WESTFIELD — A group of Westfield residents concerned with overdevelopment in the downtown area has filed suit against the town and its elected representatives in response to the One Westfield Place redevelopment project. The lawsuit, filed with the Union County Superior Court system on behalf of Wes...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Municipal Planning Board approved an application on Monday for a redesign plan at Redifarm’s Greene Building, located on North Avenue East next to Westfield Lumber. The Greene Building, known locally as the former site of Handler Manufacturing, is currently being retrofitte...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Despite there being no visible movement of late on the redevelopment of the public properties in the downtown business district, plenty of activity is evident, or soon will be, elsewhere. The former Jade Isle restaurant at the corner of East Second Street and Terrill Road is slated f...

GARWOOD — As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Garwood made sure to celebrate by making some history of its own at the governing body meeting of March 23, where Jada Shucai was sworn in as the borough’s first female police officer. Ms. Shucai began her career in April 2021 as a 911 dispatcher ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council will hold public hearings on Tuesday, April 18, on the municipal operating budget for 2023 as well as separate capital bond ordinances for Brookside Park upgrades and for the purchase of various equipment for municipal departments. At last week’s council meeting,...

WESTFIELD — Westfield residents should expect to see an average municipal tax increase of about $54 this year, town officials said Tuesday. The budget totals $54,948,209 which is up over $2.25 million from last year’s $52,696,210. “The town performed well in 2022, in large part due to reserves, heal...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents should expect to see their municipal taxes go up by about $106 this year, township officials said last Tuesday. This year’s $43,996,168.90 budget, Township Finance Chair Terrence Curran said, represents statewide inflation hikes coupled with “significant [mandated] incr...

CLARK — A series of new statewide environmental regulations aimed at standardizing floodwater management programs could result in new insurance obligations for local residents. In a draft rule proposal filed on December 5 of last year, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) po...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Four of the five members of the township council voted on Tuesday to advance a $3.8 million capital bond ordinance to fund improvements to Brookside Park, which include the installation of artificial turf at the park’s baseball field. Following more than an hour of comments from 25 r...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield community lost one of its own earlier this month with the passing of 28-year-old Lauren Harmer, who worked for years as a member of the recreation department. “Lauren was a beloved member of the Town’s employee family who also touched the lives of so many of our residents t...