WESTFIELD — Three members of the Westfield Board of Education were sworn in Tuesday at the board’s annual re-organization meeting. Incumbent Kent Diamond was joined by Patrick Duffy and Anthony Tessitore, whose terms will last until 2029. The three candidates ran uncontested in the April election. B...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education President Evan Murray announced his resignation from the Board after nearly twelve years of service, citing growing work obligations. Mr. Murray made the announcement at last Thursday’s Board meeting with all members present.Mr. Murray...

WESTFIELD — Though it may still be several years before Westfield’s plans for Tamaques Park come to fruition, residents will now have the chance to take a virtual stroll around the grounds and provide additional commentary courtesy of a new interactive concept plan provided by the town’s contracted ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Mayor Joshua Losardo on Tuesday hailed a judge’s final approval last week of the township’s obligations related to its fourth round of affordable housing commitments.“This means that Scotch Plains is immune” from lawsuits filed by builders for the next 10 years, the mayor said near t...

FANWOOD – After several Station Square residents complained about the new parking regulations in Lot 9, Mayor Colleen Mahr said on Monday that further discussions will be held with the Police Department regarding those new rules.At the Borough Council’s Agenda Meeting, two residents living in the ap...

WESTFIELD — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas last week signed off on $500 million worth of exit financing that Saks Global – the managing entity behind the One Westfield Place Redevelopment Project – managed to secure earlier this month. The funds, obtained with the a...

WESTFIELD — A Kirkview Circle home has been deemed uninhabitable following an early morning fire that destroyed the two-and-a-half story residence on Tuesday. According to information provided by the Westfield Fire Department, the fire, which was ultimately escalated to a two-alarm event, broke out ...

GARWOOD — Members of the Garwood Borough Council debated last Thursday over just how urgent the need is to replace their aging Fire Department vehicle fleet. The conversation came with the draft introduction of a new Bond Ordinance meant to upgrade two vehicles and finance a number of other infrastr...

AREA – Residents are speaking out against plans to convert a largely vacant pharmacology campus in Kenilworth into a new data storage center that some say will overburden the local power grid and pose threats to personal safety and the environment.In 2023, Merck Pharmaceuticals announced that it wou...

FANWOOD – Residents spoke to the Borough Council at its meeting last week about the new Tree Ordinance that is being drafted, with several supporting the preliminary language that was discussed earlier this month and one stating his opposition. Borough Engineer Antonios Panagopoulos briefed the Coun...