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...

WESTFIELD — Wonder, the Cranford-based food-delivery company whose trucks have been circling the area since 2021, recently announced that it will retire its fleet of vans in favor of a new business model. In an article published on LinkedIn earlier this year, Wonder CEO Mark Lore noted, “as we look ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Last week’s recycling pick-up snafu was the result of a contractual dispute the weekend before the normal Monday and Tuesday pickups were scheduled to take place, according to Township Manager Al Mirabella. Recycle Track Systems LLC (RTS) began collecting recyclable materials, first ...

GARWOOD — Doug Stoffer, a member of the Garwood Police Department since 2000, was sworn in as chief during the March 9 meeting of the governing body. He succeeded James Wright, who retired from the force after 23 years of service, including six as chief. “All of your concerns are also my concerns,” ...