GARWOOD — DuringThursday’s regular meeting of the governing body, Council President Vincent Kearney raised multiple concerns regarding the municipality’s public-safety radio system. He stated that known issues with the system — which the borough uses to communicate with first responders — have worse...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The police department this week welcomed two new officers, swore in its deputy chief and gave a sendoff to a retiring captain.At the governing body’s first regular meeting of the year on Tuesday, Mayor Joshua Losardo swore in two new officers, Olivia DiFulco and Kobe White, the son o...

CRANFORD — Cranford voters approved a $75-million bond referendum on Tuesday that the board of education will use to facilitate various capital improvements throughout the district. Unofficial vote tallies (the district is still waiting to certify its mail-in and provisional ballots) indicate that t...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A student who brought a handgun to Union Catholic High School on Monday afternoon has been arrested and charged with numerous offenses including Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Firearm in an Educational Institution.At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Monday, a member o...

WESTFIELD — For Séréna Chalon, a French exchange student currently enrolled at Westfield High School, the past six months have been full of firsts.Ms. Chalon, 16, of Grenoble, France, arrived in the United States in August of 2023 as part of this year’s Rotary International Youth Exchange Program.“I...

WESTFIELD — On January 16, at 2:17 p.m., the Westfield Fire Department responded to the report of a fire in a structure on the 700 block of South Avenue West. The first Westfield Fire Department units arrived on scene at 2:21 p.m., to find a 2.5-story, multifamily dwelling with smoke showing from th...

WESTFIELD – The Board Secretary of the Westfield Board of Education is accepting completed petitions for candidacy in the Tuesday, April 16 School Board Election.Petitions are due to Business Administrator/ Board Secretary Patricia Ramos by 4 p.m. on Monday, February 26. Candidates may email petitio...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee passed two ordinances at its meeting held on Tuesday, both of which were based on public-safety concerns that had been raised by residents. The meeting began with an update provided by Mayor Brian Andrews regarding the ongoing 750 Walnut construction. In De...

WESTFIELD — A 23-year-old man who was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing SouthAvenue on Thursday evening has been released from the hospital after being treated for a serious head injury.According to police reports, the unidentified pedestrian, initially believed to be a juvenile, was hit by a...

CLARK — During Tuesday night’s governing body meeting, former Councilman Bill Caruso addressed officials regarding issues he has been having with the current state of Clark’s mayor and council.During a designated public comment on Ordinance 24-01 to fix minimum and maximum salaries for nonunion work...