WESTFIELD — After nearly three years of pandemic-related challenges, detrimental flooding and temporary displacement, the staff, teachers and administrators of the Union County Educational Services Commission (UCESC) were finally able to step through the doors of their school on Lamberts Mill Road o...

WESTFIELD — When David Kabakow, 23, awoke on the morning of August 3, 2015, something felt off. “He said he wasn’t feeling well and had decided to stay home from work,” David’s mother, Robin Kabakow, said, speaking with The Westfield Leader last week. “I wasn’t that concerned. I think I went to the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — When the Supreme Court ruled a long-standing New York gun-control act as unconstitutional earlier this year, states like New Jersey (historically home to some of the nation’s most severe gun restrictions) began to work to reconcile the need for compliance against the safety and secur...

GARWOOD — During her last regular council meeting on December 22, outgoing Mayor Sara Todisco reflected on her 12 years as an elected official in Garwood. Mayor Todisco, a fourth-generation resident of Garwood, began her first term as a councilwoman in 2011 at only 22 years old. She was re-elected t...

SCOTCH PLAINS — When the Supreme Court ruled a long-standing New York gun-control act as unconstitutional earlier this year, states like New Jersey (historically home to some of the nation’s most severe gun restrictions) began to work to reconcile the need for compliance against the safety and secur...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee voted during a special meeting held Thursday to award a stipend of $2,000 per week to Police Chief Ryan Greco for his services as the township’s interim business administrator. Chief Greco was appointed to the position on December 14, following the abrupt d...

CLARK — The Clark mayor and council commenced their last regular meeting of the year Monday by congratulating the Clark youth football seventh-grade team for winning the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League (NJSYFL) national division “Super Bowl” last month and dispelled the chance of a Garden ...

COUNTY — The Union County Commissioners convened for their final meeting of the year last week to tie up a few loose ends before heading into their next budget planning season. The board codified its fourth consecutive annual salary increases on Thursday, which include 1- to 2-percent raises for eac...

WESTFIELD — Following rising questions from the public, on Monday evening town officials and consultants presented a first look at financials related to the One Westfield Place redevelopment project and the potential impact to the town’s budget. As presented, the proposed mixed-use development, firs...

CRANFORD — The hearing for 750 Walnut Avenue closed December 14 at the Cranford Planning Board meeting with lots of suggestions from residents and Hartz Mountain Industries finishing their testimony. Henry Kent-Smith, lawyer for Hartz Mountain, brought back Paul Devitto after his site investigation ...