AREA— Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-D7) held his first official town hall of 2025 last week. The discussion took place over the phone and lasted for just over 30 minutes.The call, which was open to the public but required reservations, began with an opening statement from the congressman about Presid...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Five local residents recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.The honorees include Ibette Abril-Madera of Clark, at Kean University; Alnae Bailey of Sco...

AREA — Eleven candidates — six Democrats and five Republicans — will vie for the chance to serve as the next governor of New Jersey during the Primary election in June.Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, Congressman Josh Gottheimer, former state Sena...

GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s meeting of Garwood’s governing body, Mayor Jen Blumenstock suspended the regular order of business to honor the members of Girl ScoutTroop 41290 for their work in collecting and donating toys to Toys for Tots this past holiday season.Troop leader and former councilw...

GARWOOD — Last week, the Garwood Planning Board discussed possible changes to the Development Assistance Package, which helps individuals and organizations through the development process while preparing an application to the planning board.Board member Kathleen Villaggio, who has been working on up...

AREA — Eleven candidates — six Democrats and five Republicans — will vie for the chance to serve as the next governor of New Jersey during the Primary election in June. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, Congressman Josh Gottheimer, former state Sen...

CRANFORD — Four candidates, including Democratic incumbents Kathleen Miller Prunty and this year’s mayor, Terrence Curran, will vie for two, three-year terms on the Cranford Township Committee.The returning candidates will face off against GOP newcomers Carlos Rodriguez and Frank Longo.Bios for Mr. ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Public Schools district is working to get a third-party, pro-referendum advertisement taken down from social media and other online sources in an effort to avoid false representation and ethical challenges ahead of April’s vote. The ad, which was partially shared with the T...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The last time a property revaluation was done in Scotch Plains, in 1983, Ronald Reagan was the president, Darryl Strawberry was a 19-year-old rookie outfielder for the Mets, and the Sterling Chase and Berwyck Chase developments were farmland. More than four decades later, it looks li...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The recreation commission on Monday emphasized that it had no input into the township council’s decision to possibly acquire the Highland Swim Club property and said any decisions on what to do with the property will wait until after any sale is completed. At its meeting earlier this...