GARWOOD — Garwood residents saw a few changes, much discussion, and a year that ended with a dramatic save by the police department. The year started out with the retirement of Police Chief James Wright, who was succeeded by Captain Douglas Stoffer, a Garwood resident. “All of your concerns are also...

FANWOOD — Work on the borough’s big redevelopment project on South Avenue got underway in the final months of 2023, while construction of a new library moved toward completion early next year. Fanwood Democrats started 2023 by cementing their unanimous control of the borough council, with Councilwom...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township’s downtown redevelopment efforts took some steps forward in 2023 while township voters resoundingly overturned a bond ordinance to fund the installation of artificial turf at the Brookside Park baseball field. The new year got underway with council members Elizabeth Stam...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Mountainside moved forward with plans for a new park at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and New Providence Road as well as a spending plan to pave multiple roadways in the borough during 2023. Plans for the new park were presented to the council in July by Todd Evans of Beautiful ...

CRANFORD — Between changes to local ordinances, large-scale redevelopment projects and other ongoing challenges, this past year has been a busy one for the Township of Cranford. Here is a look back at 2023.RedevelopmentIn January of 2023, the Cranford Planning Board granted its approval to a mixed-u...

CLARK — In the words of one municipal official, 2023 proved to be a “challenging” year for the Township of Clark.In July of this year, Antonio Manata, aformerlieutenantwiththeClarkTownship Police Department, filed suit against the township for allegedly interfering with his pension payments in retal...

GARWOOD — Garwood Board of Education (BOE) President April Farrell announced on December 19 that the board has taken into account feedback from parents and will continue to partner with the YMCA for before and aftercare during the 20242025 school year and that the board has finally reached an agreem...

SCOTCH PLAINS — During the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education meeting December 21, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., addressed the swastikas that were drawn in a bathroom and on a hallway locker at a district school.“I was shocked by the sight of swastikas that were drawn in the bathroom and on...

By KATIE MOEN WESTFIELD — A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a local redeveloper and the Westfield Planning Board in regards to the Sophia, a mixed-use residential complex slated for construction at the corner of Prospect Street and Ferris Place. The four-story redevelopment pro...

WESTFIELD — A meeting of the Westfield Board of Education was gaveled to an early adjournment for the second time in as many months on Tuesday when residents refused to adhere to the board’s policies on meeting decorum. During the final public-comment session of the calendar year, residents continue...