WESTFIELD — An underutilized property on South Avenue West could soon be converted into a new pedestrian plaza thanks to a betterment grant awarded by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). The property, which once served as the site of a Mr. Goodlube oil change center, has been asse...

WESTFIELD – On Saturday, December 7, at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey Festival Orchestra kicks off the holiday season with a bang and plenty of bling with Return of the Holiday Tenors, a family celebration of traditional and contemporary songs and music, sing-a-longs and more guar...

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...

The Westfield Leader and Union County HAWK have long held that editorials and opinions do not belong on the front page with news articles and facts. Today, we are breaking that tradition for the first time since I bought the paper in 2020 to talk about a potentially detrimental move that could strip...