WESTFIELD — Crossing guards are in serious short supply in Westfield and the town is experiencing the consequences. The burden is falling especially hard on the police, who are being tasked with filling the vacant posts, and residents who depend on the guards to ensure their children’s safety as the...

WESTFIELD — With the General Election only weeks away on November 2, the eight candidates vying for the Westfield Town Council gathered inside the council chambers on Wednesday evening to make their case to voters in a forum sponsored by The Westfield Leader and moderated by Publisher Lauren S. Barr...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The candidates in next month’s special election for township council squared off on Monday night as they sparred over aspects of downtown redevelopment, township finances, recreation programs, senior programs, infrastructure and the way cannabis sales were approved. Democrat Matthew ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (BOE) voted at its September 29 meeting to rename Park Middle School after a longtime Scotch Plains resident and Tuskegee Airman. The newly-designated Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School will be officially dedicated on Thursday, November 1...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education (BOE) opted during its Tuesday meeting to limit the use of the book “Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race” in the classroom, following the recommendation by a district review committee. The acceptance of the recommendation passed with an 8-to-0 vote....

WESTFIELD — The crisp autumn air nipped at our noses on Saturday evening, but no one seemed to mind because the splendid music of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO) filled the air and warmed hearts. Special guest artist Ana Vidovic, one of the top ten classical guitarists in the world, added a...

GARWOOD — The planning board in Garwood unanimously approved the application from South Avenue Urban Renewal September 22 that would allow the applicants to redistribute the number of singles and doubles in the apartment complex at the intersection of South and Willow Avenues. The decision comes two...

COUNTY — The county commissioners passed two big-ticket resolutions during their September 23 meeting and heard from the wife of a recently-terminated Union County Improvement Authority employee. The first resolution, which was introduced to the commissioners board during the agenda-setting meeting ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library has a new director. The library’s board of trustees announced via a press release on September 20 the appointment of Allen McGinley to his new position, where he replaces former library director Phil Israel. Mr. McGinley sat down with The Westfield Leader o...

CRANFORD — At its meeting on Monday, the Cranford Board of Education (BOE) honored one of its own with a unanimous resolution. Board member William Hulse earned the title of Certified Board Leader (CBL) through the New Jersey School Boards Association’s (NJSBA) Board Member Academy. “The CBL is the ...