CLARK — More than 100 residents gathered in the Clark Township Council Chambers last week for a public hearing on Union County’s plans to renovate the Clark Reservoir. The project — which consists of environmental remediation at the site and the installation of, among other amenities, two boat ramps...

WESTFIELD — Representatives from the Westfield Public Schools system appeared before the town’s planning board on Monday to present a courtesy review of the district’s plans to expand and renovate numerous buildings throughout the district. Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., and Business Admini...

Leadership came in the form of four determined seniors especially after the Cranford High School football team learned a lesson after dropping its opening game. The Cougars relied on team captains, quarterback Tyler Veltre, linebacker Justin Hoeffler, linebacker Dylan Jones and offensive lineman Max...

Competition was at its highest not just during the regular season but, especially come tournament time for the Westfield High School boys soccer team. The Blue Devil boys won the Union County Conference Watchung Division with a 5-0 record, dropped a 2-1 decision to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders ...

Establishing a starting quarterback got thrown off course from the start for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School football team. Once senior starting quarterback Jacob Handy was injured in the opener against Monroe, the Raiders had to juggle their offensive tactics, stuck almost exclusively to a ru...

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...

WESTFIELD — Last year, more than 900,000 New Jersey residents experienced some degree of food insecurity. According to information provided by the state, those numbers are becoming more alarming each year. “The numbers really spiked during the pandemic, and they have not retreated,” said Elizabeth M...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield community is mourning the tragic loss of one its high-school seniors. According to information provided by the Westfield Public Schools district, senior Brandon Genlot, an honor roll student and a member of the Varsity Boys Volleyball team, was killed in a motor vehicle acc...

WESTFIELD — Amendments to the One Westfield Place redevelopment project were approved by a narrow margin during a regular meeting of the local governing body on Tuesday after nearly three hours of public discussion and debate. The vote — like the one held last month to introduce the changes — was sp...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Despite the delays in starting actual construction, the Lidl supermarket chain “is committed to building in Scotch Plains,” Mayor Joshua Losardo said on Tuesday night. In response to a resident’s query at the township council’s meeting, the mayor said Lidl is working on several outst...