FANWOOD — The borough council on Monday approved two bond ordinances — one to fund several capital expenditures this year and another to finance the acquisition of the recycling center property on North Avenue.Among the items the $465,000 capital budget will finance are vehicle lights, radar equipme...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield family has been temporarily displaced due to a fire that ripped through The Parker apartment complex on Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:27 p.m. on July 7, the Westfield Fire Department responded to reports of an active fire at the three-story, multifamily apartment build...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The recreation commission on Monday discussed adding a dog park to one of the township parks and also began talking about potential projects that could be funded by a county grant.At its monthly meeting, held at Kramer Manor Park, the commission first talked about the coming improvem...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday was made aware of some issues regarding the Lidl supermarket development that is set to get underway on the former Snuffy’s/Pantagis property.At the board’s meeting, Board Attorney Robert Pansulla said the board’s technical review committee had met last w...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents expressed their thoughts at Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting over a potential private pop-up ice rink being added to the Orange Avenue Pool parking lot.A presentation had been made to the governing body at its June 25 meeting by Mike and Megan Furstoss abou...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Borough Council discussed its plans to purchase field lighting for Deerfield Park’s tennis and pickleball courts during a worksession meeting on July 2. The governing body has received a $65,000 state grant and also will utilize $11,000 to $21,000 that the borough has...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Planning Board discussed at its Monday night meeting a potential amendment to its master plan to incorporate the recently-completed Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI).The Westfield Green Team partnered with a group of Kean University students to come up with this 271-pa...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents are quickly losing patience with construction-related traffic delays, noise pollution, parking challenges and other disruptions associated with Hartz Mountain’s 750 Walnut Avenue construction site. “This project came about as a direct consequence of the township ignorin...

AREA — Governor Phil Murphy today outlined his plans to issue pardons and commutations using best practices that include expedited consideration for certain clemency applications.Executive Order No. 362, which Governor Murphy signed today, sets out certain categories of pending or future clemency ap...

AREA — A popular conservative radio talk-show host who has announced his intentions to run for the state’s highest office will be allowed to hold onto his morning timeslot — for now.On Friday, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) announced that Bill Spadea, an outspoken pro-Trum...