GARWOOD — Patrolman Brian Contreras was officially sworn into the Garwood Police Department at the borough council meeting on January 12. Mayor Jen Blumenstock administered the oath of office for Officer Contreras, who worked as a campus security officer at Fairleigh Dickinson University since Febru...

WESTFIELD – In an effort to be forthcoming with information regarding its upcoming election in April, members of the Westfield Board of Education gave a presentation outlining the history of the district’s budget at their Tuesday meeting. Prior to 2010, district officials said, Westfield residents w...

CRANFORD — After almost a month of questioning by local residents, Cranford officials are still refusing to comment on the sudden departure of former Township Administrator Jamie Cryan, who was replaced by Chief Ryan Greco as “Interim Township Administrator” without public explanation in mid-Decembe...

CLARK — On Thursday, during its annual reorganization meeting, the Clark Planning Board announced that the vacant former site of the Barnes & Noble at 1180 Raritan Road will be repurposed to house a new urgent care facility. Hackensack-Meridian Health garnered the support of the board to construct a...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Three incumbent members of the Scotch Plains Fanwood Board of Education were sworn in during last Thursday evening’s annual reorganization meeting. All three members, Nancy Bauer, Stephanie Suriani and Amy Winkler were re-elected to new terms in November. According to official electi...

WESTFIELD — On Wednesday, after press time, representatives from HBC|Streetworks are set to reveal their updated plans for One Westfield Place during a Facebook Live event. As the large-scale redevelopment project begins to transition out of its conceptual design phase into something more tactile an...

WESTFIELD — On Tuesday, during a special meeting of the Westfield Board of Education, former board member Kent Diamond was appointed by unanimous decision to fill the remaining two months of Amy Root’s unexpired term. Mr. Diamond, who served one term on the board, from 2017 to 2020, was selected fro...

WESTFIELD — Roosevelt Intermediate School art teacher Frank Thompson has been charged with possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (fentanyl), a crime of the third degree; possession of drug paraphernalia and endangering the welfare of children after a November incident which occurred in his ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A Scotch Plains resident has filed suit against the Town of Westfield in response to a proposed 130-foot monopole antenna slated for installation at the Westfield Conservation Center. The suit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court by attorney Justin Santagata on behalf of Winding Brook...

CLARK — On Sunday, during the township’s annual reorganization meeting, Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso said local residents should prepare themselves for a difficult tax season in 2023. “Right now, we’re looking at a very big budget increase, and we are only at the beginning stages of it,” Mayor Bonacco...