CRANFORD — The Cranford Township Committee adopted an annual capital bond ordinance on Tuesday of $4,735,000 to authorize various public-improvement projects and to pay for the acquisition of new, additional or replacement equipment for the township. The governing body also followed up with the intr...

WESTFIELD — Efforts to create Westfield’s second locally-designated historic district are underway on West Dudley Avenue, where property owners are stepping forward to preserve and protect their 100-plus-year-old, Queen Annestyle homes.“The preservation of historic architecture is a keen interest of...

CRANFORD — Cranford residents weredeeplyupsetbyadecisionmadeby the Cranford Planning Board to grant permission to adjourn and carry the application hearing for a minor subdivision “c” variance to subdivide the land at the property located at 320 Prospect Avenue into three lots until July 17. The dec...

FANWOOD — The borough council on Monday approved two traffic ordinances designed to improve safety on Martine Avenue and Tillotson Road. One ordinance will establish “Don’t Block the Box” intersections along Martine Avenue to improve access to the roadway for emergency vehicles and other vehicles. B...

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...