MOUNTAINSIDE — Mountainside residents should expect to see their school taxes increase by about $186 this year as a result of escalating costs and Statemandated increases.This year’s $24.3 million budget, District Administrator Brooke Burik said, speaking Monday during a regular meeting of the Mount...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council tackled a heavy agenda Tuesday night that resulted in an amended agreement for the Prospect and Ferris redevelopment plan, the designation of a new local historic landmark and the passage of several ordinances that will bring the town closer to compliance with ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The municipal government is facing about $3.1 million in new expenses that the Township Council says are out of its control. This year’s $37.6 million spending plan was introduced at Tuesday’s Council meeting. If approved, the total appropriations would translate to an average increa...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The JCC of Central New Jersey was given the goahead this week to absorb a recentlypurchased neighboring property into its main campus on Martine Avenue. On Monday, during a virtual meeting of the Scotch Plains Planning Board, Michael Goldstein, Executive Director of the JCC, explaine...

CRANFORD —Anew committee to advise on the Centennial Avenue Pool Complex redevelopment was announced at Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting, along with a number of spending items related to the refurbishment of the Orange Avenue Pool. The committee also approved a new tax on the sale of ca...

WESTFIELD — The ARC of Union County returned before the Westfield Board ofAdjustment Monday to continue its hearing for a new care home for residents with disabilities at 901 Morris Avenue. ARC previously presented designs at the Board’s January 2026 meeting, but received push back on the size and a...

FANWOOD — The Borough Council on Monday passed Resolutions and Ordinances that will help Fanwood meet its affordable housing obligations over the next decade. The new Ordinances, said affordable housingAttorney Diane Dabulas, will mandate an increase in affordable unit set-asides for new development...

GARWOOD-The Garwood Mayor and Council voted Thursday to introduce an amended redevelopment plan for the Paperboard property on North Avenue following several years of inactivity at the site.The property, which was originally built in the early 1900s as a piano factory, was identified as an area in n...

COUNTY — A former Deputy Director of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO) who says that she was unfairly demoted after refusing to comply with unconstitutional practices within the Department will receive a $500,000 payout according to a Resolution passed by the Union County Board of County C...

MOUNTAINSIDE — A New Jersey Superior Court Judge has ruled that the Borough of Mountainside will need to increase the density of its affordable housing overlay zone if it wishes to remain in compliance with State-level regulations and avoid exposure to developer’s remedy lawsuits.Last year, Mountain...