Here Are a Few Ideas From Susan: With historically Low Interest Rates and with a possibility of them creeping up in the future you have decided to Jump in and buy your 1st home, trade up to a bigger one, move out of that apartment and want a back yard. But you have heard stories of multiple bids and...

WESTFIELD — Westfield has a new way to go green, but not in the way you might think. Last week, the Westfield Green Room, a, new hemp-based CBD dispensary located on Elm Street, held its grand opening in front of local officials, members of the press and plenty of curious passersby. “This shop start...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council on Tuesday named Woodmont Properties LLC as the conditional redeveloper of the nine acres of public properties in the downtown business district. The move comes two years after the council cut ties with the previous redeveloper and a year after it began evaluatin...

Personal credit should always be reviewed prior to divorce to allow time to build it or improve it. Strong credit is necessary post-divorce to rent a home, qualify for a mortgage or to buy/lease a car, therefore it is important to know where you stand and establish a plan. The first step in addressi...

Last month I wrote about how to begin discussions about money with your younger children. This month’s focus is on how to expand these discussions to engage and empower your teens. Consider some of the following suggestions: · Explain the concept of paying yourself first – As the earning years begin...

You can demonstrate this resilience by answering these questions: What is your specific goal? What obstacle do you face in achieving this goal? How can you overcome this obstacle? Here are some examples of how this resiliency process works: Goal: Building sufficient retirement funds. To build suffic...

California Burritos Opens In Cranford By KATIE MOEN For The Westfield Leader and Union County HAWK CRANFORD — A bit of southwest flavor is on the menu in Cranford thanks to the efforts of two local businessmen with big ambitions and even bigger appetites. California Burritos held its grand opening a...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Neighbors of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School were successful in obtaining an order prohibiting the board of education (BOE) from using the newly-installed lights at Perry Tyson Field. Union County Superior Court Assignment Judge Karen Cassidy ruled following a two-hour court hearin...

FANWOOD — After voting to prohibit all cannabis-based businesses from operating within the boundaries of the borough back in 2021, Fanwood officials said Tuesday that it may be time to reopen the debate. “I think it’s time for a conversation about where the cannabis industry is today,” Mayor Colleen...

Over the last 2 1/2 years we collectively experienced a range of emotions from fear and helplessness to anger and frustration. We saw our friends and families struggle too, whether physically, emotionally, or even financially. While physical and emotional fortitude is different for everyone, financi...