SCOTCH PLAINS — Tucked into the recent federal government funding legislation was a $2.7-million earmark backed by Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-7) to help finance Scotch Plains’ planned new first responders’ headquarters.As part of the downtown redevelopment plan currently being negotiated between the town...

CLARK — Clark Township officials are actively working to address local recycling challenges. On Monday, during a workshop meeting of the township council, Business Administrator Jim Ulrich stated that municipalities would usually sign three-year agreements, but with the “volatility of the disposal c...

FANWOOD — The borough council on Monday discussed sewer and train parking lot fees as well as various items in this year’s capital budget.Chief Financial Officer Patricia Celardo told the council at its work session that, “after a pretty big bump last year,” there does not need to be any increase in...

SCOTCH PLAINS — An intraparty feud has broken out between the local Republican chairman and the head of the Union County party. County Chairman Glenn Mortimer has denied party support to some county committee members from Scotch Plains, where GOP Chairman Joseph Sarno is backing another candidate — ...

WESTFIELD —A new early-childhood- education center is slated for construction in connection with the Westfield Crossing redevelopment project, a mixed-use residential complex which currently is nearing completion on South Avenue. The project, once complete, will consist of 156 residential units and ...

CRANFORD — A legal battle that has been escalating between the Township of Cranford, its mayor and one of its police officers who was denied a promotion is still playing out in state Superior Court amid continued allegations of political favoritism. In February of last year, Sergeant Timothy O’Brien...

WESTFIELD — Westfield residents will not see an increase in their municipal-tax-levy obligations this year thanks in part to an unprecedented $15.4-million surplus that town officials say will likely position the community for future success. “The town performed very well last year,” said Councilwom...

WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) will be looking to launch several new initiatives this spring, including one designed to get local residents up and moving. Mike Ferdinand, chair of the Promotions Committee, said last week that the organization is hoping to coordinate the start o...

AREA — Last week, Governor Phil Murphy signed off on a new legislative package that will effectively redefine the state’s approach to affordable housing and change the ways in which local obligations are determined. “This is a victory that is, frankly, decades in the making,” the governor said Wedne...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education unanimously voted to approve its $131.5-million general operating budget on Tuesday following a final presentation by Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., and district Business Administrator Patricia Ramos that detailed this year’s intended spending pl...