CRANFORD Monday, December 2, two Elizabeth men were charged with theft after the Cranford Police Department investigated a report of packages being stolen from a residential front porch on Sunday, December 1. At approximately 6 p.m., units were dispatched to the 50 block of Elizabeth Avenue on the r...

GARWOOD – Garwood Partnership for Arts and Culture is holding a Poetry Festival in celebration of April’s Poetry month next weekend, April 20 and 21.The Garwood Library (411 3rd Avenue) is hosting Saturday’s event at 11:30. This event is for all audiences. Six local poets submitted their poetry to G...

GARWOOD — Over the course of the past several months, Garwood residents have been taking to social media to call the borough’s volunteer fire department to task for allegedly failing to maintain certain mandated safety certifications. Last week, borough representatives sat down with The Westfield Le...

GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, Ordinance 24-09, which would require restaurants to only give out non-reusable food and beverage accessories if requested by the customer, was up for adoption.During public comment, former Council President Russell Graham su...

GARWOOD — On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, the borough’s governing body introduced a new ordinance that would modify the local code to prohibit restaurants from providing condiment packets, single-use utensils and straws in take-out and delivery orders unless c...