SCOTCH PLAINS — The Ash Brook Golf Course, located in Scotch Plains, has fully reopened for the Spring season, but players say that flooding, neglect and bureaucracy have led to deteriorating conditions and an almost unplayable course. The 18-hole course, designed by Architect Alfred Tull on 195 acr...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council voted to approve its $59.6 million operational budget this week, finalizing an approximate $80per-house tax increase for 2026.The council also agreed to fund the purchase of $57,586 worth of new turn out gear for the fire department during its brief meeting thi...

FANWOOD — The Borough Council on Monday introduced the 2026 operating budget that calls for a 7.6 percent increase in the municipal portion of local property tax bills.The $13.319 million in proposed appropriations is down slightly from 2025’s $13.463 million, and Borough Administrator Jesse Moehlma...

CRANFORD — Officers from the Cranford Police Department removed a man from Tuesday’s Township Committee meeting following multiple requests by Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty to finish his public comment and be seated. The incident follows months of tense exchanges between multiple social media comment...

WESTFIELD — Representatives from the design team behind the Westfield Public Schools Referendum Project provided the community with a status update last week during a regular meeting of the local Board of Education.Brian Meade, President of Legacy Construction Management, noted that Westfield’s 2025...

Westfield’s annual Open Quimby event, which converts the downtown street into a pedestrian thoroughfare for the summer, kicks off on Saturday, April 25, with a free, open-air event called Spring Into Fitness. Visitors will be invited to check out and participate in demonstrations by local gyms and f...

AREA — Four Bald Eagles are being treated for what rehabbers say is likely acute toxicity after being transported to the Raptor Trust in nearby Long Hill last week.A spokesperson for the Raptor Trust (a non-profit organization that works to rehab sick and injured birds at the edge of the Great Swamp...

WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation is facing a year of budget constraints despite receiving a roughly 8.5 percent increase in funding from the Town Council for 2026. The roughly $38,000 increase boosts the DWC budget to $452,135.00 for the year, according to the Town’s approved budget.Bo...

SCOTCH PLAINS – With the start of the redevelopment of the Downtown Business District now on the horizon, the Township Council last week passed an amendment to the local Zoning Ordinance that will allow bars, beer gardens and the like to be situated on rooftops in the business zone.It’s likely that ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Planning Board on Monday night approved a minor subdivision application and also gave its backing to an amendment to the Township’s Affordable-Housing Agreement.Prawdzik Properties will split the 100-ft. by 100-ft. lot at 2062 Valley Avenue into two conforming 50-ft. by 100-ft. l...