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 ...

WESTFIELD — Residents from the neighborhood surrounding Edison Intermediate School voiced concerns over an $18.2-million athletic-fields project proposed by the town during a public meeting held in the school’s cafeteria on July 14. An audience of close to 100 people, including residents, town offic...

WESTFIELD — Residents from the neighborhood surrounding Edison Intermediate School voiced concerns over an $18.2-million athletic-fields project proposed by the town during a public meeting held in the school’s cafeteria on July 14. An audience of close to 100 people, including residents, town offic...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council met in-person for the first time in more than 16 months since the global pandemic swept through Westfield and moved government meetings to an all-digital posture. Mayor Shelley Brindle greeted a sizable audience filling the benches inside the municipal court bu...

By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — The township committee announced on Tuesday night the hiring of the firm Topology to carry out the first steps on the redevelopment projects. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that Topology will begin the “dropped component” from July to Septemb...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will continue a hearing later this month on an application to build an assisted-living facility on Raritan Road. Capital Seniors Housing Development LLC is seeking to build a three-story, 86-unit assisted-living facility at 1814, 1820 and 1830 Raritan R...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council met in-person for the first time in more than 16 months since the global pandemic swept through Westfield and moved government meetings to an all-digital posture. Mayor Shelley Brindle greeted a sizable audience filling the benches inside the municipal court bu...

CRANFORD — The township committee announced on Tuesday night the hiring of the firm Topology to carry out the first steps on the redevelopment projects. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that Topology will begin the “dropped component” from July to September. This operation consists of the pres...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will continue a hearing later this month on an application to build an assisted-living facility on Raritan Road. Capital Seniors Housing Development LLC is seeking to build a three-story, 86-unit assisted-living facility at 1814, 1820 and 1830 Raritan R...

Lately, everywhere you turn people are concerned about rising inflation. The costs of items from groceries to automobiles and even real estate have increased significantly since the beginning of the year. But is inflation a good thing or a bad thing? Before answering that, let us review some of the ...