WESTFIELD — Between the growing popularity of internet retailers like Amazon and a number of complications and challenges left over from the Covid-19 pandemic, running a brick-and-mortar business in the digital age can feel like an uphill battle. In Westfield, however, one local advocacy group is tr...

CRANFORD — From truck traffic to regulating home composting, Tuesday night’s Cranford Township Committee meeting brought forth new local regulations. Following the unanimous passage of a new ordinance, vehicles over four tons will no longer be able to travel the length of Orchard Street. Mayor Kathl...

CLARK — In a packed meeting room at the Clark Municipal Building, members of the Clark Council approved an amendment to an existing ordinance regarding wildlife feeding. The ordinance, which was met with both strong support and opposition from township residents, makes it unlawful to feed and leave ...

FANWOOD – The borough council will seek clarification in whether the recently-enacted ordinance permitting dogs in parks applies to public events such as movie night at LaGrande Park. At the council’s agenda meeting on Monday evening, Councilwoman Patricia Walsh said there were dogs at last week’s m...

WESTFIELD — After more than five hours of expert testimony, public debate and plenty of questions from local residents and elected officials alike, the Westfield Planning Board voted Monday to grant its unanimous approval to a site-plan application for the Prospect and Ferris Redevelopment Plan. The...

WESTFIELD — From allegations of racism and retaliation, to claims of wrongful termination, to workplace injuries or slip and falls, municipal lawsuits can sometimes read like the pages of a sordid dime-store novel. Even in situations where the municipality might clearly be in the right, these cases ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its unanimous assent to a report by its planner that found that a segment of the St. Bartholomew Church property met the criteria to be deemed an Area in Need of Redevelopment. Harbor Consultants, the board’s planner, was authorized five months ago t...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield police officer accused of racial profiling by two of his superior officers has been cleared of any alleged wrongdoing through an Internal Affairs investigation. Pending litigation against the department, however, could still point to larger, more systemic cultural issues at p...

WESTFIELD — After months of passionate discussion, debate and review, the plans for Westfield’s newest residential complex — the oft-contested Sofia — have become a heated topic of conversation among local residents. Though the project is slated to appear before the planning board of Monday, details...

CRANFORD — More than five years after its initial proposal that called for a 900-unit apartment complex at 750 Walnut Avenue, following both negotiations and litigation, Hartz Mountain began hearings last week for a mixed-use, 250-unit complex at the site. Hartz Mountain brought several experts to t...