AREA — As municipalities across New Jersey scramble to meet their affordable- housing obligations, new construction projects are cropping up in nearly every community at a record setting pace. Over the course of the next several years, local communities like Westfield, Garwood, Cranford and Clark ca...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Regional Health Department has drawn a hard line in the sand when it comes to underage tobacco sales. So far, health officials say, local efforts to keep kids away from age-restricted products has been paying off.Westfield’s Tobacco Age of Sale Enforcement (TASE) program is...

AREA — As hurricanes and summer storms continue to pelt the East Coast with heavy rains and gusty winds, flood-prone communities like Cranford are working to stay ahead of weather in order to prevent damage to private property and mitigate problems before they occur.“This has been a rough summer,” C...

WESTFIELD — Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Westfield mayor and council saw the introduction of four special capital bond ordinances which, if approved, would allow the town to purchase a new fire truck, replace the filtration system at the Memorial Pool, acquire property on South Avenue and ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — A construction worker was killed in Scotch Plains on Monday afternoon after being struck in the head by the bucket of a backhoe truck.“The Scotch Plains Police, Scotch Plains Fire Department and medical personnel arrived on scene and located a severely injured victim with head trauma...

A two-car motor vehicle was reported at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Monday, August 12. Multiple first responders - including the Westfield Police Department and Westfield Fire Department - responded to the scene.  North Avenue was closed in both directions as fire officials and police attempted to a...

WESTFIELD — A Westfield High School graduate who has dedicated her career to sportsmanship and athleticism is poised to make history as one of the first-ever coaches to bring a team of lacrosse players to the Olympics when the sport joins the lineup in the 2028 summer games. “We’re very excited to g...

FANWOOD — Board of Education representatives spoke to the borough council on Monday to preview their upcoming public-information sessions regarding next month’s school bond referendum to finance the purchase of a new school building and also fund various upgrades to existing school buildings.The Tue...

CLARK — A retired member of the Linden Police Department will be lending a hand in Clark to help local patrols identify challenging parking and traffic situations.On Monday, during a workshop meeting of the township council, Mayor Sal Bonaccorso recognized Eric Mason, a longtime resident of the comm...

CLARK — During Monday night’s regular meeting of the board of education, students from Arthur L. Johnson High School expressed their disappointment that gymnastics will not be a sport this fall.Student Mia DiBiasi addressed the board, advocating for herself and other gymnasts based on their hard wor...