SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday gave its unanimous approval to a $300,000 bond ordinance to cover the cost of replacing the synthetic turf field at the soccer field behind the south-side firehouse. The field — the only turf and only lighted public playing field in town — opened in Se...

COUNTY — The county will have its first sitting prosecutor in years, after Judge William Daniel was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to fill the Union County Prosecutor’s position, replacing Acting Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo, who will become the next director of the Division of Criminal Justice (DC...

WESTFIELD — The challenge facing Westfield small businesses in finding employees post-pandemic was a leading topic of discussion introduced by Executive Director Bob Zuckerman during the Downtown Westfield Corporation’s (DWC) June 16 meeting. Prior to Wednesday’s meeting, Mr. Zuckerman had met with ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — At the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education meeting last Thursday, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., and other administrative staff introduced the district’s plan for reopening in September. Dr. Mast said the district “is in a good position” to reopen. School will be open full tim...

COUNTY — The county will have its first sitting prosecutor in years, after Judge William Daniel was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to fill the Union County Prosecutor’s position, replacing Acting Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo, who will become the next director of the Division of Criminal Justice (DC...

WESTFIELD — The challenge facing Westfield small businesses in finding employees post-pandemic was a leading topic of discussion introduced by Executive Director Bob Zuckerman during the Downtown Westfield Corporation’s (DWC) June 16 meeting. Prior to Wednesday’s meeting, Mr. Zuckerman had met with ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — At the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education meeting last Thursday, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., and other administrative staff introduced the district’s plan for reopening in September. Dr. Mast said the district “is in a good position” to reopen. School will be open full tim...

WESTFIELD — In a jam-packed night for the Westfield Town Council, the governing body took the steps in authorizing ordinances that have been weighing on the public’s mind, including a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) or tax abatement agreement with the firm Elite Properties of Warren for the constru...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Township redevelopment officials and a representative of one of the downtown redevelopers disagreed last week about why the township’s exclusivity agreement with the redevelopers was ended. Last Monday, the township council voted after an executive session to sever its relationship w...

By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — During its workshop-official meeting on Tuesday night, the township committee authorized a contract to the firm Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland, Perretti, LLP, which will provide litigation services in connection with an application for a cell tower a...