WESTFIELD — After more than seven years on the dais, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Democratic Council members Linda Habgood, David Contract and Michael Dardia collectively announced via social media on Monday that they would not seek reelection in November. “It’s time,” Mayor Brindle said, speaking with...

WESTFIELD — Earlier this month, Westfield residents became aware that Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) — a multi-national retail giant and the parent company behind the One Westfield Place (OWP) redevelopment project — had announced its intentions to file for bankruptcy. Now, the town’s elected officials ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Residents of Scotch Plains and Fanwood should expect a total of $129,489,697 to fund their schools for the coming year after the district’s board of education presented its annual budget on March 13. Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., told the handful of attendees at last week’s meetin...

GARWOOD—TheGarwoodmayor and council voted Thursday to adopt a new ordinance that will implement a flat $100 fee for all residents’ usage of the sanitary sewer system.MayorJenBlumenstockcommended the council for its work on this ordinance (25-7) through research and discussion.“We know it’s a topic t...

FANWOOD – The borough council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance that will update the promotional requirements in the police department.With a sergeant set to retire in July, Lt. Dan Kranz is looking to initiate the promotion process for a replacement, but found that the language in the current ordi...

CLARK—During Monday night’s meeting of the Clark Township Council, the regular order of business was suspended so Captain MiguelAcabou and Captain Christian Lott could promote Officer Andrew Medeiros and Sergeant Michael Ciaccio to the rank of Sergeant and Detective Sergeant, respectively.“It’s an h...

GARWOOD— Last week, the Garwood Planning Board voted to approve an application to build a car storage facility on South Avenue.Applicant Alaa El-Banna appealed to the planning board on Wednesday after learning that the address in question, 639-645 South Avenue (near the Westfield border), was not zo...

AREA — A regular meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners took a contentious turn last week when a resident attempted to call Commissioner Rebecca Williams to task for standing with her arms at her sides during the Pledge of Allegiance. Garwood resident Bruce Paterson, a vocal criti...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Regional Health Department (WRHD) is urging pet owners to be vigilant following reports of bird flu (H5N1) in cats. The virus has recently been detected in several outdoor cats in Hunterdon County and over 100 domestic cats nationwide.Cats are susceptible to the H5N1 virus ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council agreed to pass a resolution in support of a legislative push that would allow government entities to post legal notices on their own websites instead of printing them in a designated newspaper as they are currently required to do.Last year, NJ A...