AREA — As the nation continues to slowly recover from the aftereffects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers are struggling to find the right way forward amid growing staff shortages and mounting financial challenges. “If you talk to anyone in the medical community, the...

WESTFIELD — A member of the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) who missed the organization’s last three consecutive advertised meetings could be removed from office next month for violating the board’s established attendance policy. Sahar Aziz, last year’s board vice president, will have the opportu...

WESTFIELD — Plans to provide more local housing and better services to veterans in need took an important step forward at Tuesday night’s meeting of the mayor and council with the introduction of a new redevelopment plan aimed at creating a more accessible and inclusive future for Westfield’s Americ...

GARWOOD — Garwood’s board of education is threatening to kick out the Garwood Public Library if the library cannot pay an increased rent, according to a report given at last Thursday’s borough council meeting.Councilman Marc Lazarow, liaison between the governing body and the library, reported on ne...

AREA — New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, 71, passed away Tuesday afternoon after being taken to the hospital a day earlier, while temporarily serving as the state’s acting governor.“When I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor Oliver was already a trailblazer in...