WESTFIELD — A local Mexican restaurant will need to clean up its act if it hopes to avoid mandatory closures, members of the Westfield Board of Health said Monday. La Bendita, a fast-casual eatery located on Quimby Street, has been cited numerous times over the course of the past two years for viola...

FANWOOD — The borough council will give further consideration to a proposed ordinance governing tree removal and replacement requirements on private properties. At its Monday evening work session, the governing body discussed the proposal, which is being made necessary by updates to the state Depart...

WESTFIELD — A New Jersey State Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the Town of Westfield and its administration in regards to a lawsuit that was filed last year by a group of residents in response to the One Westfield Place redevelopment project. On Tuesday, during a regular meeting of the ma...

WESTFIELD — On Tuesday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield mayor and council, the governing body voted to introduce a bond ordinance which, if approved, could allow the town to start moving forward with plans for a new fire department headquarters on Central Avenue.The $750,000 bond, Town Adm...

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...