TRENTON — Last week, Governor Phil Murphy signed off on a record breaking $56.7-billion state budget that will allocate extra funding to public schools, pensions and property-tax relief. And while state Democrats say that this year’s spending package, which includes a $6.1-billion surplus, will prom...

FANWOOD — The borough council on Monday approved two bond ordinances — one to fund several capital expenditures this year and another to finance the acquisition of the recycling center property on North Avenue.Among the items the $465,000 capital budget will finance are vehicle lights, radar equipme...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield family has been temporarily displaced due to a fire that ripped through The Parker apartment complex on Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:27 p.m. on July 7, the Westfield Fire Department responded to reports of an active fire at the three-story, multifamily apartment build...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents expressed their thoughts at Tuesday’s Cranford Township Committee meeting over a potential private pop-up ice rink being added to the Orange Avenue Pool parking lot.A presentation had been made to the governing body at its June 25 meeting by Mike and Megan Furstoss abou...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Borough Council discussed its plans to purchase field lighting for Deerfield Park’s tennis and pickleball courts during a worksession meeting on July 2. The governing body has received a $65,000 state grant and also will utilize $11,000 to $21,000 that the borough has...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents are quickly losing patience with construction-related traffic delays, noise pollution, parking challenges and other disruptions associated with Hartz Mountain’s 750 Walnut Avenue construction site. “This project came about as a direct consequence of the township ignorin...

CLARK -- A 79-year-old Clark resident is facing multiple counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault after barricading himself inside of a Stanton Street home during the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 3. According to information provided by the Clark Police Department, officers arrived...

CLARK — On Monday night, Clark Township Councilmen Steven Hund and Jimmy Minniti moved a resolution to authorize the township’s planning board to investigate the current development at 52-56 Westfield Avenue.Back in 2021, the Clark Planning Board approved an application for a four-story apartment bu...

GARWOOD — During the Garwood Planning Board meeting last Wednesday, two long-intended applications essentially giving the borough the ability to enlarge the fire department’s parking lot, approved a move that was in the original plans for development of the Vermella sites.Christopher Mink from Russo...

WESTFIELD — A group of Kean University students has partnered with the Westfield Green Team to create a local Environmental Resource Inventory that community leaders say will help to identify areas of need and establish better land-management practices going forward. “This was a major undertaking,” ...