SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board will conduct an examination of a piece of property on Plainfield Avenue to determine whether it may be suitable for redevelopment, a move that could potentially make it available for the planned new first-responders headquarters.The township council formally reques...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment last week approved an application to construct a new cell phone tower on the water company property on Jerusalem Road. CX Towers Leasing, LLC., will construct a 160-foot high cell tower on the property owned by New Jersey American Water, which wants exi...

WESTFIELD — In its more than 250 years of documented history, the Town of Westfield has borne witness to two world wars, the end of slavery, vast technological advancements, floods, political demonstrations, the Great Depression, the loss of residents in a terrorist attack, and even two global pande...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A firefighter and a demolition contractor were injured on Tuesday in a fire that consumed a section of an East Second Street building that was being torn down.The two-story building, which formerly housed a bicycle shop and apartments, is being razed to make way for a new mixeduse, t...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council’s plan to convert the intersection of Clark Street and East Dudley Avenue into a four-way stop drew minor opposition Tuesday evening from residents who claimed that the change could have unintended consequences. “I believe that in the absence of a traffic light...

Your business can sponsor the Police Blotter Call 908-232-4407 or email sales@goleader.comCLARKMonday, April 22, police took a report regarding the theft of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle that was parked on Shading Place. The incident is under investigation.Monday,April 22, Tashanda Haye...

COUNTY — Union County residents interested in helping voters at polling locations on Election Day this year have time to apply to become poll workers. Poll workers will earn $300 for the day, starting at 5:15 a.m. through at least 8:15 pm, after the close of the polls. The Primary Election is held o...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Board of Education shared some ideas to address its $352,000 deficit before casting the final votes of approval for the 20242025 budget at its meeting on Tuesday.“We currently outsource our mental- health services to Tri-County Behavioral Health,” Superintendent Janet...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Board of Education voted Monday to adopt its 2024-2025 budget as approved by the Executive County Superintendent, in the total amount of $78,788,827, after a public hearing that evening. The proposed tax increase is $206.34 on the average assessed home value of $187,168.A tot...

WESTFIELD — On Monday, the Westfield Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) voted to memorialize its recommendations that two historic homes — one on Elizabeth Avenue and the other on Rahway Avenue — not be torn down. The owners of both properties, Commission Chair Jennifer Jaruzelski said, have sub...