AREA — Earlier this month, parents across New Jersey attended end-of-year performances by student choirs, bands, dance ensembles and theater groups. They packed high school cafeterias to admire student art shows, and cheer on elementary school graduates as they sang together with their classmates Ac...

GARWOOD — Garwood Public School District Superintendent Christopher Kinney presented the district’s Long Range Facilities Plan for 20242029 at the board of education’s June 20 meeting.The plan includes an overview of the facilities and existing structures, a summary of structural needs, building mai...

WESTFIELD — During Tuesday’s meeting of the board of education (BOE), Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., discussed the results of the district-wide “thought exchange” and provided updates regarding the large-scale facilities bond referendum that will be proposed next April.The 60-member referen...

CRANFORD — During Monday’s meeting of the Cranford Board of Education, Superintendent Scott Rubin, Ed.D. discussed the school district’s scores from the state’s monitoring system of education known as New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) as well as a new health regulation rega...

CLARK — At its final regular meeting of the 2023-2024 school year, the Clark Board of Education took time to honor the Arthur L. Johnson High School (ALJ) girls’ softball team and some high-achieving students. The girls’ softball team was recently named as this year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 C...

WESTFIELD — Though cloudy skies threatened overhead, nothing could dampen the spirits of the crowd that gathered at Foundation Park on Friday to plant a tree in honor of Darielle Walsh, one of Westfield’s most consummate and prolific volunteers.“I met Darielle when we were both sitting on the planni...

MOUNTAINSIDE — During the Tuesday night regular meeting of the Mountainside Borough Council, residents discussed a new non-profit organization for youth soccer set to begin in the fall, as well as concerns over a creek behind Charles Street. Michaela Whelan and Roxana Becker, two Mountainside reside...

AREA — Glenn Mortimer, the longtime chair of the Union County Republican Committee, was unseated Monday night after a contentious election season that left the local GOP splintered over political endorsements and intra-party disagreements. Mr. Mortimer, who has held his position of chair since 2014,...

WESTFIELD — An application to create a 24-spot parking lot at the Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church is drawing criticism from Boulevard residents who say the addition could lead to flooding challenges and disrupt the neighborhood’s natural surroundings.The project, which was initially presented to ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Mountainside Borough Attorney John Post discussed three new ordinances that are being mandated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) in Mountainside during a work session of the mayor and council last week: one regardingsalt-storageregulations,another concer...