WESTFIELD — Over the course of the coming weeks, the town of Westfield will be adding 10 new license plate reading (LPR) cameras to its existing security infrastructure in order to help the local police department more effectively combat car thefts within the community and the surrounding region. “M...

By KATIE MOEN AREA — A New Jersey student has filed charges of discrimination against Rutgers University, citing social- media posts by Sahar Aziz, a professor of law and member of the Westfield Board of Education, as an example of anti-Semitic activity by the school’s faculty. “Over the last severa...

FANWOOD – With construction of the new library moving along, borough officials anticipate that it will be opened to the public for the summer.At the borough council’s first business meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Borough Engineer Antonios Panagopoulos said the new library is about 65 percent co...

AREA — Westfield resident Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded has been selected to serve as this year’s chair of the Union County Board of County Commissioners, alongside Vice Chair Lourdes Leon, a former educator and school administrator from Elizabeth. The two appointments, both of which were approved with u...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Board of Education swore in three reelected members —Albert DelConte, Christine Guerriero and Kristen Meza — for new, three-year terms during the board’s annual reorganization meeting on January 2. April Farrell was re-nominated for board president along with Ms. Guerriero. Ms....

Your business can sponsor the Police Blotter Call 908-232-4407 or email sales@goleader.comCLARKMonday, January 1, Harrison Gilmartin, 20, of Elizabeth was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) while operating a motor vehicle on Raritan Road. He was subsequently released pending...

WESTFIELD—TheWestfieldPlanning Board memorialized a resolution for approval of a three-story apartment building with 29 units on NorthAvenue East, and another that would allow for the subdivision of an existing lot, at 718 East Broad Street, into two separate properties.The new apartment building, a...

CRANFORD — Special guest Senate President Nicholas Scutari administered the oath of office to Mayor Brian Andrews last Wednesday as the latter was sworn in for a new term during the Cranford Township Committee’s reorganization meeting. “I’m joined tonight by my parents and my wife, Jill, and kids, a...

FANWOOD — Mayor Colleen Mahr began her sixth term in office last week by stating her belief “in public service to my core” and calling government “a noble and just profession.” “I am as humbled, honored and excited as I was 20 years ago” when beginning her first term, the mayor said at the borough c...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment last week retained its leadership and professional team for 2024, re-electing Craig Peskin as chairman and Dan Sullivan as vice-chairman.Mr. Peskin, a board member since 2019, is entering his third year as chairman while Mr. Sullivan, who also is the ch...