Chief Battiloro went on to note that the most recent incident [in which two people reported being hit by gel balls at approximately 5 p.m. on July 2 in the area of Elm Street] probably involved a gel-ball “splat” gun (which are easily purchased online and are typically marketed as toys) rather than ...

CRANFORD — Last month, as part of this year’s annual budget appropriations, Governor Phil Murphy allocated approximately $1.8 million to the Township of Cranford to fund critical storm-water improvements in a 50-acre area that includes South Union Avenue, Retford Avenue, Walnut Avenue and High Stree...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Township redevelopment officials received Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) from 11 developers interested in redeveloping the four public properties in the downtown business district. “We are pleased with the level of interest from redevelopers in the township’s RFQ and redevelopmen...

CLARK — A Linden woman who claims that she and her husband were both permanently injured during a 2019 motor vehicle accident involving two Clark police officers and one of the municipality’s patrol cars was awarded a settlement of $500,000 on Tuesday during a special meeting of the Clark mayor and ...

CRANFORD — In the fall of 2021, local communities already struggling under the weight of the Covid-19 pandemic were dealt another staggering blow when Hurricane Ida, a massive category 4 storm that made landfall near New Jersey’s central coastline, ripped through the Union County area with unforgivi...

CRANFORD — As affordable-housing deadlines draw ever nearer, municipalities across New Jersey are struggling to reconicile their state-mandated obligations against the needs of their own communities. In Cranford, Mayor Kathleen Miller-Prunty and other local officials are stepping forward to demand a...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The planning board on Monday gave its unanimous assent to an ordinance authorizing a redevelopment plan for a trio of adjoining properties on East Second Street after concluding that the plan was consistent with the township’s master plan. The board also confidently expressed that ce...

CRANFORD — In an effort to fight the stigma surrounding county and junior colleges, Union County College is changing its name to Union College, effective Friday, July 1. At a press conference last week, College President Margaret McMenamin called it the “beginning of a new era.” According to Dr. McM...

COUNTY — A celebration of unity and acceptance was somewhat marred last week when a social-media post made by the Union County Board of County Commissioners elicited dozens of heated responses from residents who spoke out in opposition to the county’s new LGBTQ-inclusive park space. Tëmike Park, a s...

WESTFIELD – Westfield drivers who may be close to losing their minds in the growing maze of road closures and detours may have to grin and bear it a while longer, town officials said Tuesday. “We obviously have a ton of utility work going on. It’s all eventually going to translate into paving, but w...