SCOTCH PLAINS – The JCC of Central New Jersey was given the goahead this week to absorb a recentlypurchased neighboring property into its main campus on Martine Avenue.On Monday, during a virtual meeting of the Scotch Plains Planning Board, Michael Goldstein, Executive Director of the JCC, explained...

CRANFORD —Anew committee to advise on the Centennial Avenue Pool Complex redevelopment was announced at Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting, along with a number of spending items related to the refurbishment of the Orange Avenue Pool. The committee also approved a new tax on the sale of ca...

WESTFIELD — The ARC of Union County returned before the Westfield Board ofAdjustment Monday to continue its hearing for a new care home for residents with disabilities at 901 Morris Avenue. ARC previously presented designs at the Board’s January 2026 meeting, but received push back on the size and a...

FANWOOD — The Borough Council on Monday passed Resolutions and Ordinances that will help Fanwood meet its affordable housing obligations over the next decade. The new Ordinances, said affordable housingAttorney Diane Dabulas, will mandate an increase in affordable unit set-asides for new development...

GARWOOD-The Garwood Mayor and Council voted Thursday to introduce an amended redevelopment plan for the Paperboard property on North Avenue following several years of inactivity at the site.The property, which was originally built in the early 1900s as a piano factory, was identified as an area in n...

COUNTY — A former Deputy Director of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO) who says that she was unfairly demoted after refusing to comply with unconstitutional practices within the Department will receive a $500,000 payout according to a Resolution passed by the Union County Board of County C...

MOUNTAINSIDE — A New Jersey Superior Court Judge has ruled that the Borough of Mountainside will need to increase the density of its affordable housing overlay zone if it wishes to remain in compliance with State-level regulations and avoid exposure to developer’s remedy lawsuits.Last year, Mountain...

WESTFIELD – The owners of a new Mexican-style eatery that was slated to open on South Avenue have decided not to go ahead with their plans following a failed inspection that revealed rodent droppings and other unsanitary conditions on the premises.On Monday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield...

AREA – Union County residents are still working to shovel out from under almost two feet of snow courtesy of what meteorologists are calling one of the biggest winter storms to hit the region since 2010.Sunday’s storm, which followed on the heels of a similar weather event, led to multiple power out...

SCOTCH PLAINS – A Judge last week dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Township by a firm that had formerly been part of the team involved in formulating a redevelopment plan for the Downtown Business District. PS&S LLC, along with its partner, Advance Realty Development, was appointed by the Tow...