AREA — Plans to install a permanent ice rink at Warinanco Park are edging closer to reality after several years of conversation between the Union County Board of County Commissioners and local residents who say that the need for extra ice time is starting to impact team practices and recreational op...

CLARK — The Clark Township Police Department has been returned to local control after almost five years of supersession by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO). “The Township is happy but not surprised that the department has been running properly and greatly appreciates the support provided ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A Scotch Plains woman who was accused of embezzling more than $350,000 from a local synagogue over a fouryear period has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in order to reduce her possible prison sentence from a maximum of 20 years to no more than 2.5 years.According to court documents, Sta...

WESTFIELD — Westfield voters will have just over seven months to familiarize themselves with a host of new candidates from both sides of the political aisle, all of whom have filed petitions to run for local office. Earlier this month, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Democratic council members Linda Habgo...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education (BOE) got down to brass tacks Tuesday and announced the official numbers for its upcoming budget and bond-referendum vote which, if approved alongside of an additional spending request, would result in an average tax increase of $1,221 to each household. ...

WESTFIELD — Municipal taxes in Westfield will remain flat for the second year in a row.On Tuesday, the town council introduced an annual operating budget of $54,393,786 that will be used to fund new public-safety initiatives, finance parks and recreation services, round out personnel and service gap...

WESTFIELD — After more than seven years on the dais, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Democratic Council members Linda Habgood, David Contract and Michael Dardia collectively announced via social media on Monday that they would not seek reelection in November. “It’s time,” Mayor Brindle said, speaking with...

WESTFIELD — Earlier this month, Westfield residents became aware that Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) — a multi-national retail giant and the parent company behind the One Westfield Place (OWP) redevelopment project — had announced its intentions to file for bankruptcy. Now, the town’s elected officials ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Residents of Scotch Plains and Fanwood should expect a total of $129,489,697 to fund their schools for the coming year after the district’s board of education presented its annual budget on March 13. Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., told the handful of attendees at last week’s meetin...

GARWOOD—TheGarwoodmayor and council voted Thursday to adopt a new ordinance that will implement a flat $100 fee for all residents’ usage of the sanitary sewer system.MayorJenBlumenstockcommended the council for its work on this ordinance (25-7) through research and discussion.“We know it’s a topic t...