TRENTON – Following the Senate’s concurrence with General Assembly amendments, a bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz and Senate President Nick Scutari, requiring boards of education to provide students, parents, and guardians with a no-fee option to make direct payments for schoo...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Council is debating whether or not to implement a new requirement that all households keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen.“The positive for this is that it’s good to have a fire extinguisher in your home,” Michael Jackson, deputy director of the borough’s Office o...

CLARK — The Clark Township Council voted Monday to approve a long-term tax exemption that will be applied to a redevelopment project slated for construction at 27-29 Westfield Avenue.During the evening’s public hearing for Ordinance 25-19, mayoral candidate John Greaves addressed the council regardi...

CRANFORD — Cranford officials are working against a tight deadline to draft a new affordable-housing plan in accordance with state-level mandates. But, like dozens of other communities across New Jersey, the township is quickly running out of time.“This is a complex issue marked by skyrocketingprice...

WESTFIELD — Federal funding cuts that stripped nearly $11 billion from regional health departments across the U.S. earlier this year are posing challenges for local officials who say that the wellness needs of their communities must still be met despite mounting budgetary issues.“We lost about $230,...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Planning Board held a brief meeting of its site application review committee to provide comments to the developers of 200 Ross Place before the official site plan hearing on Monday, July 7.Property owner Edward O’Rourke of Don Don Realty was represented by attorney Joshua K...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council voted Tuesday to adopt three new legislative ordinances that will effectively finalize the details of the amended One Westfield Place redevelopment project and clarify certain mandated financial responsibilities. The council was asked to vote on three separate ...

AREA — Earlier this month, in honor of National Police Week, municipalities across the country recognized the efforts of their own departments for extraordinary service to their communities.Last week, the Cranford Police Department held its own awards ceremony to celebrate its sixth official re-accr...

WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) will be seeking a new executive director to replace Samantha Horning, who announced during the organization’s monthly meeting last week her intention to resign from the post.Board Chair Jeff Kirshenbaum confirmed that a new hiring committee has al...

WESTFIELD — The Reverend Alison VanBuskirk Philip, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Westfield, was recently sworn in as the town’s newest police chaplain. The role, Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said, is a vitally important one that will help the department to further strong commu...