WESTFIELD — For Dennis and Viktoria Seiz, life is naturally sweet. On Friday, the couple celebrated the grand opening of their new downtown patisserie, Viktoria Seiz. The café, located at 407 South Avenue West, boasts a wide array of homemade vegan, raw, organic, dairy and gluten-free desserts along...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced last week that it would be prepared to pay up to $100,000 to a Middlesex Borough woman whose son died in 2018 after allegedly being forcibly restrained by police while under the care of a county-run mental-health facility in Berkeley ...

Together with Vanguard Theater Company, Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) offers three-week session for aspiring actors. For the weeks of July 11-July 25, UCPAC, together with Vanguard Theater Company, will hold Summer Theater Camp for children ages 8-13 at UCPAC, 1601 Irving Street in Rah...

2020 started with a promise of a great real estate market – then covid hit, but that did not stop home sellers and buyers. Pivoting quickly, the real estate market exceeded expert opinions. That continued the first half of 2021 and broke records along the way. The question in people’s minds is, “can...

CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) is considered the gold standard treatment for sleep apnea because its use can improve sleep-related symptoms and quality of life. Despite these benefits, nightly CPAP use remains problematic for many patients. Difficulty with CPAP may stem from mask discomf...

WESTFIELD — For Mary Kate Santulli, owner of The Curious Heart: Apothecary & Spiritual Center, the quest for peace has always been more about the journey than the destination. “I was at a point in my life when I just wasn’t happy and I didn’t know why. I had everything — I have a fabulous husband, w...