SCOTCH PLAINS — Township officials this week acknowledged the serious delays in recycling pickups last week by the new company that was recently contracted to provide the service and said that all efforts will be made to avoid a repeat next week. The normal two-day pickup — Monday for the south side...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Republicans recently announced their slate of candidates for the mayoral and council races this November. Democrats currently hold seven of the eight council seats, along with the mayor’s spot. JoAnn Neylan is running for mayor. She served as a council member for Westfield’...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will hold a fourth hearing in April on an application to add a drive-thru window at a Dunkin’ outlet on North Avenue. Plainfield Gas Realty LLC, which owns the gasoline station and Dunkin’ at 2246 North Avenue, is seeking to add the drive-thru window at...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council passed on second reading General Ordinance No. 2209 to adopt the South Avenue Redevelopment Plan at its Tuesday meeting. Mayor Shelley Brindle said that the plan is the first step in a long process and that the specifics of the project, like the exact parking d...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Republicans recently announced their slate of candidates for the mayoral and council races this November. Democrats currently hold seven of the eight council seats, along with the mayor’s spot. JoAnn Neylan is running for mayor. She served as a council member for Westfield’...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning board of adjustment will hold a fourth hearing in April on an application to add a drive-thru window at a Dunkin’ outlet on North Avenue. Plainfield Gas Realty LLC, which owns the gasoline station and Dunkin’ at 2246 North Avenue, is seeking to add the drive-thru window at...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council passed on second reading General Ordinance No. 2209 to adopt the South Avenue Redevelopment Plan at its Tuesday meeting. Mayor Shelley Brindle said that the plan is the first step in a long process and that the specifics of the project, like the exact parking d...

AREA — Both Westfield Public Schools and Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools have seen a dip in enrollment numbers for the 2020-2021 school year. Westfield lost 273 students, bringing total enrollment numbers under 6,000 for the first time in at least 11 years. Scotch Plains-Fanwood lost approximat...

WESTFIELD — More than 300 people attended Tuesday’s virtual board of education meeting, where Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced more in-person schooling for all Westfield elementary- and middle-school students. Kindergarten through second-grade students were previously announced to ret...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council will introduce its 2021 budget this month, and it is expected that the municipal portion of the total property tax levy this year will rise by about 1.95 percent, or $37 for the average household, after being frozen last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief F...