SCOTCH PLAINS — Township officials say they will look into why there has been a large number of instances of cancer among residents living on a segment of Sycamore Avenue. At its business meeting on Tuesday, Patricia Darrell, who lives on the SycamoreAvenue cul-de-sac extending from Mountain Avenue,...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A week after voters rejected the installation of artificial turf at Brookside Park, the recreation commission says other improvements at the park are still needed and that it will soon begin discussions on a new capital funding request for next year. At the commission’s meeting on Mo...

WESTFIELD — A long-standing legal battle between the Town of Westfield and the local senior-housing authority was resolved last month when both entities agreed to sign off on a multi-million-dollar settlement agreement that effectively ends any potential for future litigation. The terms of the agree...

MOUNTAINSIDE — At the start of the very brief Mountainside Council workshop meeting held on Tuesday evening, two resolutions were approved to be read during the regular meeting of the governing body next week.The first is to appropriate the sum of $168,500 for the resurfacing of Short Drive and $277...

CRANFORD – The Cranford Public SchoolsBoardofEducationunanimously voted on Monday night to proceed with a bond referendum on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, aimed at improving the infrastructure of the district’s eight schools to align with the community’s high standards for education.If approved by Cranfor...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee approved two resolutions in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) home-elevation project at its Monday night meeting that will allow more residents to mitigate flooding on their properties.The township has been working with the owners ...

GARWOOD — On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, Councilman Vincent Kearney offered his condolences to the family of resident Charles Riordon, a borough resident who perished in a house fire earlier this month.Mr. Kearney also thanked the Garwood Fire Department for ...

AREA — Voters in Scotch Plains on Tuesday rejected the installation of an artificial turf baseball field while Garwood Democrats held slight leads in races for three borough council seats. The referendum in Scotch Plains, which was defeated 4,521 to 1,738, centered on whether to repeal a $3.8 millio...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield restaurant that has come up short during its last four health inspections will be allowed to remain open with certain conditions, the Westfield Board of Health said Monday.Spice Bazaar, an Indian restaurant that relocated from Quimby Street to Elm Street in 2019, has received...

CRANFORD — Unofficial election results showed Republicans leading by a thin margin Tuesday night in Cranford. Michael Petrucci (3,138 votes) and Deirdre Koczur (3,134) led incumbent Democrats Mayor Brian Andrews (3,093) and Paul Gallo (3,042) in the race for two township committee seats up for grabs...