WESTFIELD — When Leticia Tavares, 16, first stepped off the plane in August to kick off her year as an exchange student in Westfield, her first impression of America (or at least of Newark Airport) was “well, this doesn’t look much like it does in the movies, does it?” Ms. Tavares, of Brazil, is one...

WESTFIELD – The black carpet was out, and the atmosphere was wickedly wild. Audience members started lining up on Wednesday, October 26th on East Broad Street at the Center for Creativity Rialto Theater in Westfield for the anticipated screening of the Netflix production of “Wednesday.” The Netflix ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township will receive a $4-million grant from the state to be used towards construction of the municipality’s new library, a move that Mayor Joshua Losardo on Tuesday night said “will jump-start redevelopment” in the downtown. At the start of the township council’s meeting, the m...

CLARK — Two democrats running for ward council seats on the November 8 ballot, Dario Valdivia and Michael Shulman, took to the podium to address Mayor Sal Bonaccorso and the council at its October 17 meeting. Mr. Valdivia, 1st Ward democratic council candidate, criticized Mayor Bonaccorso’s social m...

I am writing in support of Emily Root for Ward 1 Town Council. I have known Emily for several years and throughout that time she has always been a thoughtful, engaged member of this community. When I learned that she was going to fill my vacated seat on the council, I felt confident that she would b...

Authenticity is an important part of local politics – we hope that the person who’s elected from our neighborhood, our ward – is someone who can relate to the issues we might be having and can empathize with, assess and articulate those concerns in a local government forum. In Westfield’s case, this...

WESTFIELD — At the last meeting of the Westfield governing body, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Councilman Mark LoGrippo aired their differences of opinion in regards to a proposed, multi-faceted redevelopment project by HBC|Streetworks that could change the face of the downtown community for decades to ...

WESTFIELD — The 1972 play Night Watch by Lucille Fletcher is the perfect production for a Halloween season. The Westfield Community Players’ 89th season’s presentation that runs three-weekends is filled with suspense, intrigue, and plenty of maze-like twists and turns. When the lights come up on the...

SCOTCH PLAINS – A bid by Rahway Road homeowners to keep a backyard gravel path for their young children to ride electric cars and bicycles was rejected by the zoning board of adjustment last week. In the early spring, Bobby Lashkari and Carolina Souza had installed the 475-foot long winding, circula...

COUNTY — A number of parks, playgrounds, community spaces and recreation centers throughout Union County will soon be getting some much-needed love thanks to this year’s Kids Recreation Trust Fund and Greening Union County grants, both of which secured the unanimous approval of the Union County Boar...