AREA — Andrew Macurdy and Vincent Kearney were both sworn in last month, beginning their first terms representing New Jersey’s 21st Legislative District in the General Assembly after unseating long-time incumbent Rep ublicans Nancy Muñoz and Michele Matsikoudis. The new Assemblymen said they plan to...

FANWOOD – With the municipal budget soon to be finalized and introduced, Borough Administrator Jesse Moehlman briefed the borough council on Tuesday about some of the “challenges we face.”While officials await analysis of the annual financial statement to ascertain how much revenue will be generated...

AREA — Union County has filed suit against Clark property owners for allegedly adding several backyard amenities to land that they do not own. Late last year, the county filed an encroachment suit against Michael and Linda Savvis, whose Elisa Land property backs up against the county-owned Clark Res...

CLARK — MayorAngelAlbanese began Tuesday’s Township Council meeting by addressing the recent civil complaint filed against the township by NJ State Attorney General Matthew Platkin, along with the inciting incidents of racial bias from former Mayor Salvatore Bonoccorso and members of the Clark Polic...

WESTFIELD – Residents could see their taxes increase by as much as $745 this year in connection with rising healthcare, staffing and insurance costs across the local school district. On Tuesday, Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D.,Business Administrator Patricia Ramos and Assistant Superintendent...

AREA — Both Westfield High School and Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark were placed on lockdowns for what turned out to be separate unsubstantiated claims of weapons on school grounds.Police were called to ALJ at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 5th to investigate what school officia...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Zoning Board of Adjustment met Monday to approve four new applications for residential construction where homeowners sought to maximize their properties. Board members Michael Cohen, Jessica Giorgianni, Angela Knowles, Sasha Nisbet were absent from the meeting.Due to the nu...

SCOTCHPLAINS–Thegoodnews about this year’s Municipal budget is that operating expenditures for most township departments will be mostly unchanged from 2025 but, as Township Manager Margaret Heisey said last week, several expenses “beyond our control” will see increases.At last Thursday’s three-hour ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – David Lavery was sworn in as police chief on Tuesday evening and promised residents he would lead a department “that listens, a department that cares and a department that makes you proud every single day.”Twenty-one years after joining the department as a patrolman, Chief Lavery for...

CRANFORD – The Cranford Township Committee voted Tuesday to update its bylaws regarding public meetings and proper decorum following several months of dance parties and sing-a-longs that township officials say have become a disruption to the proceedings.The policy changes, adopted via resolution jus...