WESTFIELD — During Tuesday’s meeting of the board of education (BOE), Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., discussed the results of the district-wide “thought exchange” and provided updates regarding the large-scale facilities bond referendum that will be proposed next April.The 60-member referen...

Your business can sponsor the Police Blotter Call 908-232-4407 or email sales@goleader.comCLARKMonday, June 17, police took a report of fraud from a resident. This incident is under investigation.Tuesday, June 18, Casey Loalbo, 37, of Westfield was arrested and charged with shoplifting merchandise, ...

CRANFORD — During Monday’s meeting of the Cranford Board of Education, Superintendent Scott Rubin, Ed.D. discussed the school district’s scores from the state’s monitoring system of education known as New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) as well as a new health regulation rega...

AREA– Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced that his casework team has returned more than $7,266,603 to constituents.Since the office opened in January of 2023, Congressman Kean and his team have closed over 2,300 constituent cases, representing over $7,266,603 dollars returned to New J...

Distinguished Honor Roll GRADE 9 SkylarAbo, CailynAdamoli Reddy, Liam Aitken, Dhanya Alon, Jaclyn Altersohn, Ethan Bahadur, Brent Band, Giada Barbosa, Ryan Basta, Juliana Beebe, Emerson Bell, Layla Benacchio, Amalia Benke, Victoria Benson, Sophie Berardi, Isabella Beylis, Jordana Blitt, Aidan Blom, ...

CLARK — At its final regular meeting of the 2023-2024 school year, the Clark Board of Education took time to honor the Arthur L. Johnson High School (ALJ) girls’ softball team and some high-achieving students. The girls’ softball team was recently named as this year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 C...

WESTFIELD — Though cloudy skies threatened overhead, nothing could dampen the spirits of the crowd that gathered at Foundation Park on Friday to plant a tree in honor of Darielle Walsh, one of Westfield’s most consummate and prolific volunteers.“I met Darielle when we were both sitting on the planni...

MOUNTAINSIDE — During the Tuesday night regular meeting of the Mountainside Borough Council, residents discussed a new non-profit organization for youth soccer set to begin in the fall, as well as concerns over a creek behind Charles Street. Michaela Whelan and Roxana Becker, two Mountainside reside...

AREA — Glenn Mortimer, the longtime chair of the Union County Republican Committee, was unseated Monday night after a contentious election season that left the local GOP splintered over political endorsements and intra-party disagreements. Mr. Mortimer, who has held his position of chair since 2014,...

CRANFORD — Cranford held a dedication ceremony for the bench created to honor the Cranford Dixie Giants, a semi-professional, all-Black baseball team with a strong winning record that played in Cranford in the early 20th century.The Cranford Dixie Giants played baseball teams in towns in and outside...