SCOTCH PLAINS – Continued delays in tabulating all the votes from the November 3 election mean township residents still don’t yet know who has won the race for mayor and for a township council seat. With more votes — possibly as many as a few thousand in this year’s heavy turnout — yet to be tallied...

WESTFIELD — Westfield High School (WHS) classes will be held via remote instruction until after Thanksgiving, Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced in a statement on Sunday. All extracurricular activities, including athletics, were also suspended. Hybrid instruction was originally planned ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Police Department has created a new branch within the department solely to process and assist residents with firearms paperwork. Chief Chris Battiloro said the unit was created out of need after the department received 480 applications for Firearm Identification Cards and p...

AREA — Democrats hold an early lead in council races in both Garwood and Cranford as votes continue to be counted across the county. In Garwood, Democrats Vincent Kearney (832) and incumbent Russell Graham (846) hold a lead over Republican challengers Jesse Wilson (509) and Joseph Nicastro (545). A ...

SCOTCH PLAINS– Final results were still incomplete on Tuesday night as Democrats sought to expand their 3-to-2 majority on the township council with the mayor’s seat and a council seat up for grabs in this year’s unusual election. “There are still lots of votes to count,” Republican mayor Alexander ...

AREA — Democrats hold an early lead in council races in both Garwood and Cranford as votes continue to be counted across the county. In Garwood, Democrats Vincent Kearney (832) and incumbent Russell Graham (846) hold a lead over Republican challengers Jesse Wilson (509) and Joseph Nicastro (545). A ...

SCOTCH PLAINS– Final results were still incomplete on Tuesday night as Democrats sought to expand their 3-to-2 majority on the township council with the mayor’s seat and a council seat up for grabs in this year’s unusual election. “There are still lots of votes to count,” Republican mayor Alexander ...

Updated Wednesday, November 20, 2020 ~ Union County Clerk Certified Results Cranford Cranford Committee (2 Seats) (100% reporting) Brian Andrews (D) – 7,988 ☑️ Jason Gareis (D) –  7,556 ☑️ Chrissa Stulpin (R) – 6,672 Gina Black (R) – 6,583 Cranford BOE (3 Seats) Lisa Carbone – 9,646 ☑️ Kurt Petschow...

AREA – It is very unlikely that voters will know clearly who all the winners are on election night, given the state’s vote-by-mail procedures and the related delays in tallying the many thousands of ballots that are being cast not only for President, Congress, county freeholders, clerk and sheriff, ...

WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) held its monthly meeting October 21. Board members discussed the future of the Quimby Street pedestrian plaza, the upcoming holiday season, a grant for federal CARES Act money and businesses moving into the downtown area. The bulk of the meeting w...