WESTFIELD — On Monday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield Board of Health, local officials announced that measles are on the rise in the United States for the first time in over five years.According to information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the country s...

CRANFORD — Township officials are working to lower the speed limit on Walnut Avenue in conjunction with overall plans to address the ongoing construction at 750 Walnut and support the safety of the residents who live in the area. On Tuesday, during a regular meeting of the township committee, Mayor ...

WESTFIELD — Over the course of the next 12 months, theWestfield Board of Education (BOE) plans to introduce a large-scale capital budget referendum that, if approved, will allow the district to improve its facilities and address existing deficiencies.Before any of that can happen, however, the board...

CLARK — During Monday night’s workshop meeting, Janice Patrichie, a resident of Gertrude Street, addressed the Clark Township Council with concerns about traffic on her street caused by the amount of soccer games at Bartell Field. Ms. Patrichie She stressed that this was not the first time she had b...

CLARK —The Clark Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved its 2024-2025 general operating budget of $47,784,275, $36 million of which will need to be raised by taxes.“We’re thrilled to have no staff reductions in this budget,” said Superintendent Edward Grande, noting that the district will...

EAST ORANGE -- Brittany Claybrooks, a former East Orange councilwoman and North Jersey political director of Andy Kim’s U.S. Senate campaign announced her run for the Democratic primary for Congress in New Jersey's 10th Congressional District.'It's time for fresh, young leadership dedicated to makin...

CRANFORD – The Cranford Republican Municipal Committee is pleased to announce that Gina Black will be running for re-election to the Cranford Township Committee in 2024. Cranford needs experienced, open leadership that will put the needs of the Township first. Gina has been providing this type of le...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board will conduct an examination of a piece of property on Plainfield Avenue to determine whether it may be suitable for redevelopment, a move that could potentially make it available for the planned new first-responders headquarters.The township council formally reques...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment last week approved an application to construct a new cell phone tower on the water company property on Jerusalem Road. CX Towers Leasing, LLC., will construct a 160-foot high cell tower on the property owned by New Jersey American Water, which wants exi...

WESTFIELD — In its more than 250 years of documented history, the Town of Westfield has borne witness to two world wars, the end of slavery, vast technological advancements, floods, political demonstrations, the Great Depression, the loss of residents in a terrorist attack, and even two global pande...