WESTFIELD — “Under the spreading chestnut tree, the village … ah, sportswriters sat.” With apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, that was the first thing that came to mind one day earlier this summer out in Hunterdon County. Longfellow penned his famous poem “The Village Blacksmith” in 1841. But ...

WESTFIELD — Three individuals — two young adults and a 17-year-old juvenile — were arrested by Westfield Police last week after attempting to travel through town in a stolen vehicle. At approximately 1:26 p.m. on September 20, the Westfield Police Department’s new license-plate-recognition cameras (...

COUNTY — Union County’s libraries got a financial boost last week as part of an ongoing and collaborative effort to provide local residents with better access to books, resources and other materials. On Thursday, during a regular meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners, library rep...

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AREA — State Senate President Nicholas Scutari has joined other state andlocalrepresentativesinaskingSenator Robert Menendez to resign from office after he was indicted on bribery charges late last week.“Today is a sad day for our state,” Mr. Scutari said via a press release on Friday. “The allegati...

WESTFIELD — After serving as the head of the GWACC Chamber of Commerce for nearly a decade, CEO Gene Jannotti announced last week that he will soon be stepping down.“I’m going to be 77 years old,” Mr. Jannotti said. “I’ve been working since I was 5 years old. It was a tough decision, but after all o...

AREA—Though New Jersey’s next gubernatorial election is still more than two years off, potential candidates are already starting to emerge from both sides of the aisle.Last week, community representatives, business owners and voters from across the region gathered at Fairleigh Dickinson University (...

WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) voted to reallocate budget line items at its meeting held last Wednesday. The design committee report mentioned the two budget line items that resulted in a vote. One was the historic renovation project at the train station building on North Avenu...

GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s meeting, the Garwood Board of Education discussed district goals for the 2023-2024 school year. Superintendent Christopher Kinney addressed the public on each goal the district hopes to complete by the end of the school year.Student achievement was the first goal on...

WESTFIELD — With its historic bell tower, wide front bays and iconic tiled roof, the Westfield firehouse has served as a definitive community landmark for almost 150 years. After decades of careful renovations and creative space-saving solutions, however, the department has finally outgrown its long...