CRANFORD — A New York man has been charged with Eluding Police, Burglary, and Theft following an investigation by the Cranford Police Detective Bureau related to an incident that occurred in Cranford during the early-morning hours of May 5.At approximately 4:15 a.m. that day, Cranford officers were ...

WESTFIELD — Property owners in Westfield will receive their estimated tax bills now that the town council passed a resolution to approve the third installment of 2025 during its Tuesday meeting. Residents will likely see a tax rate of 2.29 percent, with estimates based on the 2024 levy of $192.2 mil...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board struggled to work through the sole application at its June 4 meeting after the developers and owners of a new youth sports training facility at 140 Bryant Avenue failed to submit the proper site plans addressing ordinances for parking, landscaping and lighting....

WESTFIELD — On Wednesday evening, The Westfield Foundation celebrated 50 years of giving to the Westfield community by giving away $500,000 in Golden Impact Grant Awards to five area nonprofits.Started by a handful of residents in 1975 with just $200, The Foundation has grown into an organization th...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Construction of the new Lidl supermarket is expected to be completed by the end of next year, Mayor Joshua Losardo said on Tuesday night, with company officials telling him that they anticipate “finishing much sooner, in the Spring.” The township council approved modifications to its...

FANWOOD — The Fanwood Planning Board was met with a full crowd for its hearing on a potential new apartment building at 389 South Avenue. The former Chippery building may be demolished to make way for a new, 16-unit, three-story apartment complex featuring three affordable units and 24 parking space...

FANWOOD – Borough officials this week admitted to an error in calculating the municipal property tax rate for this year, which means that the original estimate of a nearly $100 per average household tax increase will now be about $179.At Monday’s borough council’s meeting, the governing body introdu...

GARWOOD — Last week, following a mandated public hearing, the Garwood Planning Board voted to approve amendments to the housing element of the borough’s Master Plan in accordance with state law and the most recent round of affordablehousing obligations. Robert Renaud, the borough’s affordable- housi...

AREA — New Jersey voters will face a heavy ballot day next week when they head to polls for the gubernatorial Primary Election.In December of last year, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to move the date of this year’s Primaries from Tuesday, June 3, to Tuesday, June 10, in order to allow memb...

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...