WESTFIELD — “Under the spreading chestnut tree, the village … ah, sportswriters sat.” With apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, that was the first thing that came to mind one day earlier this summer out in Hunterdon County. Longfellow penned his famous poem “The Village Blacksmith” in 1841. But ...

WESTFIELD — Three individuals — two young adults and a 17-year-old juvenile — were arrested by Westfield Police last week after attempting to travel through town in a stolen vehicle. At approximately 1:26 p.m. on September 20, the Westfield Police Department’s new license-plate-recognition cameras (...

WESTFIELD — After serving as the head of the GWACC Chamber of Commerce for nearly a decade, CEO Gene Jannotti announced last week that he will soon be stepping down.“I’m going to be 77 years old,” Mr. Jannotti said. “I’ve been working since I was 5 years old. It was a tough decision, but after all o...

GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s meeting, the Garwood Board of Education discussed district goals for the 2023-2024 school year. Superintendent Christopher Kinney addressed the public on each goal the district hopes to complete by the end of the school year.Student achievement was the first goal on...

WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) voted to reallocate budget line items at its meeting held last Wednesday.The design committee report mentioned the two budget line items that resulted in a vote. One was the historic renovation project at the train station building on North Avenue...

WESTFIELD — With its historic bell tower, wide front bays and iconic tiled roof, the Westfield firehouse has served as a definitive community landmark for almost 150 years. After decades of careful renovations and creative space-saving solutions, however, the department has finally outgrown its long...

COUNTY — Union County’s libraries got a financial boost last week as part of an ongoing and collaborative effort to provide local residents with better access to books, resources and other materials.On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners, library repr...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council adopted the American Legion Redevelopment Plan on second reading Tuesday following its recent approval by the planning board.“The plan proposes repurposing the existing American Legion Building to include 22 housing units strictly for atrisk veterans, a rental ...

WESTFIELD — A regular meeting of the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) took a contentious turn on Tuesday evening as board members, residents and visitors clashed over a recent motion to consider removing Sahar Aziz from office for repeat and consecutive absences as per board policy. The motion, in...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its final approval to an application to construct a three-story apartment building on Front Street as private development in and around the downtown continues to move forward.The 42-unit building will be erected on a single 1.4-acre lot to be created...