AREA — Local commuters were left stranded at the station on Tuesday morning after a Conrail freight train derailed near Union Township.Passenger train services, which operate on the same tracks as Conrail, were shut down in both directions between Cranford and Newark Penn Station for several hours, ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — In a rare reversal, the township council on Tuesday unanimously voted to not approve a parking ordinance it had introduced last month. The ordinance would have instituted permit parking on the 400 block of Union Avenue on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mayor Joshua Losardo said t...

CLARK — During the mayor’s report at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Clark Township governing body, MayorAngelAlbanese reminded residents that the oft-contested public boat ramp slated for installation at the end of Wendell Place is set to be removed from the county’s plans for the Clark Reservoir.Ea...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Council voted Tuesday to approve amendments to its municipal tree-protection ordinance after several months of planning and discussion.Residents have long been required to submit a permit to the borough’s enforcement officer before removing more than five trees from t...

WESTFIELD — Certain New Jersey residents who were convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) could be entitled to legal relief as the result of a 2018 court case that revealed improper breathalyzer calibration across five different counties.Last week, the state Office of the Attorney General (AG...

The No. 9 Westfield High School boys ice hockey team rapped the 129-1 West Essex Knights, 10-1, in the semifinal round of the McInnis Cup on February 10. Two days later at Codey Arena, the 16-3 Blue Devils knocked the No. 11 Livingston Lancers off their saddles in a 6-2 triumph.Aidan Alon and Jackso...

The 11th-seeded AL Johnson Crusaders sent the sixth-seeded, 16-5 Union Catholic Viking girls basketball team reeling with a 54-41 setback in the first round of the Union County Tournament on February 12. Three days later, however, the Crusaders dropped a 67-65 heartbreaker to the third-seeded Plainf...

WESTFIELD – 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the WestfieldArea Chinese American Association (WACAA), and on February 8th, WACAA celebrated the Year of the Snake with its 10th Chinese New Year Gala at Edison Intermediate School. High school volunteers helped run the majority of the activities of th...

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Choir department is eager to present this year’s Cabaret for a Cause concert on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Manya Ungar Memorial Auditorium at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (667 Westfield Road, Scotch Plains, NJ). The concert ...

WESTFIELD – Break out your vintage concert t-shirts and Vans sneakers! Roosevelt Intermediate School (RIS) is psyched to announce its upcoming spring musical production of Rock of Ages: Youth Edition, a fun, high-energy show packed with classic 80s rock anthems you’ll (like, totally) remember from t...