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...

GARWOOD - “As we take the time this week to remember that many lives lost we should also think of the thousands of police officers, fire department, paramedics, and rescue workers who responded to the scene,” said Councilman Vincent Kearny at the beginning of the Garwood council meeting held last Th...

WESTFIELD — Westfield’s oldest Black-ownedorganization,theImproved BenevolentandProtectiveOrderofElks of the World (IBPOE), has been fostering a strong sense of community and encouraging robust civic engagement among its members for the past 100 years. Now, as the organization looks ahead to its upc...

MOUNTAINSIDE —At the start of the very brief Mountainside Council meeting held onTuesday evening, proclamations were read in honor of two longtime Mountainside residents who have recently passed.The first was for John Iwanyshan, who passed away inAugust at the age of 102. The proclamation stated tha...

CLARK- Mayor Sal Bonaccaso reported at Monday night’s Township Council Meeting that 229 motor vehicle stops, 64 radar detectors, and 22 traffic violations had been recorded between August 18 and September 18.The increased police presence came about as the result of concerns raised by residents of Me...

FANWOOD — Jesse Moehlman has been hired as Fanwood’s new borough administrator, Councilman Anthony Carter announced at the borough council’s Monday evening business meeting. Mr. Moehlman, who will start in his new position on Monday, October 9, has served as assistant business administrator in Millb...