WESTFIELD — Last week, two articles appeared on newjerseyglobe.com regarding canvas bags that were purchased but not distributed by the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) using money from a Covid relief grant. The bags, according to a statement in the article from DWC Board Chair Patricia Hanigan,...

GARWOOD – Christina Ariemma, borough administrator and municipal clerk, attended her last meeting on July 22, officially retiring from her role after 25 years of service to Garwood. Ms. Ariemma plans to move to New York and leave the roles of borough administrator and municipal clerk to Kyle Harris ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Mayor Joshua Losardo said the downtown redevelopment committee is expecting to unveil its plans for the first phase of redevelopment next month. Public unveiling of the plans has been delayed for several months while the committee first attempted to negotiate the final details with i...

WESTFIELD — A small, private family cemetery in Westfield, dating back to around 1730, could be in danger of being moved. The report comes from a member of the Westfield Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) who claims the current owner of 330 Springfield Avenue, where the 20-foot by 40-foot cemete...

GARWOOD – Christina Ariemma, borough administrator and municipal clerk, attended her last meeting on July 22, officially retiring from her role after 25 years of service to Garwood. Ms. Ariemma plans to move to New York and leave the roles of borough administrator and municipal clerk to Kyle Harris ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Mayor Joshua Losardo said the downtown redevelopment committee is expecting to unveil its plans for the first phase of redevelopment next month. Public unveiling of the plans has been delayed for several months while the committee first attempted to negotiate the final details with i...

WESTFIELD — More than one hundred residents and town officials gathered for the second Edison Fields Proposal meeting on July 21, which was held inside the cafeteria of Edison Intermediate School. This second input meeting, hosted by town officials and open to residents town-wide, was part of the mu...

COUNTY — After more than eight years, Union County finally has a sitting prosecutor. During a ceremony July 15 held at Kean University in Union Township, government officials, members of the state judiciary and law enforcement officers filled the Wilkins Theatre to witness William Daniel take his oa...

CRANFORD — A three-and-a-half-mile track of the unused Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) that connects Cranford to Elizabeth is one step closer to becoming a pedestrian and bike path. In a press release earlier this month, the Union County Commissioners announced that Union County had been “award...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its backing to two studies that found that properties in or near the downtown met the criteria to be designated as Areas In Need of Redevelopment, a move that will give the municipal government and township planners a large say in how the properties ...