CRANFORD — Formal action was taken by the Cranford Board of Education at its Monday meeting to adopt its new 2023-2028 Strategic Plan. The plan, which included long-range goals and anticipated milestones for the next five years, was first presented at last month’s meeting.Assistant Superintendent Br...

AREA — Another election season is underway, and voters will be heading to the polls in just a few short weeks. At the state level, the entire legislature faces reelection. Republican Senator Jon Bramnick will be vying for another term representing the 21st legislative district against Democratic cha...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A zoning board hearing on an application to construct a cell phone tower on Jerusalem Road was abruptly halted last week due to discrepancies in some of the plans that were submitted.CXTowers Leasing LLC is looking to construct a 160-foot-high cell tower on thepropertyownedbyNewJerse...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Township voters will decide next month whether to repeal the $3.8-million capital bond ordinance that includes the controversial funding for artificial turf at the Brookside Park baseball field.Thanks to a petition effort after the township council approved the bond in April, the Tue...

CLARK — As car thefts and home break-ins continue to plague the Union County area, local police departments are joining forces to find the best way forward. On Monday, during a workshop session of the Clark Council, township officials introduced a new resolution that would allow members of the polic...

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...