On July 2 Union County officials conducted a public meeting in Clark to discuss the proposed plans surrounding the improvements to the Clark Reservoir and the property which borders this local waterway. The meeting was to also provide the public with an opportunity to voice their concerns and discus...

I was distressed to hear that the council is looking to create two new 4-way stop sign intersections in town.It was only four hours after the 4way stops signs were installed at Clark and Dudley that I was almost hit at that intersection by someone running the stop sign. Since then, I’ve had so many ...

Green Team Leading the way to living greener‘Skip the Stuff’ Ordinance Aims to Reduce Plastic Take-Out TrashA simple, effective solution to that drawer, the one full of unneeded condiment packets, chopsticks, stirrers, bundled packages and a LOT of plastic utensils, is now in effect in Westfield.Oft...

LBI – Save Long Beach Island (LBI), the coalition of citizens dedicated to protecting New Jersey oceans and New shore communities, denounced a federal agency’s decision to approve the Atlantic Shores South project as “misguided” and vowed to continue its fight againstthedestructiveimpactof placing h...

These are my comments to follow up on the story about orphan bridges, which appeared in your issue of November 2, 2023. That story pertained to the Central Avenue orphan bridge over the former Lehigh Valley Railroad. Another orphan bridge was the Tuttle Parkway bridge over the NJ Transit Raritan Val...

Why does it feel like as soon as NJ Transit announced a 15-percent rate hike, the trains literally came to a complete stop?Last week, riders were once again stranded all along the commuting corridor we call home — one of the busiest in the nation.NJ Transit is a mess. Trains rarely run on time, ther...

I was distressed to hear that the council is looking to create two new 4-way stop sign intersections in town.Since the 4-way stop was implemented recently on Clark & Dudley, it has changed that once safe intersection at the end of my block, into one so dangerous, that I now drive out of my way to av...

Westfield resident Kathy O’Gara, in a letter to The New York Times published June 11, bemoaned the high civilian death toll in Israel’s recent hostage rescue. Ms. O’Gara, noting that prior hostage deals secured the release of many more hostages without the accompanying death toll, arrived at the “lo...

AREA – The state’s police chiefs association is partnering with the New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA) to urge New Jerseyans to be aware of criminals claiming to be utility workers to gain access to residences.Despite ongoing efforts to educate residents, police have seen a steady stream of vic...

Carlos Santos, a duly filed candidate for Chair of the Union County Regular Republican Organization, issued the following statement to current Chairman Glenn Mortimer Tuesday: Chairman, having asked this question privately on multiple occasions to both yourself, your legal representatives, and your ...