FANWOOD – In the wake of the recent fatality involving a middleschool student riding an e-bike, Mayor Colleen Mahr said Fanwood and Scotch Plains will work together to make sure their ordinances and safety education efforts are in sync and that Police Officers in both towns coordinate to enforce the...

SCOTCH PLAINS —The Planning Board on Monday was provided with brief updates about several significant private redevelopment projects in the downtown, highlighted by the news that work on the new Lidl supermarket and park-and-ride has begun.After delays related to Lidl’s floodwater retention plans an...

WESTFIELD — Residents could see a new, single-family home at 555 Mountain Avenue after the Westfield Planning Board unanimously approved a subdivision of the 24,000square-foot property during its meeting on Monday. All members of the Board were present, and were joined by Mayor Shelley Brindle.The p...

MOUNTAINSIDE— Representatives from New Jersey American Water (NJAW) addressed the Mountainside Council Tuesday evening regarding complaints of brown water that were reported by residents earlier this year.“With the help of engineering and predictive modeling, we were able to get a good idea as to wh...

CRANFORD – The name of the 17-year-old driver who is accused of deliberately killing two teenage girls with his car in Cranford last week has been confirmed through the numerous traffic citations that he received following the hit-and-run incident. Court records indicate that Vincent Battiloro, who ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Candidates for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education answered questions about how they would handle issues surrounding finance, student success, and sensitive topics like culture and race on Tuesday night during a public forum. The forum was moderated by Laura Ann of t...

CRANFORD — Six candidates will be vying for three, three-year terms on the Cranford Board of Education this November. Last week, The Leader asked incumbent Susan Shaw and her five challengers - Frank Williams, Lauren Moyle, Joseph Braxton, Craig Coughlin and Brian Niemsyk to weigh in on their though...

WESTFIELD — Plans to expand the parking lot and add new restrooms, storage and meeting spaces to the Houlihan Sid Fay athletic fields on Lamberts Mill road came one step closer to fruition on Tuesday when the Westfield Town Council voted to introduce a $2.3 million bond ordinance that, if approved, ...

COUNTY — Union County Commissioner Rebecca Williams recently came under fire for allegedly sharing a vague but controversial post on her personal social media page following the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.During a recent meeting of the Commissioner Board, held on September 18, several...

GARWOOD- During Mayor Jen Blumenstock’s report at last Thursday’s Mayor and Council meeting, she announced that Garwood has officially been certified by the New Jersey Film Commission, which makes it part of a database used by film and television production companies to find filming locations in the...