WESTFIELD — Raymond A. Gonzalez, Ed.D., was named the new superintendent of Westfield Public Schools at the virtual Westfield Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Tuesday. Dr. Gonzalez will begin his new position effective Sunday, August 1, replacing Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., following her retirement th...

SCOTCH PLAINS — At last Thursday’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., thanked staff for their efforts to reopen the district’s five elementary schools for five full days on Monday, May 17. In an April 28 letter to the community, Dr. Mast wrote that the Covid-19 activity lev...

By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — Following a hearing Monday night, the zoning board of adjustment approved an application by Tesla Inc. to install 12 Tesla supercharging stations at 370 North Avenue East. Jesse Karp, deployment lead for supercharging in the northeast, explained that...

We were thrilled when we heard that Councilman Dardia was seeking another term as Ward 2 council person. Mike has worked tirelessly in his role on town council to creatively solve complex and meaningful issues to improve the quality of life for his constituents and the town at large. He has been out...

A few months ago, I received a call from our friend, Denise Garrett, asking if I would help manage her campaign for Westfield Town Council representing Ward 2. Denise clearly and with conviction explained her purpose for running, her priorities if she were voted into office, and why she believes now...

Spring is here, schools are open again and sports are coming back – it is beginning to feel more like “normal”! Covid-19 turned our world upside down, shutting down our nation’s businesses and forcing our families to learn and work from home. We collectively experienced a range of emotions from fear...

By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times WESTFIELD — The personal finance website WalletHub published its “2021 Best and Worst Small Cities to Start a Business,” in which Westfield came in last among 1,337 cities across the United States. The listing looked at cities with a population of between 25,00...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Mayor Joshua Losardo said earlier this month he is optimistic that plans for the first phase of downtown redevelopment will soon be ready to be unveiled to the public and then adopted by the township council in June. At the downtown redevelopment committee’s meeting on April 14, the ...

COUNTY — During its regular meeting Thursday, the Union County Board of County Commissioners adopted two ordinances and 26 resolutions. One of the resolutions was to adopt the 2021 County of Union budget, which was put together under the guidance of Commissioner Christopher Hudak, Fiscal Committee c...

I appreciate you taking a few minutes to read this. I realize your time is precious. That said, please join me in supporting Michael Dardia for re-election to Westfield’s Town Council Ward 2. Like many of you, my wife and I have been neighbors of Mike and his wife Meredith for years. The Dardias and...