SCOTCH PLAINS — The recreation department will conduct an assessment of township parks so the recreation commission can get an idea of how to prioritize needs in the short and long terms.At Monday night’s commission meeting, after an extensive discussion of conditions at Memorial Field, Chairman Mik...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council gave its approval to a redevelopment agreement with Our Lady Fatima House LLC, which will convert the former residence for nuns at St. Bartholomew’s Church into an age-restricted apartment building.The building, which sits on the western side of the church’s prop...

CRANFORD – Last week, the Cranford Planning Board approved an application for a minor subdivision and a c- variance relief for deficient front and rear setbacks and located at 41 Meeker Avenue. The application proposes dividing the property into two lots, Lot 4.01 and 4.02, and the first lot would c...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Board of Education held a special ceremony prior to its regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday, during which the board honored the district’s retiring teachers, its volunteers and student liaisons, in the gymnasium at Lincoln School. Board members passed a total of five resolu...

AREA — In the two-plus years that have passed since New Jersey lawmakers first legalized recreational marijuana usage, dispensaries — and businesses that masquerade as licensed shops — have been cropping up across the state with increased regularity. So far, state officials say, the move has been a ...

CLARK Tuesday, May 21, police took a report of a stolen motorcycle that was removed from the vicinity of Gibson Boulevard. This incident is under investigation. Tuesday, May 21, Maurice Williams, 23, of Newark was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Newark, in the amount of $6,500. Williams wa...

WESTFIELD — Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been on the rise locally and nationwide. During a regular meeting of the Westfield Board of Health on Monday, it was stated that there have been clusters of Pertussis outbreaks in the area. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev...

CRANFORD — On May 29, Orange Avenue School (OAS) welcomed the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit for a public ceremony and viewing of the exhibit. The event saw a large turnout of Cranford residents, students, first responders, local business owners and clergy alike...

WESTFIELD — Three Dudley Avenue homes came one step closer to being recognized as Westfield’s newest locally-designated historic properties on Monday during a regular meeting of the town’s planning board.The three designations, which have already received preliminary support from both the town counc...

COUNTY — Union County’s plans to launch a large-scale renovation project on the shores of the Clark Reservoir have elicited mixed responses from nearby residents who say the project may be too large, too commercialized and too out of character with the surrounding wetlands area to truly benefit the ...