and Union County HAWK’s Lead Reporter Katie Moen, Photographer Paul Lachenauer and Publisher Lauren S. Barr have captured firstand second-place awards across multiple categories in the 2023 New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Ms. Moen took First Place for Coverage of Government ...

WESTFIELD — Six candidates, including this year’s Board President Sonal Patel and incumbent board member Leila Morrelli, will be vying for three, three-year terms on the Westfield Board of Education inApril. Sahar Aziz, the board’s former vice president, will not be seeking reelection. Newcomers Lin...

CRANFORD — Wonder Group Inc. (formerly known as Food Truck Inc. and Remarkable Foods Inc.) appeared before the Cranford Planning Board last Wednesday to request both an extension to prior approvals and a new timeline for its facility at 40-42 Jackson Drive Block and 677-679 Raritan Road. Steven Gell...

COUNTY — Union County residents should expect to see their taxes increase by about 1.75 percent this year, county officials said last week.The increase, County Manager Edward Oatman says, will be the first of its kind in five years and comes amid statewide challenges related to inflation and supply-...

GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s regular meeting, the Garwood mayor and council said their goodbyes to Borough Administrator Kyle Harris.“I’m very appreciative of having the opportunity to work under two great mayors who allowed me to perform my duties as the borough administrator at the highest le...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education meeting last Thursday began with a report from Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., in which she acknowledged the comments made by residents at last month’s meeting regarding the current conflict in Israel and Gaza. She announced a workshop fo...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday was briefed about some revisions to earlier-approved plans to develop a tract of land on North Avenue into apartments and townhomes. Three years ago, the board approved an application by Villane Building & Development. LLC., to construct a seven-unit apar...

WESTFIELD — Certain staff positions and programming options could be on the line in Westfield if voters choose not to support an additional funding proposal that will appear on the ballot as part of the board of education’s Tuesday,April 16 election.On Tuesday, during a regular meeting of the board,...

WESTFIELD —A6-year-old child is recovering from injuries sustained after being struck by a motor vehicle on Friday afternoon.According to information provided by the Westfield Police Department, the child, whose name has not been released, was hit near the 200 block of South Avenue East at approxima...

WESTFIELD —A Westfield High School student whose image was digitally altered and disseminated without her permission by one of her male peers last year is seeking punitive damages in federal court. Earlier this month, the 15-yearold student, who was granted permission to use the anonymous moniker of...