GARWOOD — Douglas Stoffer will begin his role as Garwood’s next police chief starting March 1, when Chief James Wright is set to retire. Mayor Jen Blumenstock announced Stoffer’s promotion from captain at the February 9 meeting of the governing body. “I’m excited as I begin my tenure here as mayor t...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Residents living near Brookside Park were promised that their concerns about the park’s natural-grass baseball field possibly being replaced by synthetic turf would be heard by the township council during its deliberations on this year’s budget, which could include funding for that p...

COUNTY — Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Union County Parks Department and a dedicated group of local enthusiasts, the Oak Ridge Park Disc Golf Course is quickly becoming one of the most popular destinations in the region for those looking to get outside and shake off the cabin fever. The...

WESTFIELD — In April, the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) will put its budget to a public vote for the first time in more than a decade. As presented, Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., said Monday, the proposed budget should help to solidify programming and alleviate the need for staffing c...

WESTFIELD — After several hours of testimony by hired experts and residents alike, the Westfield Planning Board voted on Monday to refer the Lord & Taylor/Train Station Redevelopment Plan (locally known as One Westfield Place) back to the town council for final review and adoption. The planning boar...

GARWOOD — Garwood’s next police chief will be announced at the Thursday, February 9 meeting of the governing body, but until then, the search for Chief James Wright’s replacement following his March 1 retirement is still underway. In January, the mayor and council interviewed three candidates applyi...

SCOTCH PLAINS — They are there five days a week, upstairs at the municipal building, sitting at a desk in a hallway piled with bankers’ boxes and papers and methodically feeding decades’ worth of official documents into a scanner that will bring all that paperwork into the modern era. It is part of ...

WESTFIELD — One Westfield Place came one step closer to fruition on Tuesday when, after several hours of public testimony, the governing body voted to introduce the redevelopment plan for official adoption. The measure passed with a vote of 6 to 1, with Mayor Shelley Brindle and Council members Lind...

WESTFIELD — As the Westfield Board of Education prepares for its upcoming election in April, representatives from across the district are working to solidify a new strategic plan that will help to guide students, parents, faculty and staff through the next five years. The process began last year wit...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Last week, during a regular meeting of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education, parents and community members took to the podium en masse to share their concerns surrounding the board’s decision to change aftercare providers. Right At School, a for-profit venture based in Illino...