By KATIE MOEN WESTFIELD -- Three police officers have been injured as the result of a motor vehicle pursuit involving a stolen car that was attempting to travel out of Westfield and into Garwood. According to information provided by Chief Christopher Battiloro of the Westfield Police Department, the...

WESTFIELD — Some of Westfield’s youngest residents are on track to leave a lasting impact on the community through public service and social awareness.Last month, the fifth-grade members of Westfield Girl Scout Troop 40099 worked to install a series of “See Me Flags” — lightweight, bright orange fla...

AREA — Local residents should expect to see their Union County taxes go up this year after four years of no increases. On Wednesday, the Union County Board of County Commissioners introduced its $543,423,186 budget. Of that total amount, Commissioner Rebecca Williams said, $373,722,967 (or 1.75 perc...

WESTFIELD — Get your dancing shoes on, Westfield, because the Spin Doctors are coming to town. On Saturday, the Foundation For Sustainable Veteran Housing, the nonprofit organization behind the American Legion redevelopment plan, will host a music and food truck festival featuring performances by th...

WESTFIELD — Westfield residents took to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes to fill three, three year terms on the local board of education. On Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, the Union County Clerk’s office was reporting incomplete and unofficial results that showed newcomer Julie St...

AREA — The state of New Jersey was rocked by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday that triggered multiple aftershocks and caused minor structural damage throughout the region.Representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a government agency that spans the disciplines of biology, geography,...

CRANFORD — Commissioner Kathleen Miller-Prunty and other members of the township committee spoke to residents Tuesday night about the beginning stages of a county project that will replace the footbridge at Balmiere Parkway and Riverside Drive. Construction will begin on Monday, April 15, and is exp...

WESTFIELD — Next week, six candidates, including two incumbents, will be vying for three, three-year terms on the Westfield Board of Education. Voters also will be asked to answer a ballot question, which, if approved by the general public, would allow the district to raise an additional $1,675,397 ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A zoning board hearing on an application to construct a new cell-phone tower on Jerusalem Road was abruptly halted last week due to incorrect depictions of where the tower would be placed and how visible it would be to nearby homeowners.CXTowersLeasingLLCislookingto construct a 160-f...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The recreation commission on Monday discussed the future of the mini-golf course at Shady Rest Country Club, which has struggled financially since its opening in late 2006.At the commission’s meeting, it was noted that the course, situated at the corner of Jerusalem Road and Plainfie...