WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation is facing a year of budget constraints despite receiving a roughly 8.5 percent increase in funding from the Town Council for 2026. The roughly $38,000 increase boosts the DWC budget to $452,135.00 for the year, according to the Town’s approved budget.Bo...

SCOTCH PLAINS – With the start of the redevelopment of the Downtown Business District now on the horizon, the Township Council last week passed an amendment to the local Zoning Ordinance that will allow bars, beer gardens and the like to be situated on rooftops in the business zone.It’s likely that ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Planning Board on Monday night approved a minor subdivision application and also gave its backing to an amendment to the Township’s Affordable-Housing Agreement.Prawdzik Properties will split the 100-ft. by 100-ft. lot at 2062 Valley Avenue into two conforming 50-ft. by 100-ft. l...

MOUNTAINSIDE— At Tuesday night’s borough meeting, the Mountainside Council presented a plaque that honored two former council members, Marilyn and David Hart, who are deceased. The descendants of the Harts came to the meeting to attend this presentation of the plaque, which will be displayed at Boro...

CLARK — During public comment at Monday night’s regular meeting of the Clark Township Council, resident John Greaves reiterated a concern he raised at the last public meeting about the Township not using Zoom or a call-in line for residents during live-streamed meetings.He stated that when he last b...

WESTFIELD -- In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the Friends of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, in partnership with the Westfield Historic Preservation Commission, invite the public to experience A Tour of Notable Homes, a self-guided journey through four of Westfield’s most storied re...

WESTFIELD – A Newark man was arrested on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, following the Westfield Police Department’s response to a domestic incident at a Sandra Circle residence. According to Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro, officers responded at approximately 2:52 PM to an apartment located i...

WESTFIELD – A suspect is in custody following an hour-long standoff with Union County SWAT and the Westfield Police on Sandra Circle. Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro described the situation as a “domestic incident” that was ultimately resolved without injury. No weapons were discharged....

WESTFIELD — When General George Washington marched his troops through Westfield in the summer of 1781, the Town’s earliest residents (many of whom had loved ones fighting in the Revolutionary War) turned out in force to watch the procession through what was then an agricultural community that was al...

WESTFIELD — The hearing for a new home for disabled residents from the Arc of Union County will continue into the summer months after uncertain deliberations at Monday’s Westfield Board of Adjustment meeting. Board member Jessica Giogranni was absent.The Board jumped straight into its official discu...