AREA — Union County is mourning the loss of one of its most dedicated public servants this week following the sudden passing of longtime Clerk Joanne Rajoppi on Thursday. She was 78 years old.“Joanne was not only an accomplished constitutional officer, but also an important part of our County family...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield homeowner is petitioning the Town to allow him to remove his home from the local list of historically-designated properties.Last week, the Town Council introduced an Ordinance that would allow Donald Furrer to reverse a 2023 decision to include his home at 18 Stoneleigh Park ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside council voted this week to introduce an $8.4 million capital bond ordinance that, if approved, would allow the Borough to move forward with plans to fully renovate the community pool. “Based upon the recent town hall meeting and the other input we received from the re...

CLARK — An Ordinance that would have imposed an 11 p.m. curfew for minors in Clark was tabled ahead of Monday night’s regular meeting of the Mayor and Council. The Ordinance, which sparked debate among the online community, would have imposed penalties of fines of up to $1,000 or community service f...

WESTFIELD — The parent company behind the One Westfield Place redevelopment project intends to sell off its local holdings - namely the vacant Lord and Taylor property and two other lots along NorthAvenue - following months of financial instability. “Given the new realities of the bankruptcy proceed...

FANWOOD – Following more than 30 minutes of comments by nearly a dozen residents—all of them in opposition— the Borough Council on Monday unanimously passed an Ordinance to update the Borough’s existing policy related to retroactive tax abatements for some of the significant development projects alo...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Approximately 70 residents joined Mayor Paul Mirabelli and Recreation Director Frank Masella at Borough Hall on Wednesday for a public discussion centered around the future of Mountainside’s aging community pool.Masella, who led a group of about 50 residents on a tour of the facility ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Adjustment approved major changes to a historic 1892 historic home at 560 Tremont Avenue on Monday, moving the project forward after the property has sat vacant for nearly a year. Board member Mark Lipton was absent from the meeting.The home will get a dramatic fac...

AREA – A Scotch Plains man lost his life on Friday when a tree branch felled by a brief but powerful storm landed on his car. According to information provided by the Scotch Plains Police Department, Jared Hirschowitz, 41, was traveling eastbound on Raritan Road when a large tree limb snapped and fe...

CRANFORD — Regular protester and resident Will Thilly left Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting in an ambulance after appearing to faint following his public comment. The meeting ended in disorder as the commissioners were escorted from the hall a short while later.All commissioners were pr...