SCOTCH PLAINS — After an extended discussion, the zoning board of adjustment last week gave its approval for a homeowner to install an in-ground swimming pool in his back yard.John Cicero said the rectangularshaped, 12-foot by 24-foot pool would be situated six feet from the side-yard property line,...

By LAUREN S. BARR FANWOOD – Fanwood’s incumbent mayor and council members won reelection unopposed Tuesday night. Democratic Mayor Colleen Mahr won a sixth four-year term, with 1,430 votes. Council President Jeffrey Banks (1,400) and Councilman Anthony Carter (1,405) won new three-year terms, ensuri...

GARWOOD — In Garwood, the three Democrats running for council seats had slim leads on Tuesday night, before all the mail-in and provisional ballots had been tallied. Incumbent Vincent Kearney led with 592 votes in his bid for a second term, while his running mate, Karina Boto, had 577. They led Repu...

GARWOOD — A 71-year-old Garwood man who was renting a home on North Avenue was killed Friday evening in a three-alarm fire that tore through the multi-family residence for several hours. The Garwood Fire Department was dispatched to the 100 block of North Avenue at approximately 4:52 p.m. in respons...

WESTFIELD — A member of the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) who has been accused of perpetuating anti-Semitic ideologies is facing her second state-level ethics complaint of the year. The complaint, filed with the School Ethics Commission by board member Brendan Galligan, alleges that Sahar Aziz,...

AREA — Last month, hundreds of commuters found themselves routed around the Central Avenue bridge as PSE&G worked to complete the first phase of its new higher-voltage powerline installation project. Both the Clark and Westfield Police Departments (the bridge spans the two municipalities), along wit...

COUNTY—Acharitable pharmacy that will be able to provide free or lowcost prescriptions to local residents in need will soon be coming to Union County.On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners, pharmacist Ritesh Shah, CEO of the Legacy Pharmacy Group, ann...

GARWOOD — In a meeting held last Thursday, Councilwoman Kimberly Salmon expressed concern about the recently-passed ordinance which requires residents to obtain new parking stickers in order to park in certain areas of the community. Councilwoman Salmon stated that she spoke to residents of Willow a...

AREA — Besides the races for the state legislature and county commission, next Tuesday’s election will also let voters weigh in on a controversial synthetic turf project in Scotch Plains, a handful of races that could alter control of the borough council in Garwood, how many votes Fanwood Democrats ...

WESTFIELD — As the sun set over WestfieldonTuesdayevening,hundreds of local leaders, residents and neighbors from religious organizations across the community gathered at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church for an evening of music, faith and support.“We represent a wide variety of faith traditions,” t...