country Club, 820 Jerusalem ...

CLARK — Monday evening’s meeting of the Clark Board of Education (BOE) was a night to celebrate the achievements of the recentArthur L. Johnson High School (ALJ) graduates as well as the members of the BOE themselves. ALJ Principal Tara Oliveira took to the podium to congratulate Valedictorian Krist...

CRANFORD – Cranford Police Officer Nicolette Tufano was recognized this week for her outstanding work in impaired driving enforcement. Officer Tufano was awarded the 2024 “Top Cop” award by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in recognition of her continued efforts in detecting and arresting drunk ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Words like “kind,” “humble and loving,” “cared for people” and “blessed to have known him” were among the sentiments township officials past and present expressed as they remembered the various contributions to the community of Mike Michalisin, who died on May 30 at age 85.Mr. Michal...

CRANFORD — Two applicants for major projects in Cranford presented early-stage plans to redevelop an existing rehabilitation facility and gas station, but were met with pushback from the zoning board for failing to present the proper planning documents to the township. Board members Christine Daly a...

COUNTY — More than two dozen immigration activists and advocates last week continued to criticize Union County’s plans to sell a vacant jail complex in Elizabeth, fearing it will be purchased by a for-profit prison company and converted into an immigrant detention center similar to a controversial f...

MOUNTAINSIDE — During Tuesday night’s council meeting, Shobha Sharma and Dorothy Matthews were celebrated for reaching their 100 birthdays. Mayor Paul Mirabelli and the other members of the governing body congratulated the two centenarians; however, only Mrs. Sharma was able to attend the meeting.Mr...