AREA — As hurricanes and summer storms continue to pelt the East Coast with heavy rains and gusty winds, flood-prone communities like Cranford are working to stay ahead of weather in order to prevent damage to private property and mitigate problems before they occur.“This has been a rough summer,” C...

WESTFIELD — Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Westfield mayor and council saw the introduction of four special capital bond ordinances which, if approved, would allow the town to purchase a new fire truck, replace the filtration system at the Memorial Pool, acquire property on South Avenue and ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A construction worker was killed in Scotch Plains on Monday afternoon after being struck in the head by the bucket of a backhoe truck.“The Scotch Plains Police, Scotch Plains Fire Department and medical personnel arrived on scene and located a severely injured victim with head trauma...

A two-car motor vehicle was reported at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Monday, August 12. Multiple first responders - including the Westfield Police Department and Westfield Fire Department - responded to the scene.  North Avenue was closed in both directions as fire officials and police attempted to a...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield High School graduate who has dedicated her career to sportsmanship and athleticism is poised to make history as one of the first-ever coaches to bring a team of lacrosse players to the Olympics when the sport joins the lineup in the 2028 summer games. “We’re very excited to g...

FANWOOD — Board of Education representatives spoke to the borough council on Monday to preview their upcoming public-information sessions regarding next month’s school bond referendum to finance the purchase of a new school building and also fund various upgrades to existing school buildings.The Tue...

CLARK — A retired member of the Linden Police Department will be lending a hand in Clark to help local patrols identify challenging parking and traffic situations.On Monday, during a workshop meeting of the township council, Mayor Sal Bonaccorso recognized Eric Mason, a longtime resident of the comm...

CLARK — During Monday night’s regular meeting of the board of education, students from Arthur L. Johnson High School expressed their disappointment that gymnastics will not be a sport this fall.Student Mia DiBiasi addressed the board, advocating for herself and other gymnasts based on their hard wor...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Vester Howard III thinks both political parties in town “play to their base” and are “not worried about those in between.” And that’s why he has launched an independent candidacy for mayor.In November, his name will be on the ballot along with Democratic incumbent Joshua Losardo, who...

AREA — Candidates hoping to secure positions as members of their local school boards have filed their petitions to appear on the ballot this November. Five candidates — Thomas Maye, Robert Smorol, Jr., Dino Bencivenga, Jarred B. Preiss and Seamus Patrick O’Toole — will vie for three, threeyear terms...