CLARK — Last year, the Humane Pet Store Bill was introduced by state senators to prohibit the retail sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in New Jersey. This bill aims to end the practice of stores sourcing their animals from harmful puppy mills. During Monday night’s council workshop meeting, advocate La...

GARWOOD — During committee reports at Thursday night’s regular meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, Councilman Sean Foley, who chairs the Finance and Personnel Committee, discussed how the committee had met the previous night to continue working on the borough’s 2025 budget.Councilman Foley rev...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Planning Board met Monday to review amendments to ordinances for home solar panels, property zoning in business districts, and a Green Development Checklist for construction projects. The changes are recommended by the town council, and while the planning board votes in an ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Council met for its monthly conference session on Tuesday night, during which officials discussed a revamp of the borough website.According to Councilwoman Donna Pacifico, the update discussion has been going on since last year.“Our website is esthetically out of AVA ...

WESTFIELD —The Westfield Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) voted Monday to table a demolition review for a single-family home that may have been built as part of the Better Homes movement back in 1925. According to information provided by Historic Preservation Officer Barton Ross, the home, loc...

CLARK — A middle-school teacher in the Clark Public School district has been arrested on charges related to the possession and distribution of child pornography. According to information provided by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office (SCPO), Matthew Serwedes, 48, of Hillsborough, a multimedia t...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education is future and finance focused following the recent vote to purchase the La Grande School, along with development of the 2025-2026 annual budget. District Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., started Thursday night’s regular board meeting with ...

AREA — Documented homelessness rates have more than doubled in Union County over the course of the past five years. And while county officials and local social- services groups are working to combat the issue through outreach programs and other initiatives, the already overburdened system is struggl...

CRANFORD — After several months of financial debates and conversations with concerned residents, the Cranford Township Committee announced this week that it plans to keep both of the municipality’s public pools open for the upcoming summer season. The announcement came Saturday morning during the co...

WESTFIELD — An ordinance that would have added a new stop sign to the intersection of Benson Place and Lenox Avenue was deferred back to the town’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday after several residents asked the council to reconsider the amendment. Lenox Avenue resident Lisa Wendel said replaci...