GARWOOD — On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, the borough’s governing body introduced a new ordinance that would modify the local code to prohibit restaurants from providing condiment packets, single-use utensils and straws in take-out and delivery orders unless c...

WESTFIELD —After a public presentation on Tuesday evening, the Westfield Board of Education voted to introduce a proposed budget of $133,220,733 for the 2024-2025 school year. Due to mandated state regulations, this year’s budget will be broken down into two separate portions: an operational budget ...

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 — A Westfield Boy Scout is hoping to leave a lasting mark on the community by helping to prevent accidental drownings at two local parks. On Monday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield Recreation Commission, high-school senior Zachary Carvalho presented his plans to install long-term...

WESTFIELD—TheWestfieldPlanning Board met for its monthly meeting on Monday, where members voted on and passed two land use ordinances regarding signage that were referred from the town council. The first ordinance amended the land-use ordinance to clarify permitted awning-sign dimensions while the s...

CRANFORD — As promised, Mayor Brian Andrews gave residents an update duringTuesday night’s township committeemeetingaboutconstruction at 750 Walnut.“We’veseenandheardfirsthandfrom residents that the dust problem has been very severe over the last couple of weeks,” Mayor Andrews said. “We’ve been wor...

GARWOOD — Discussions continued surrounding a three-family home at 113-115 Winslow Place during last Wednesday’s meeting of the Garwood Planning Board. The applicant, Cesar Espejo, sought approval of an amended site plan for the previously-approved expansion of a non-conforming, three-family residen...

CLARK — At Monday night’s workshop mayor and council meeting, Michael Krelle from Enterprise, presented the business’ Fleet Management Agreement to help manage the maintenance and replacement of vehicles for Clark’s Police Department and Department of Public Works (DPW).“As we discussed with the fin...

WESTFIELD — A local Mexican restaurant will need to clean up its act if it hopes to avoid mandatory closures, members of the Westfield Board of Health said Monday. La Bendita, a fast-casual eatery located on Quimby Street, has been cited numerous times over the course of the past two years for viola...

FANWOOD — The borough council will give further consideration to a proposed ordinance governing tree removal and replacement requirements on private properties. At its Monday evening work session, the governing body discussed the proposal, which is being made necessary by updates to the state Depart...