FAIRWEATHER, McAULIFFE, WALL KEY ON OFFENSETeam turnover through graduation has created an opportunity for many hungry underclassmen to fill the vacant slots for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team this season. Although the Raiders do return some key offensive and defense players, they are ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) Repertory Theatre delighted audiences on March 14 to 16 with their spring musical production of The Addams Family. There’s nothing like a twist on the classic “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”. This time the two families brought together by ...

AREA — Longtime Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso, who currently is facing state-level charges of fraud and misconduct, has announced his intention to seek re-election later this year. According to information provided by the township, Mr. Bonaccorso, a Republican who has served as mayor since 2001, will b...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Citing what they say will be negative effects on their property values as well as potential increased flooding risks, two dozen township residents living adjacent to the Westfield Conservation Center have joined a lawsuit seeking to stop the construction of a cell tower at the site. ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council on Tuesday introduced the 2024 operating and capital budgets, with the municipal portion of the total property tax levy this year rising by $68 for the average household. The $31.7 million budget, said Deputy Municipal Manager Margaret Heisey, “provides outstandi...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will continue a hearing next month on an application to construct a cell tower on the New Jersey American Water Co. property on Jerusalem Road. CX Towers Leasing LLC is looking to construct a 160-foot-high cell tower on the property owned by the water c...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its approval to a subdivision application for a property on Raritan Road.Anne Albert, the executrix of her late mother’s estate, will subdivide the oversized lot at the corner of Raritan Road and Michael Lane into two conforming lots. John Butler, a ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday expressed its opposition to a plan by Westfield to place a new cell tower adjacent to township residents’ properties. Last month, three township residents spoke to the council about the proposed 130-foot cell tower that is set to be placed at the Westf...

WESTFIELD—On Monday, a number of Scotch Plains residents took to the podium during a regular meeting of the Westfield Planning Board to voice their objections to the installation of a proposed 130-foot-tall cell-phone tower and other telecommunications equipment at the Westfield Conservation Center ...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is now enrolling for its Vivid Dreamers summer theatre program for students entering grades 5 through 12 from July 8 through July 26, 2024.Vivid’s program is a three-week theatre experience which combines training, in...