SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council on Tuesday approved the 2022 municipal budget that will feature no increase in the municipal property tax rate. The $28,044,820 spending plan includes funding to hire a new police officer, an additional laborer in the public works department and a new fire depart...

WESTFIELD — PSE&G, the local public utility company, has filed suit against the Town of Westfield for allegedly standing in the way of planned improvements. The suit, filed on April 8 in state Superior Court, indicates that a recently-adopted town ordinance (designated 2022-04) “arbitrarily, caprici...

WESTFIELD — PSE&G, the local public utility company, has filed suit against the Town of Westfield for allegedly standing in the way of planned improvements. The suit, filed on April 8 in state Superior Court, indicates that a recently-adopted town ordinance (designated 2022-04) “arbitrarily, caprici...

CRANFORD — The Cranford mayor and township committee voted Tuesday to approve on first reading a new township ordinance that would seek to designate a portion of the downtown community as one in need of redevelopment. The ordinance, designated 2022-11, was introduced based on the recommendations of ...

CLARK — As allegations of bigotry and deception continue to pile up around Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso and several high-ranking members of the township’s police department, the quiet New Jersey suburb has suddenly found itself awash in the national public spotlight. On Tuesday, nearly a week after an...

CLARK — At a crowded and contentious governing body workshop meeting held Monday at the township’s municipal building, members of the public directed a heated series of questions and comments towards Mayor Sal Bonaccorso and the township council in relation to recent allegations of misconduct. The t...

WESTFIELD — Two Westfield police officers have filed suit against the town and police department, alleging a pattern of discrimination and retaliation within the department and its ranking officers. Sergeant Preston Freeman, the department’s highest-ranking African-American officer, and Lieutenant N...

WESTFIELD — As Westfield leaders continue to weigh the pros and cons of new development, one councilman has resigned and concerns surrounding traffic, infrastructure and pedestrian safety are growing more prevalent. On Tuesday, as part of a regular meeting of the mayor and council, John Federico, su...

COUNTY — A meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners took a heated turn on Thursday when elected officials vehemently denied allegations of misappropriation made during the public-comment portion of the evening’s proceedings. Garwood resident Bruce Paterson called the commission to t...

GARWOOD — The planning board met on March 23 to approve the preliminary plans for the Garwood Paperboard site in a unanimous vote. The approval comes after four hearings on the plans over the course of several months. The case was presented to the board by Peter Flannery, who represented the applica...