MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve its $20,134,896 budget for the 2025-2026 school year, which equates to an average tax increase of about $178 for all residents.According to a presentation given by Superintendent Janet Walling and Interim Business Administra...

WESTFIELD—TheWestfieldRecreation Department is gearing up for a busy Summer season after several months of installations, prep work and remediation. “We’re getting there,” TownAdministrator James Gildea told The Westfield Leader last week. “We’ve still got some odds and ends to tie up, but it should...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents should expect to see their local school taxes increase by approximately $657.41 this year as district officials work to maintain educational continuity, fund a new, full-day kindergarten program and pay down the debt service on a $75-million capital bond referendum that...

WESTFIELD — While it is true that every house has a story to tell, Westfield’s expansive collection of historic homes — some of which date back to before the Revolutionary War — may have more to say than most.Next week, residents will have the opportunity to ask their property-related questions and ...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board met Wednesday to discuss the ethics and legality of its members participating in a proposed advisory committee to create a township-wide plan for open spaces and recreation. The advisory committee would include four representatives from the planning board, alon...

AREA — Advocacy groups from across the state that do not want to see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gain a stronger foothold in New Jersey are asking Union County’s governing body to reconsider auctioning off an underutilized jail that some say will likely be turned into a new detent...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents will see their municipal tax obligations go up by an average of about $20 a month this year due to what Mayor Terrence Curran called a “difficult budget year.” “As a resident, I want to make sure our tax dollars are used appropriately and that we get the services we nee...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council is expected to act on several revisions to the local zoning ordinance, including adding a provision that will allow breweries, distilleries and wineries to operate in the downtown business district.At the planning board’s brief meeting on Monday, redevelopment di...

FANWOOD — The borough council this week introduced the 2025 operating budget, which includes a $90 increase in average municipal property-tax bills. Total appropriations this year will amount to just over $12.184 million, more than three-quarters of which will be allocated to mandated items such as ...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced last week that it would be funding approximately $1.5 million in grant appropriations to help local municipalities tackle a variety of capital- improvement projects throughout their communities.The funding, Commissioner Rebecca Willia...