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...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Township officials on Tuesday reviewed the efforts to clean up after last Friday’s storm while also offering some tips for residents to keep in mind in future such weather events.Mayor Joshua Losardo opened the township council’s business meeting by calling the short but potent storm...

WESTFIELD – Every year, hundreds of would-be Eagle Scout and Gold Award recipients appear before local boards and governing bodies with proposals for community improvements projects designed to leave a lasting and positive impact on their parks and public spaces.On occasion, however, the teens that ...

WESTFIELD — Westfield Smiles dentistry owner Dr. Stephen Holly received approval from the Planning Board Monday to convert the second floor of his property at 440 East Broad Street into more office space. Board members Michael Ash, Alexandra Carreras, and Councilman Drew Pecker were absent from the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS–TheTownship celebrated the nation’s 250th birthday last week with downtown ceremonies, a parade, fireworks—and a time capsule that tried its best not to be opened after 42 years underground.Several hundred people crowded Park Avenue last Friday afternoon, first for a ceremony and wreat...

AREA— Congressman Tom Kean Jr. addressed the House floor and revealed the reason for his almost four-month absence on Tuesday morning.“This is not an easy speech for me to give. I am a private person by nature…but I believe I owe an explanation to the people of New Jersey’s Seventh District, to my c...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Adjustment approved a lot line division at the Westfield Senior Housing Corporation property on Boynton Road which allows the property to qualify for a newly available Federal Home Loan Grant. The eight acre property is owned by the Town and leased to Westfield Sen...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Community Pool, which welcomed its first swimmers into the water back in 1967, has reached the end of its usable lifespan. “Every other pool in the area that was built at that time has already either closed or undergone massive renovations,” Mountainside’s Recreation ...

WESTFIELD — Saks Global, the corporate entity behind the One Westfield Place redevelopment project, is still considering the best road forward amid continued bankruptcy negotiations, Mayor Jeremy Berman said Tuesday. “While I would love to be giving a substantiative update about future of the projec...