WESTFIELD — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas last week signed off on $500 million worth of exit financing that Saks Global – the managing entity behind the One Westfield Place Redevelopment Project – managed to secure earlier this month. The funds, obtained with the a...

WESTFIELD — A Kirkview Circle home has been deemed uninhabitable following an early morning fire that destroyed the two-and-a-half story residence on Tuesday. According to information provided by the Westfield Fire Department, the fire, which was ultimately escalated to a two-alarm event, broke out ...

GARWOOD — Members of the Garwood Borough Council debated last Thursday over just how urgent the need is to replace their aging Fire Department vehicle fleet. The conversation came with the draft introduction of a new Bond Ordinance meant to upgrade two vehicles and finance a number of other infrastr...

AREA – Residents are speaking out against plans to convert a largely vacant pharmacology campus in Kenilworth into a new data storage center that some say will overburden the local power grid and pose threats to personal safety and the environment.In 2023, Merck Pharmaceuticals announced that it wou...

FANWOOD – Residents spoke to the Borough Council at its meeting last week about the new Tree Ordinance that is being drafted, with several supporting the preliminary language that was discussed earlier this month and one stating his opposition. Borough Engineer Antonios Panagopoulos briefed the Coun...

WORCESTER, MA -- Jacob Trotta, from Cranford, New Jersey, a member of the class of 2027, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently completed a professional- level research-driven project titled 'Robots for All: A Scalabl...

CARLISLE, Pa. – Dickinson College has announced the following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester. All students earning a position on the dean’s list—a recognition of academic excellence—must have a grade-point average of 3.7 or above on a 4.0 GPA scale for the semester...

SCOTCH PLAINS -- It’s another sign of spring in Scotch Plains: the announcement of the summer road repaving plan.Each year, the Township Council dedicates funding in the capital budget to the road program.Leadership in the municipal Department of Public Works continuously collaborates with the Towns...

COUNTY -- The Union County Board of County Commissioners invite all residents to the third annual Union County LGBTQ+ Pride 5K and Color Run on Saturday, June 6th at Oak Ridge Park, located at 136 Oak Ridge Road in Clark. Registration will begin at 8:00am, and the 5K and Color Run kick off at 9:00am...

GARWOOD – The Garwood Planning Board last week discussed a pending ordinance that would require food truck operators to apply for permits any timetheyhopetoworkwithinthebounds of the Borough at either private or public events.The draft was written by Kathleen Villaggio, Steve Barcan, William Neirsta...