CLARK — The Clark Township Council recently introduced a new ordinance that will more strictly regulate the outdoor storage of driveway salt and other personal de-icing materials ahead of the upcoming winter season.According to the ordinance, which was adopted during a regular meeting of the mayor a...

TRENTON – Following his recent creation of an Artificial Intelligence Task Force, Governor Phil Murphy today announced a new policy to guide State employees to responsibly use generative AI to improve how government delivers services to New Jersey residents.“New Jersey’s public sector professionals ...

AREA — The winners of two municipal elections that were too close to call when the polls closed on November 7 have been announced now that all outstanding mail-in ballots have been counted and certified by the county clerk’s office. In Garwood, Democratic incumbent Vincent Kearney, who had 592 votes...

GARWOOD – Garwood Police Chief Douglas Stoffer reports that on Tuesday evening at 6:31 p.m. officers were dispatched to 450 SouthAvenue, Vermella apartment complex. The initial 911 call made by the male resident stated he was having body pain.Attempts were made by the dispatch call center for additi...

COUNTY — Two-year-old Aviana Bradley-Dupree grinned across the crowded room, clutching a balloon animal in one hand and a chocolate-chip cookie in the other. “Mommy!” she giggled. “Mommy, look!” Her adoptive mothers, Tamika Jones and Adrienne Dupree, grinned back.“That’s my favorite word,” Ms. Jones...

WESTFIELD—Afewnewcommunity- based activities will be added to this year’s local holiday calendar, representatives from the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) said Monday.“We’retryingtomakesurethateverything — especially things like the tree lighting and the photos with Santa — is a bit more organi...

WESTFIELD — It was a night for people to come out and show their support not only for Israel but also students there who have been traumatized by the shocking October 7 attacks and the aftermath.A crowd well in excess of 100 attended the “Vigil for Peace in Israel” fundraiser held last Thursday even...

WESTFIELD — On Tuesday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield Board of Education, numerous parents and local residents stepped to the podium to urge the district’s leadership to use caution in planning its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program in the wake of the October 7 attacks against...

CLARK — Clark’s longtime mayor, Sal Bonaccorso, could be facing more than 15 years in state prison in connection with official charges of fraud, misconduct and forgery that have been levied against him by the state Attorney General’s office (AG). According to information provided by the state, Bonac...

CLARK — On Monday, more than three years after the Union County Prosecutor’s Office first assumed control of the Clark Township Police Department, the State Attorney General’s Office released the results of its investigation into alleged misconduct by some of the department’s highest-ranking officia...