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...

WESTFIELD — At Tuesday evening’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced students in kindergarten, first and second grades would be able to attend school on a half-day, in-person basis five days per week starting Monday, March 15. Third- through fifth-grade studen...

By REBECCA MEHORTER For The Leader/Times WESTFIELD — At Tuesday’s meeting, the Westfield Town Council passed on first reading an ordinance to adopt a redevelopment plan for a section of South Avenue. The properties were collectively declared an area in need of redevelopment a year ago. The redevelop...

By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — The township committee clashed anew over the proposed anti-nepotism policy during its official meeting Tuesday night, ultimately passing the new policy in a 3-2 vote. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that the purpose of presenting the anti-nepo...

WESTFIELD — At Tuesday evening’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced students in kindergarten, first and second grades would be able to attend school on a half-day, in-person basis five days per week starting Monday, March 15. Third- through fifth-grade studen...

By REBECCA MEHORTER For The Leader/Times WESTFIELD — At Tuesday’s meeting, the Westfield Town Council passed on first reading an ordinance to adopt a redevelopment plan for a section of South Avenue. The properties were collectively declared an area in need of redevelopment a year ago. The redevelop...

By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — The township committee clashed anew over the proposed anti-nepotism policy during its official meeting Tuesday night, ultimately passing the new policy in a 3-2 vote. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that the purpose of presenting the anti-nepo...

AREA — The governing bodies of Westfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood and Garwood have approved resolutions to “endorse undertaking a shared services study with the State of New Jersey and the Municipal Division of Courts in Union County.” The state will conduct a financial and operations review to ident...