SCOTCH PLAINS — Four and a half years after its establishment, the downtown redevelopment committee last week presented its vision for some of the public properties in the central business district, while also unveiling initial ideas for new first-responder headquarters on Plainfield Avenue. At what...

COUNTY — Early in-person voting is coming to New Jersey, just in time for the Tuesday, November 2 General Election. After early-voting state legislation was passed back in March, registered voters will have the option to cast their votes during a nine-day period prior to November 2. Early voting wil...

GARWOOD – The Garwood Board of Education met on Tuesday, at which time Superintendent Teresa Quigley, Ed.D., gave a report on Garwood’s plans for bringing children back to full-day schooling. The presentation came after Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order stating that all children must wear masks...

SCOTCH PLAINS – In response to concerns expressed by residents last week, the township council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to lower speed limits on Westfield Avenue, Plainfield Avenue and East Second Street. At a meeting on August 2 with residents living on or near those streets, township eme...

WESTFIELD — After much vocal opposition to the Edison Fields Plan, Mayor Shelley Brindle and the Westfield Town Council announced that they intend to scale down the project to create multi-purposed turf fields behind Edison Intermediate School. The announcement, made by Councilman Scott Katz of Ward...

WESTFIELD — Westfield Town Hall, typically a nexus for municipal governance and local news, played host to national political figures on Monday, when Congressman Tom Malinowski and United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined local government leaders to discuss infrastructure and ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – In response to concerns expressed by residents last week, the township council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to lower speed limits on Westfield Avenue, Plainfield Avenue and East Second Street. At a meeting on August 2 with residents living on or near those streets, township eme...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will hold another special meeting next month to continue its hearing on an application to build an assisted-living facility on Raritan Road. Capital Seniors Housing Development LLC is proposing to build a three-story, 86-unit, assisted-living facility a...

WESTFIELD — Public-health concerns dominated Monday’s board of health meeting, with more than 30 residents filling the municipal court chambers. Public comments covered safety concerns such as the turf fielding at the proposed Edison fields complex and parental frustration over a potential mask mand...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will hold another special meeting next month to continue its hearing on an application to build an assisted-living facility on Raritan Road. Capital Seniors Housing Development LLC is proposing to build a three-story, 86-unit, assisted-living facility a...