TRENTON — New Jersey residents approved an amendment to the state constitution to legalize regulated marijuana for adults age 21 and older via ballot question on Election Day. New Jersey becomes the 15th state to legalize regulated marijuana (not including the District of Columbia). According to Ass...

SCOTCH PLAINS — One week after welcoming all elementary students back to school buildings and less than 24 hours before opening the middle schools and high school for hybrid learning, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., shifted all Scotch Plains-Fanwood schools to remote learning until January 19. In h...

WESTFIELD — Dr. Susan Kaye, the Westfield Public School district’s physician, spoke about mitigating the spread of Covid-19 at the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Tuesday evening. “The decision to close schools and extracurricular activities are not taken lightly,” said Dr. Kaye, but t...

TRENTON — New Jersey residents approved an amendment to the state constitution to legalize regulated marijuana for adults age 21 and older via ballot question on Election Day. New Jersey becomes the 15th state to legalize regulated marijuana (not including the District of Columbia). According to Ass...

SCOTCH PLAINS — One week after welcoming all elementary students back to school buildings and less than 24 hours before opening the middle schools and high school for hybrid learning, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., shifted all Scotch Plains-Fanwood schools to remote learning until January 19. In h...

WESTFIELD — Dr. Susan Kaye, the Westfield Public School district’s physician, spoke about mitigating the spread of Covid-19 at the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Tuesday evening. “The decision to close schools and extracurricular activities are not taken lightly,” said Dr. Kaye, but t...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Continued delays in tabulating all the votes from the November 3 election mean township residents still don’t yet know who has won the race for mayor and for a township council seat. With more votes — possibly as many as a few thousand in this year’s heavy turnout — yet to be tallied...

WESTFIELD — Westfield High School (WHS) classes will be held via remote instruction until after Thanksgiving, Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced in a statement on Sunday. All extracurricular activities, including athletics, were also suspended. Hybrid instruction was originally planned ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Police Department has created a new branch within the department solely to process and assist residents with firearms paperwork. Chief Chris Battiloro said the unit was created out of need after the department received 480 applications for Firearm Identification Cards and p...

On Monday, November 16, the Hope Chest Thrift Store at 26 Prospect Street in Westfield will welcome in the Christmas season with a wonderful array of new and used holiday items. There will be wonderful toys to brighten a child’s Christmas morning and holiday gifts to be shared with friends and famil...