GARWOOD — The Garwood Planning Board held a special meeting on Wednesday to hear the application regarding 423-453 South Ave. and 424-440 Willow Ave. The application would allow for the building of ground-floor units facing South Avenue and altering the unit mix. The meeting on this case was a conti...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Neighborhood residents last week continued to protest the planned relocation of the township’s emergency-services headquarters to Plainfield Avenue, raising concerns, as they have for many months, about pedestrian and vehicle safety in the area and also, in the wake of the September ...

WESTFIELD — In the wake of the devastating flooding damage Hurricane Ida wreaked on Union County and storm-water infrastructures throughout the county, Westfield is wasting no time formulating plans to prepare the town for the next major weather event. Storms like Ida, which struck New Jersey on Sep...

WESTFIELD — On Monday, Westfield Board of Health officials outlined measures to combat Covid-19 through a concerted vaccination effort, employing pop-up vaccination clinics to help the unvaccinated and those requiring additional booster doses. The announcement came from Health Officer and Board of H...

WESTFIELD — The South Side Redevelopment Plan, known as Westfield Crossing, moved one step closer to commencing construction after the Westfield Planning Board approved an application September 8 for a site plan for South Avenue East, Block 3307, Lots 1 and 2. The site plan, entitled “Westfield Cros...

SCOTCH PLAINS — What Mayor Joshua Losardo described as “a storm for the history books” dumped upwards of 10 inches of rain on the area last Wednesday, leading to flooded basements, streets that became rivers, power outages, damaged downtown businesses, submerged and abandoned vehicles, downed trees ...

CLARK – The board of education met on September 1 in order to update parents and other township residents about plans for the start of school and to address concerns and questions brought up by Clark residents. Superintendent Ed Grande gave his report to the gathered board members and attendees. Tea...

CLARK — The Clark Council met on Tuesday for its monthly workshop meeting. Officials passed resolutions and discussed ordinances, as well as addressing the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The governing body first discussed the proposed ordinance for the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority Agreement. Busine...

WESTFIELD — Imagine going through your life not knowing any blood relatives. That was the question Keith Hertell, a 53-year resident of Westfield, raised when sitting down to an interview with The Westfield Leader one sunny summer morning at his office on Elm Street in town. For Mr. Hertell, the que...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners met on September 2, just a day after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled the county and New Jersey with major flooding. The commissioners began their meeting by acknowledging county residents affected by the storm, while also recognizing the...