SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment last week unanimously approved an application to install a rear-yard deck on a house on Taylors Way.Manan Modi and Harini Bupathi sought a variance for the 20-foot-by-20-foot deck, a portion of which will be closer to the rear property line than local s...

CLARK — At its June 6 regular meeting, the Clark Planning Board approved a redevelopment plan for 27-33 Westfield Avenue that will include a small office space, retail on the first floor and apartment units on the second, third and fourth floors.There will be 39 apartment units at this site, which w...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The recreation department will conduct an assessment of township parks so the recreation commission can get an idea of how to prioritize needs in the short and long terms.At Monday night’s commission meeting, after an extensive discussion of conditions at Memorial Field, Chairman Mik...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council gave its approval to a redevelopment agreement with Our Lady Fatima House LLC, which will convert the former residence for nuns at St. Bartholomew’s Church into an age-restricted apartment building.The building, which sits on the western side of the church’s prop...

CRANFORD – Last week, the Cranford Planning Board approved an application for a minor subdivision and a c- variance relief for deficient front and rear setbacks and located at 41 Meeker Avenue. The application proposes dividing the property into two lots, Lot 4.01 and 4.02, and the first lot would c...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Board of Education held a special ceremony prior to its regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday, during which the board honored the district’s retiring teachers, its volunteers and student liaisons, in the gymnasium at Lincoln School. Board members passed a total of five resolu...

AREA — In the two-plus years that have passed since New Jersey lawmakers first legalized recreational marijuana usage, dispensaries — and businesses that masquerade as licensed shops — have been cropping up across the state with increased regularity. So far, state officials say, the move has been a ...

CLARK Tuesday, May 21, police took a report of a stolen motorcycle that was removed from the vicinity of Gibson Boulevard. This incident is under investigation. Tuesday, May 21, Maurice Williams, 23, of Newark was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Newark, in the amount of $6,500. Williams wa...

WESTFIELD — Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been on the rise locally and nationwide. During a regular meeting of the Westfield Board of Health on Monday, it was stated that there have been clusters of Pertussis outbreaks in the area. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev...

CRANFORD — On May 29, Orange Avenue School (OAS) welcomed the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit for a public ceremony and viewing of the exhibit. The event saw a large turnout of Cranford residents, students, first responders, local business owners and clergy alike...