WESTFIELD — Westfield and Union County were inundated with flash flooding Monday evening after a major storm cell moved through the region. In Westfield, flooding began around 5 p.m. after an hour of heavy rain, and continued late into the evening. The National Weather Center reported that the Westf...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside area suffered some moderate damage from Monday night’s thunderstorm and flood, closing most of Route 22.“The Borough of Mountainside has experienced a severe weather event, that brought over five inches of rainfall within a two-hour period, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,” May...

WESTFIELD — With a little extra time, attention and teamwork, a group of Westfield elementaryschool students carried away coin purses from their recent sewing class. This was not just any group of girls; however, they were brought together by their unique interest in learning to sew and their intere...

WESTFIELD — An Appellate Court this week upheld the dismissal of a complaint filed against former Westfield Board of Education member and vice-president Sahar Aziz over remarks she posted on social media that criticized Israel and Zionism and her signing of a letter that was also critical of Israel....

SCOTCH PLAINS — Amidst the endless memorabilia, pictures, trinkets and mementos in Township Manager Al Mirabella’s town hall office is a three-foot-high stack of newspapers, the ones near the bottom more yellowed with age than more recent ones. They represent every edition of The Scotch Plains-Fanwo...

CLARK — On Monday night, the Clark Township Council held a special meeting and workshop meeting. During the public-comment portion of the special meeting, resident Delia Collins stated that she had read in a public notice in the newspaper that the King Mansion, better known as the Krowicki Gorny Mem...

CRANFORD — A range of stormpreparedness equipment was authorized for purchase by the Cranford Township Committee Tuesday following remarks from Mayor Terrence Curran about the recent deadly floods in Texas.Mayor Curran offered his condolences to the impacted communities. “To every parent whose world...

WESTFIELD — After a round of engaged discussion Monday, the Westfield Planning Board voted to deem a new ordinance on solar panels “not inconsistent” with the town’s master plan. If passed by the town council, the ordinance would no longer require homeowners to match streetfacing solar panels to the...

FANWOOD — Despite opposition from neighborhood residents, the planning board last month approved an application to develop property on South Avenue into a 16-unit apartment building. NB Home Improvements LLC will construct a three-story, triangularshaped building at 383 South Avenue, between SouthAv...

FANWOOD — Jason Benedict was appointed to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education last month to fill the vacancy created when long-time board member Amy Winkler stepped down.The board announced the appointment at its final meeting of the school year, and it followed an interviewing process the ...