WESTFIELD -- Police apprehended a motorist for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle through town on Friday morning. Police were notified to the purportedly stolen car's presence by the towns License Plate Reading cameras at approximately 9:31 a.m. "Our officers were able to execute a stop of that vehi...

WESTFIELD — A child sustained minor injuries on Thursday afternoon when a piece of HVAC machinery fell through the roof of the Westfield Day Care Center. "The injuries are non-life-threatening," Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said, speaking to The Westfield Leader at the scene. Approximately 50 ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Last month, Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-7th) was in town to present township officials with a ceremonial check for slightly more than $2.7 million that will be used to help finance the new firstresponders headquarters that is planned to be built on Plainfield Avenue as part of the downtown...

WESTFIELD — Plans to add Westfield’s downtown area to the National Register of Historic Places are moving ahead on schedule, representatives from the town’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) said Monday.“We are definitely on the right track,” HPC Chair Jennifer Jaruzelski said, adding that the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — For many years, they have been verbally praised for their selfless — and unpaid — efforts, and tonight, August 1, the township will formally honor the hundreds of volunteers who, in the words of Mayor Joshua Losardo, “help ensure our town gets things right and help Scotch Plains in c...

WESTFIELD — Tudor Oval residents were rattled Monday night by an explosion of unknown origin that left a uninhabited residential home in ruins. The explosion, which resulted in a three-alarm fire, was reported at approximately 10:16 p.m. “The first Westfield Fire Department unit arrived on scene at ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Jeffrey Briel always wanted to be a police officer, and his nearly three-decade career with the township police department culminated early last year with his promotion to chief. “My family would tell you I decided to be a police officer when I was very young,” he told Union County H...

WESTFIELD — Last week, the Westfield Police Department welcomed five new recruits into its ranks during a special swearing-in ceremony at the Town Hall. “These new officers are joining one of the most esteemed departments in the state, one of only five (out of 561 in NJ) that have achieved professio...

GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, resident Colleen Hay emailed questions regarding Resolution 24-138, which recommends that the accountant/payroll clerk receive a salary increase of $5,000. According to information provided by the borough’s agenda, the perso...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Residents living on and near GlensideAvenue gave the planning board an earful on Monday night about a county plan to develop more than 20 acres of abandoned property into a passive park. The Union County Improvement Authority (UCIA) is seeking to raze a former hospice facility locate...