By KATIE MOEN AREA — A New Jersey student has filed charges of discrimination against Rutgers University, citing social- media posts by Sahar Aziz, a professor of law and member of the Westfield Board of Education, as an example of anti-Semitic activity by the school’s faculty. “Over the last severa...

FANWOOD – With construction of the new library moving along, borough officials anticipate that it will be opened to the public for the summer.At the borough council’s first business meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Borough Engineer Antonios Panagopoulos said the new library is about 65 percent co...

AREA — Westfield resident Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded has been selected to serve as this year’s chair of the Union County Board of County Commissioners, alongside Vice Chair Lourdes Leon, a former educator and school administrator from Elizabeth. The two appointments, both of which were approved with u...

GARWOOD — The Garwood Board of Education swore in three reelected members —Albert DelConte, Christine Guerriero and Kristen Meza — for new, three-year terms during the board’s annual reorganization meeting on January 2. April Farrell was re-nominated for board president along with Ms. Guerriero. Ms....

CRANFORD — Special guest Senate President Nicholas Scutari administered the oath of office to Mayor Brian Andrews last Wednesday as the latter was sworn in for a new term during the Cranford Township Committee’s reorganization meeting. “I’m joined tonight by my parents and my wife, Jill, and kids, a...

FANWOOD — Mayor Colleen Mahr began her sixth term in office last week by stating her belief “in public service to my core” and calling government “a noble and just profession.” “I am as humbled, honored and excited as I was 20 years ago” when beginning her first term, the mayor said at the borough c...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Board of Education convened for its annual reorganization meeting on Monday. Kurt Petschow was nominated by board member Terry Darling for reelection as this year’s president and was sworn into office after a roll-call vote. William Hulse was chosen as this year’s vice-presid...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Health kicked off the new year on Monday by appointing Elizabeth Talmont, DNP, chief project officer at Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey, to another one-year term as president of the body. Tara Donnelly, who joined the board last year...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday night retained its leadership and most of its professional team for 2024, with Chairman Jeffrey Strauss saying the board will need to start thinking about updating the township’s master plan as lawmakers in Trenton look set to enact legislation on afforda...

CLARK — During Clark’s first planning board meeting of the new year, held on January 4, the board reviewed an application for a new drive-thru Starbucks at the site of the former Molly Maguire’s restaurant on Central Avenue. The application was last revised in December to incorporate additional park...