TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy announced December 16 that he is granting clemency to 36 individuals, including 33 pardons and three commutations. The announcement marks Governor Murphy’s first exercise of his pardon power.These actions build on the Governor’s efforts to address unfairness that has e...

CRANFORD – Amateur Astronomers, Inc of Cranford celebrated their 75th Anniversary on November 17 at The Westwood Caterers of Garwood. In attendance were 53 past and current members who range from teenagers to seniors. AAI has always interested anyone who loves looking and learning about the night sk...

WESTFIELD — Members of the Westfield Board of Education donned festive holiday sweaters on December 17 for their final meeting of the calendar year. The meeting started with a performance by the Westfield High School Chorale, who sang a selection of Christmas and Hanukkah songs. Moving on to its reg...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council closed out its business for the year on Tuesday night, and Mayor Joshua Losardo said he is looking for progress on multiple fronts in 2025. Speaking to Union County HAWK after the council’s final meeting of 2024, the mayor said he is hopeful that, “we will secure...

FANWOOD — The borough council wrapped up its 2024 session on Monday evening by welcoming a local Girl Scout troop that not only led the meeting in the pledge of allegiance but also stayed for the entire 40-minute meeting to get an up-close view of how local government operates.The procedures and pro...

CLARK — During Monday night’s regular meeting of the Clark Township Council, Councilman Brian P. Toal asked Business Administrator Jim Ulrich to weigh in on the recent drone sightings in New Jersey. Councilman Toal stated that he has been receiving calls and texts regarding updates on the sightings....

Bad news from the beginning plus the graduation of four key starters forced an immediate realignment of the Westfield High School girls basketball team last year. However, that starting from scratch situation plus the return of senior Catie Carayannopoulos may turn out to be very good news for the B...

Experience and depth should help the Westfield High School boys basketball team weather the storm of a furious Union County schedule. Last year, after some experimentation and adjustments in the first half of the season, the Blue Devils began to find the formula to win eight of their last 11 games a...

Almost everything was accomplished by the Cranford High School wrestling team last year. The Cougars, who finished with a 19-3 record, captured their ninth straight Union County Tournament (UCT) championship, won the District 16 title (2nd in a row), added a North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 title an...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council held its final public meeting of 2024 on Tuesday. While the meeting was swift, several key pieces of legislation were approved and deliberated. Officials also recognized a sports team in their opening proclamation. An ordinance that will allow the council to go...