SCOTCH PLAINS – After spending time clarifying various confusing aspects of both applications, the Zoning Board of Adjustment last week unanimously approved the installation of a backyard swimming pool and the expansion of a rear yard deck.Marta Bolanos of 1111 Jefferson Avenue was given permission ...

WESTFIELD -- Westfield High School was under an active lockdown for what Westfield Police call "an unspecified security threat" until approximately 3 p.m. According to Westfield Public Schools, "Earlier today, suspicious writing was discovered at Westfield High School, prompting an immediate securit...

CLARK -- Arthur L. Johnson High School was under an active lockdown for most of the school day while police worked to investigate what school officials are calling an as-of-yet "unsubstantiated" threat about a potential weapon on the premises. The lockdown was lifted as of 2 p.m. when classes, all a...

AREA – New Jersey lawmakers are cracking down on the sale of intoxicating hemp products like those typically found in gas stations and convenience stores in an attempt to protect residents from potentially harmful and misleading substances.Last month, a Bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader M. Te...

AREA — Governor Phil Murphy has signed off on new legislation that will drastically limit single-use cutlery and condiments in New Jersey’s restaurants.Under the terms of the “Skip The Stuff” law, which Governor Murphy approved on his last full day in office, restaurant patrons will still be able to...

WESTFIELD — Mayor Jeremy Berman kicked off Tuesday night’s meeting of the Westfield Town Council with a note of thanks to the dozens of police, firefighters, EMTs and town employees who worked to keep the community safe and clear the roads both during and after this week’s heavy winter storm. “Our [...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met Thursday, January 22, to approve a number of contracts connected to the LaGrande Elementary School refurbishment and to address ongoing capacity concerns throughout the district. All members were present for the meeting.Board A...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Township Council saluted Police Chief Jeffrey Briel on Tuesday in anticipation of his upcoming retirement from a career with the department that has spanned more than 30 years.At the governing body’s business meeting, Mayor Joshua Losardo spoke of Chief Briel’s “exemplary” leader...

AREA — Sean Keagan Foley, a former member of the Garwood Borough Council, is speaking out against regionalized rent collusion and is attempting to garner support for legislative change at the State level by appealing to local governing bodies. Last year, the state Office of the Attorney General (OAG...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board met Tuesday January 21 to reorganize the board for the coming year and to hear the final round of testimony from professionals representing Wonder Group, LLC., at 40-42 Jackson Drive in Cranford.Former Vice-Chair Juan Carlos Nordelo was appointed as this year’s...