FANWOOD – Following more than 30 minutes of comments by nearly a dozen residents—all of them in opposition— the Borough Council on Monday unanimously passed an Ordinance to update the Borough’s existing policy related to retroactive tax abatements for some of the significant development projects alo...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Approximately 70 residents joined Mayor Paul Mirabelli and Recreation Director Frank Masella at Borough Hall on Wednesday for a public discussion centered around the future of Mountainside’s aging community pool.Masella, who led a group of about 50 residents on a tour of the facility ...

COUNTY — Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi reminds residents interested in running for their local board of education that candidate nominating petitions for the November 2026 School Board Election must be filed with the Union County Clerk's Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026.Cl...

AREA – Nearly 10 years after Scotch Plains native James Leitner walked from New Jersey to California carrying 10 gallons of water to raise awareness about clean drinking water, he has turned that symbolism into action by bringing clean water to over 75,000 people in Uganda - and he’s not done. “This...

WESTFIELD — Pop-Up Bagels opened its Westfield location this week, moving in next door to Manhattan Bagels which has served the Town for years. The two chains come from very different eras of bagel history. Manhattan Bagel got its start in New Jersey in 1987 and has spent nearly four decades buildin...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The brief but powerful July 3 storm that knocked out power in sections of Town also led to brief closures at three Township parks due to downed trees, the Recreation Commission was told at its Monday night meeting. At Haven Park, two large trees fell; at Farley Park, a tree from a ne...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The zoning board of adjustment last week approved two applications, one to install a back yard fence and the other to install a back yard hot tub.Lin-Xu Sheng was given permission to install a six-foot high fence in the rear yard of his home at 528 Hunter Avenue. A variance was neede...

CLARK — Four properties on WestfieldAvenue in the Clark Downtown Village district could be home to the Township’s next set of affordable housing units after the Planning Board approved a review of the site last week.The approval deems the site as an area in need of redevelopment, and now returns the...

CRANFORD -- A Cranford man known for his performative public protests was arrested Tuesday night following an altercation with police that took place during a regular meeting of the Township Committee. William Thilly, a three-time candidate for the commissioner board, approached the podium during th...

AREA – A Scotch Plains man lost his life on Friday when a tree branch felled by a brief but powerful storm landed on his car. According to information provided by the Scotch Plains Police Department, Jared Hirschowitz, 41, was traveling eastbound on Raritan Road when a large tree limb snapped and fe...