FANWOOD — In a little less than two weeks, residents in Scotch Plains and Fanwood will head to the polls to decide whether or not to support a $115-million bond referendum that, if approved, will be used to purchase a new elementary school and finance overdue capital improvements throughout the loca...

CLARK—During Tuesday night’s Clark Township Council Workshop meeting, residents voiced their concerns about a proposed boat launch near Wendell Place, which is part of Union County’s plans for the reservoir. Despite most of the project being cut, including the electric train ride and carousel, resid...

FANWOOD — The borough council will look into revising the parking ordinance to address problems at the municipal lot where businesses, residents and shoppers are competing for limited parking spaces, especially during weekday hours.At its agenda meeting on Tuesday, Lt. Dan Kranz briefed the governin...

AREA — As New Jersey municipalities prepare for a new round of affordable-housing obligations, one Bergen County mayor is working to overturn a long-standing rule that exempts certain urban and low-income communities from having to abide by the same standards as the rest of the state.Last month, Mon...

CLARK — The Clark Board of Education welcomed students, faculty, teachers, administrators and staff back for a new school year on Tuesday during a brief meeting held in the Clark Council chambers. Superintendent Ed Grande said Tuesday that faculty members and staff have been working to prepare for t...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield bakery that is well on its way to becoming a neighborhood institution has recently expanded its operations to bring sweet treats and savory confections to Morristown. Last week, Jeff and Uyen Kirshenbaum, owners of the Kirshenbaum Baking Company, celebrated their second grand...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Dog owners will have to find another way to exercise their four-legged friends this fall while Union County works to renovate the amenities at the Echo Lake Dog Park.According to a notice posted on the county’s website, the dog park will be closed through January of next year.“It’s a ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education (BOE) held its first regular meeting of the new school year on Tuesday to lay out some groundwork and finalize plans for the upcoming semester before students return to class next month. “We have been spending the majority of this summer preparing not onl...

WESTFIELD — An online survey about potential changes to Westfield’s trash-pickup ordinance that was posted to the town’s website earlier this month has led to some confusion among local residents who claim that the form is both unclear and poorly worded. The survey, drafted by the Westfield Green Te...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Township officials hailed the start of a significant redevelopment project on East Second Street, which will be the first such development in many years on that thoroughfare.Early on Tuesday evening, ground was officially broken for the project on a trio of adjoining properties on Ea...