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SP Planning Board Green Lights JCC Expansion
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS – The JCC of Central New Jersey was given the goahead this week to absorb a recentlypurchased neighboring property into its main campus on Martine Avenue.On Monday, during a virtual meeting of the Scotch Plains Planning Board, Michael Goldstein, Executive Director of the JCC, explained...
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Cranford OKs Orange Ave. Pool Projects, Cannabis Tax
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
CRANFORD —Anew committee to advise on the Centennial Avenue Pool Complex redevelopment was announced at Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting, along with a number of spending items related to the refurbishment of the Orange Avenue Pool. The committee also approved a new tax on the sale of ca...
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Debate Over Westfield Care Home Continues at Zoning Bd.
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
WESTFIELD — The ARC of Union County returned before the Westfield Board ofAdjustment Monday to continue its hearing for a new care home for residents with disabilities at 901 Morris Avenue. ARC previously presented designs at the Board’s January 2026 meeting, but received push back on the size and a...
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Scotch Plains Council Incumbents Seeking Re-election in November
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS – The three incumbent Democrats on the township council will seek third terms on the governing body in November.Deputy Mayor Matt Adams, Councilwoman Elizabeth Stamler and Councilman Roc White in late February won the backing of the township Democratic Municipal Committee, which said t...
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Cranford PB Approves Fair Share Housing Updates
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
CRANFORD – Cranford’s Planning Board met this past Wednesday to affirm changes to the Township’s Affordable Housing Plans, moving Cranford another step towards meeting the State-mandated March 16 date.The amended 2025 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (HEFSP) will now move back to theTownship Coun...
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County Taxes On The Rise, Residents to See 2% Increase
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
COUNTY – Local residents should expect to see a 2 percent increase in their county tax obligations this year due to rising healthcare costs and other mitigating circumstances.County Manager Edward Oatman presented this year’s executive budget (which tops out at about $547,110,036) during a recent me...
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Hearing on Bid to Keep Pigeons Moved to April
By FREDT. ROSSI 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS – The Zoning Board of Adjustment put off until next month a hearing on an application by a homeowner to retain pigeons on his property.Tomasz Szewc of 827 O’Donnell Avenue is seeking permission to keep 40 homing pigeons as service animals to help him with his mental health conditions o...
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Clark PB Recommends Redevel. of Vacant Lot
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
CLARK — The Clark Planning Board last week voted to begin the process of declaring a long-vacated property located at 737 Raritan Road as an area in need of non-condemnation redevelopment.The .81-acre property (designated on tax maps as Block 34, Lot 25.01), once housed an Exxon gas station that was...
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Fanwood Council Passes New Affordable Housing Ordinances
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Fanwood Council Passes New Affordable Housing Ordinances
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, March 5, 2026
FANWOOD — The Borough Council on Monday passed Resolutions and Ordinances that will help Fanwood meet its affordable housing obligations over the next decade. The new Ordinances, said affordable housingAttorney Diane Dabulas, will mandate an increase in affordable unit set-asides for new development...
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Blizzard Brings Area to a Halt, Closes Schools for Two Days
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Blizzard Brings Area to a Halt, Closes Schools for Two Days
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 26, 2026
AREA – Union County residents are still working to shovel out from under almost two feet of snow courtesy of what meteorologists are calling one of the biggest winter storms to hit the region since 2010.Sunday’s storm, which followed on the heels of a similar weather event, led to multiple power out...
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K. Kultar Singh, Late Former Westfield Resident Kanwar Kultar Singh, 94, living in Jericho, NY, died after a brief illness on March 7, 2026. Kultar, a...
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June Gleason June Gleason passed away peacefully on March 11, 2026, at her home in Clark, New Jersey, surrounded by her loving family. June was born i...
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Crusader Boys Came Up Big; Finish Basketball Season, 18-8
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By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, March 19, 2026
A pair of impressive winning streaks highlighted the AL Johnson High School boys basketball team’s success this season. The Crusader boys opened the s...
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Union County Seeks To Amend Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Union County Seeks To Amend Hazard Mitigation Plan
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 26, 2026
COUNTY — Union County is working to better safeguard local residents, elected officials and business owners against potential disasters and dangerous ...
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Mountainside Honors Coach With Street Designation
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Thursday, March 19, 2026
MOUNTAINSIDE —TheBorough of Mountainside will pay tribute to the lasting legacy of one of its most dedicated youth sports coaches by renaming a sectio...
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