Governor Murphy Swears In Elected Officials WESTFIELD — Governor Phil Murphy paid a special visit to Westfield on Tuesday to administer the oath of office to Mayor Shelley Brindle and Council members David Contract, Dawn Mackey, Mike Dardia and Linda Habgood. The five Democrats won reelection to the...

WESTFIELD — As Westfield looks to the new year, many of the town’s ongoing and oft-contested redevelopment projects will be moving into the next stages of completion. The rapid influx of new construction has left many residents with unanswered questions about what can be built and where. The Westfie...

AREA — New Jersey Democrats gained some contested ground last week when the state’s Congressional Redistricting Commission chose to adopt the party’s map over one submitted by Republicans. Still, elected officials and state residents alike worry that the decision could make it more difficult for the...

AREA — Union County officials and local residents alike were disheartened to learn of the passing of Surrogate James S. LaCorte, who served the county for four full terms. Mr. LaCorte was 74 at the time of his death. As Surrogate, Mr. LaCorte, who was elected to his fifth term in 2019, was responsib...

AREA — New Jersey Democrats gained some contested ground last week when the state’s Congressional Redistricting Commission chose to adopt the party’s map over one submitted by Republicans. Still, elected officials and state residents alike worry that the decision could make it more difficult for the...

AREA — Union County officials and local residents alike were disheartened to learn of the passing of Surrogate James S. LaCorte, who served the county for four full terms. Mr. LaCorte was 74 at the time of his death. As Surrogate, Mr. LaCorte, who was elected to his fifth term in 2019, was responsib...

WESTFIELD – What could be more fulfilling than being in person at a concert with music by the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, three august tenors, a special guest soprano, topped off with angelic voices of elementary school children? The 1728 Presbyterian Church in Westfield, dressed up royally with ...

SCOTCH PLAINS — An increase in Covid cases has brought “a number of challenges” to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., said at last Thursday’s board of education meeting. In addition to more student quarantines, staffing has been impacted by the higher rates, ...

CLARK — During the Clark Township Council’s final meeting of 2021, Mayor Sal Bonaccorso offered updates on leaf cleanup, dredging and Covid-19 counts. Mayor Bonaccorso said that the leaf cleanup was very successful. He said that the cleanup went out nine times, which was less than last year due to h...

WESTFIELD — With words like “redevelopment” and “rehabilitation” being continuously used in Westfield, The Westfield Leader took the opportunity to discuss the process and the status of various projects with Town Planner Donald Sammet. “Redevelopment is a complex process that involves a lot of legal...