GARWOOD — On Monday night, the Garwood Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss this year’s New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) submission.According to information provided by the state Department of Education, NJQSAC is the department’s monitoring and district se...

FANWOOD Tuesday, October 29, a resident of Pleasant Avenue reported that an unknown individual damaged and stole a scarecrow from her front lawn. The scarecrow was wearing a political shirt, and a political sign was also reported missing. The incident was documented by patrol officers. Wednesday, Oc...

WESTFIELD – Westfield's Roosevelt Intermediate School's (RIS) students have been working hard since September to bring Louisa May Alcott's beloved story, Little Women, to life. The school's fall drama is titled, 'Little Women: Meg, Jo, Beth andAmy;' it's written by Sandra Fenichel Asher. The play fo...

CRANFORD — The Township of Cranford has filed a motion for summary judgment in hopes that a Superior Court judge will dismiss a discrimination suit filed by a member of the Cranford Police Department in February of 2023. Sergeant Timothy O’Brien, who has served on the force since 1998, alleged via f...

WESTFIELD — An amended redevelopment plan that will reduce the size and scope of the One Westfield Place construction project was found to be consistent with the town’s master plan during a regular meeting of the Westfield Planning Board on Monday. According to a presentation given by Christopher Co...

MOUNTAINSIDE — Early projections from the Union County Clerk’s office indicate that Mountainside’s republican candidates — incumbents Alexander Van Deusen, Donald Rinaldo and Valerie Wass — will secure new terms on the borough council.Mr. Rinaldo, who has lived in Mountainside since 1969, finished o...

Updated Tuesday, November 6, 2024 ~ 9:29 a.m. ~ Unofficial Results * Denotes Incumbent, ☑️ indicates projected winner Scotch Plains Mayor Joshua Losardo (D)* – 8,060☑️ Christopher Kresge (R) – 5,302 Vester Howard III (I) – 266 Council (1 Seat) Ellen Zimmerman (D)* – 8,213☑️ Brian Johdos (R) – 5,314 ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Scotch Plains Republicans will look to make a dent in the Democrats’ unanimous control of the township council in next Tuesday’s election, while Fanwood Democrats are assured of retaining full control of that governing body. Democratic Mayor Joshua Losardo is seeking a second...

GARWOOD — Four candidates, including two incumbents, will be vying to secure two, three-year terms on the Garwood Borough Council next week. Democrat Sean Keagan Foley, who was elected in 2023 to fill the remaining year of an unexpired term, is running alongside political newcomer Chase Padusniak, o...

CLARK — Clark’s longtime mayor Sal Bonaccorso will square off against Democratic challenger Michael Shulman next week. Mr. Bonaccorso, who was first elected to serve as a Republican member of the Clark Township Council in 1996 before being elected as mayor in 2000, currently is facing state-level le...