SCOTCH PLAINS —A fundraiser will take place in three weeks to mark Lafayette Day and the bicentennial of the farewell tour of Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman and military officer who joined the Continental Army and commanded troops during the Revolutionary War — and who also had a connecti...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Regional Health Department has drawn a hard line in the sand when it comes to underage tobacco sales. So far, health officials say, local efforts to keep kids away from age-restricted products has been paying off.Westfield’s Tobacco Age of Sale Enforcement (TASE) program is...

WESTFIELD — Visitors to the North Avenue train station parking lot will likely have noticed that renovations to the historic stationhouse have almost been completed. The building, which will soon play host to a long-awaited Mexican eatery and cocktail bar, has undergone extensive changes over the co...

WESTFIELD — Start your engines, Westfield! A new high-tech racing simulation lounge, the first of its kind to set up shop in the U.S., has just opened its doors on South Avenue to the delight of racing fans from around the area. “Apex One is designed for anyone who loves speed, competition, and cutt...

CRANFORD – The township has negotiated a settlement with Hartz Mountain regarding the management of the 750 Walnut Avenue construction site following more than two years of litigation. Michael Ashe, the township committee’s outside counsel, presented the terms of the settlement at the Tuesday regula...

Your business can sponsor the Police Blotter Call 908-232-4407 or email sales@goleader.comCLARKMonday, August 5, police took a report of theft in which a catalytic converter was removed from a motor vehicle that was parked in the vicinity of Westfield Avenue. The incident is under investigation.Mond...

AREA — As municipalities across New Jersey scramble to meet their affordable- housing obligations, new construction projects are cropping up in nearly every community at a record setting pace. Over the course of the next several years, local communities like Westfield, Garwood, Cranford and Clark ca...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Regional Health Department has drawn a hard line in the sand when it comes to underage tobacco sales. So far, health officials say, local efforts to keep kids away from age-restricted products has been paying off.Westfield’s Tobacco Age of Sale Enforcement (TASE) program is...

AREA — As hurricanes and summer storms continue to pelt the East Coast with heavy rains and gusty winds, flood-prone communities like Cranford are working to stay ahead of weather in order to prevent damage to private property and mitigate problems before they occur.“This has been a rough summer,” C...

WESTFIELD — Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Westfield mayor and council saw the introduction of four special capital bond ordinances which, if approved, would allow the town to purchase a new fire truck, replace the filtration system at the Memorial Pool, acquire property on South Avenue and ...