SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Voters in Scotch Plains and Fanwood on Tuesday rejected a bond referendum which would have financed the purchase and expansion of a new school building in Fanwood that would have been used for elementary-school students. According to unofficial results early on Wednesday morn...

WESTFIELD — Councilwoman Dawn Mackey, who has served as a member of the Westfield Town Council since 2018, announced earlier this week that she will be resigning from her position on the town’s governing body due to “personal reasons.” “For the past seven years, it has been my profound honor to serv...

Bond Question #1 Yes: 2,307 No: 2,635 Bond Question #2 Yes: 2,635 No: 2,547 Editor's Note: Question #1 would have had to pass in order for question #2 to be implemented. Thus both measures fail. Results unofficial until certified by the Union County Clerk

WESTFIELD — Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., is slated to become the highest-paid school administrator in Union County as the result of a new, five-year contract awarded to him by the Westfield Board of Education (BOE). As per the terms of his new contract, Dr. González will be paid $260,000 ...

COUNTY — Last month, the Union County Board of County Commissioners announced that it planned to scale back designs for the Clark Reservoir in response to public concerns related to environmental challenges and the project’s potential impact on the neighboring community. And while county officials s...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment last week approved the removal of a garage from a residential property and also allowed a homeowner to retain a previously- installed fence.At its September 5 meeting, the board backed an application from Prince Anand to remove a detached garage from th...

CLARK — Clark Police Department Patrol units were dispatched Sunday at 3:58 p.m. to LA Fitness, located at 1255 Raritan Road, Clark. The initial dispatch was for a patron who had been stabbed in the throat. Upon arrival, responding units determined that a male patron had been stabbed in the throat b...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday approved a report by its planner that found the former Amberg garden center property on Lamberts Mill Road meets the criteria to be deemed an Area in Need of Redevelopment. Harbor Consultants, the board’s planner, was authorized five months ago to conduct...

CRANFORD — An amended redevelopment plan for 750 Walnut Avenue and a new financial agreement between the Township of Cranford and Hartz Mountain Industries were both introduced earlier this week as the direct result of a recent legal settlement. “Last month, the township committee unanimously approv...

WESTFIELD—The Westfield Town Council tackled a heavy agenda on Tuesday night that, among other initiatives, will authorize local officials to purchase a new fire truck, replace the filtration system at Memorial Pool, acquire a piece of underutilized property on South Avenue and finance improvements ...