SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its approval to a site plan to build a three-story apartment building on an empty tract of land at the corner of Grand Street and Forest Road.The 58,000-square-foot, rectangular- shaped building will be developed by 350 Forest Road LLC and feature 30...

CLARK — Union County’s plans to install a new recreation complex on the shores of the Clark Resevoir have begun to circulate online. Preliminary plans for the site include a dual-season play area, an ice rink, boat launches, hiking trails, a fishing platform, parking areas, a smallscale train ride a...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Police Department is investigating two separate, single-car accidents that occurred in town within a 24-hour period this week.At approximately 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, a single motor vehicle traveling southbound on Gallows Hill Road veered out of its lane before leaving the ro...

COUNTY — Numerous representatives from a local corrections officers’ union stepped to the podium on Thursday to ask the Union County Board of County Commissioners to reconsider staff layoffs and program cuts slated to go into effect at the largely-defunct county jail. The jail has been largely vacat...

WESTFIELD — As Westfield gears up for a busy summer season, local leaders are working to embark on a series of capital-improvement projects that they say will address certain challenges within the community and provide new recreation opportunities over the coming months. On Tuesday, during a regular...

FANWOOD — Police Director Michael Bramhall has resigned his position in order to take a position with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Lieutenant Dan Kranz will now be the officer-in-charge of the department and will be tasked with overseeing its day-to-day operations. Councilwoman Patricia Wal...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Police Department is actively investigating a carjacking incident that took place on Parkway Drive last week and resulted in a crash near Echo Lake Park. As of the date of publication, no one has been arrested in connection with the event.According to official reports...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Board of Education recognized the efforts of some of the school district’s young mathematicians on Tuesday for their recent performances in this year’s Noetic Math Competition. The contest, Superintendent Janet Walling explained, speaking during a regular meeting of t...

GARWOOD — DuringThursday’s regular meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, the regular order of business was briefly suspended to hold a public hearing on Resolution 24-086 for the adoption of the 2024 Municipal Budget. The budget totals $11,360,764.29, with $7.296 million coming from taxes.Reside...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The recreation commission will ask the township council to consider an ordinance revising the fees for groups wishing to rent picnic areas at township parks for parties. Last month, the commission discussed proposed fee increases, and there was some discussion about not renting facil...