COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced last week that it intends to embark on a comprehensive, $57.6 million capital improvement campaign that will allow the county to purchase new vehicles and equipment, fund various equipment upgrades and support changes to the county’s ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Police Department has launched an internal affairs investigation in response to a recent viral video that alleges both misconduct and retaliatory behavior at the hands of one of the department’s newest members.The video, posted to YouTube by a group known as LackLuster, rel...

WESTIFELD—CongressmanTom Kean, Jr., joined several members of the Westfield business community for a walking tour of the downtown area on Tuesday to chat with local entrepreneurs and discuss the future of Main Street economics.The tour, sponsored by the Greater WestfieldArea Chamber of Commerce (GWA...

FANWOOD – Long-time resident and community volunteer Dean Talcott was remembered this week for his many contributions to the borough, specifically when it came to the environment and, even more specifically, when it came to trees.Mr. Talcott, who died last week at the age of 74, was a 48-year Fanwoo...

GARWOOD — Garwood residents wantedtoknowonethingTuesdaynight: what was happening between the board of education and the library? AttheJuly27GarwoodCouncilmeeting, CouncilmanMarcLazarowgavean account of the negotiations between the library and the board of education that had ended on the rent remaini...

FANWOOD —The planning board last week gave its unanimous approval for the redevelopment of the former A&P supermarket site on South Avenue into two apartment buildings, a restaurant and a new home for Fanwood Liquors. The development, to be called Carano Square, will be situated on the former superm...

WESTFIELD — Plans to provide more local housing and better services to veterans in need took an important step forward at Tuesday night’s meeting of the mayor and council with the introduction of a new redevelopment plan aimed at creating a more accessible and inclusive future for Westfield’s Americ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Lumber and Home Center will be closing its doors after more than 40 years in business.“This community has been wonderful,” said Donna Sevell-Leber, who has run the independent True Value business with her brother since 1979. “This was not an easy decision to make, but it’s ...

AREA — New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, 71, passed away Tuesday afternoon after being taken to the hospital a day earlier, while temporarily serving as the state’s acting governor.“When I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor Oliver was already a trailblazer in...

WESTFIELD — On a quiet afternoon in 2018, a man dressed in painter’s clothes pushed through the doors of the Outta Hand Pizza shop on Westfield’s South Avenue. He walked to the counter, debating. “How much for a pepperoni?” he asked, counting out his change. The owner, Burim Regjaj, considered, “Is ...