CRANFORD – The Union County Prosecutor’s Office has announced that Vincent Battiloro, a Garwood teen who was charged with running down and killing two girls with his SUV last year, is being tried as an adult and will remain incarcerated without bail. The case will next be heard by a Grand Jury. Batt...

SCOTCH PLAINS–TheTownship celebrated the nation’s 250th birthday last week with downtown ceremonies, a parade, fireworks—and a time capsule that tried its best not to be opened after 42 years underground.Several hundred people crowded Park Avenue last Friday afternoon, first for a ceremony and wreat...

AREA— Congressman Tom Kean Jr. addressed the House floor and revealed the reason for his almost four-month absence on Tuesday morning.“This is not an easy speech for me to give. I am a private person by nature…but I believe I owe an explanation to the people of New Jersey’s Seventh District, to my c...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Community Pool, which welcomed its first swimmers into the water back in 1967, has reached the end of its usable lifespan. “Every other pool in the area that was built at that time has already either closed or undergone massive renovations,” Mountainside’s Recreation ...

WESTFIELD – In a timely display of patriotism and remembrance, representatives from across the Westfield community came together Tuesday morning to plant the Town’s own Liberty Tree in a corner of what is now Washington-Rochambeau Trail Park on Mountain Avenue.The event, held less than a week before...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners recognized the team at Trinitas Regional Medical Center last week for their efforts to bring “hospital-level healthcare” to local residents in need through the State’s first Street Medicine program.“We are honored to recognize the innovative wo...

AREA – Local motorists could experience extra delays over the course of the coming months as Westfield and its neighboring communities work to complete various road paving and drainage improvements throughout the area.“As part of the Capital Budget process, the Town continues to focus on a multi-yea...

GARWOOD — Applicant Paul C. Munz, the owner of a lawn sprinkler business called Hydro-Tek, appeared at the Garwood Planning Board Meeting last week seeking permission to continue his operations despite local zoning challenges.Munz runs Hydro-Tek, which the Board described as a “service department” o...

WESTFIELD — Saks Global, the corporate entity behind the One Westfield Place redevelopment project, is still considering the best road forward amid continued bankruptcy negotiations, Mayor Jeremy Berman said Tuesday. “While I would love to be giving a substantiative update about future of the projec...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD – Scotch Plains Fanwood Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joan Mast looked back on what she called an “incredible and productive year” for the District during a regular meeting of the Board of Education last week.She highlighted several key initiatives, including a new strategic pl...