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...

CRANFORD — Regular protester and resident Will Thilly left Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting in an ambulance after appearing to faint following his public comment. The meeting ended in disorder as the commissioners were escorted from the hall a short while later.All commissioners were pr...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Township officials on Tuesday reviewed the efforts to clean up after last Friday’s storm while also offering some tips for residents to keep in mind in future such weather events.Mayor Joshua Losardo opened the township council’s business meeting by calling the short but potent storm...

WESTFIELD – Every year, hundreds of would-be Eagle Scout and Gold Award recipients appear before local boards and governing bodies with proposals for community improvements projects designed to leave a lasting and positive impact on their parks and public spaces.On occasion, however, the teens that ...