WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Andy Kim was named to serve on the following committees during the 119th Congress: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Committee on Homeland Sec...

AREA–Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis’ bill that would require the attorney general’s office to create a sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking system, called SAFE, passed the Assembly on Thursday.Her bill (S715/A908), which passed the Senate in October, would make New Jersey the 41st state ...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee welcomed a new mayor and greeted several returning faces at its first meeting of the new year, held Saturday.The front-row seats for the committee’s annual reorganization meeting were reserved for family members of the honorees, and the chambers were packed...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Mountainside kicked off 2025 with a message of thanks from Mayor Paul Mirabelli on Tuesday during the borough’s annual reorganization meeting. “I am so grateful to be a member of this great community,” Mayor Mirabelli said, adding that 2025 will mark his 15th year in office. “Each yea...

CLARK Sunday, December 29, during the course of an on-scene parking complaint investigation, Rocky Granata, 65, of Edison was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants out of Cherry Hill, Middletown Township and Middle Township. Granata was transported to Clark Police Department headquarters and pro...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee welcomed a new mayor and greeted several returning faces at its first meeting of the new year, held Saturday.The front-row seats for the committee’s annual reorganization meeting were reserved for family members of the honorees, and the chambers were packed...

CRANFORD — It is a new year, but the Cranford Board of Education is sticking with familiar faces at the top of the chain of command. The board unanimously reelected Kurt Petschow, Jr. as president and William Hulse as vice president at its first meeting of the new year, held Monday.Following the int...

WESTFIELD — Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. joined the Westfield mayor and council in early January to administer the oath of office to four new members of the governing body — Republicans Todd Saunders, Michal Domogala, Michael Armento and David Kiefer. Police Chief Christopher Battiloro cautioned residents ear...

SCOTCHPLAINS—Mayor Joshua Losardo began the year promising further progress on downtown redevelopment. At the township council’s reorganization meeting, Ellen Zimmerman was chosen to serve as deputy mayor for a second year. The police department welcomed several new officers — Olivia DiFulco, Kobe W...

AREA — Between special elections, large-scale renovation projects, new state mandates and a host of financial challenges, 2024 proved itself to be a busy one for Union County and the surrounding area.The Union County Board of County Commissioners rang in the new year by appointingWestfield resident ...