TRENTON – Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis’ bill that will create the New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force was signed into law May 17. Its purpose will be to study and suggest changes to the current public educator evaluation system established under the TEACHNJ Act of 2012.“Educators s...

AREA — A dozen candidates will vie for the opportunity to fill an unexpired term in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, a traditionally Democratic seat that was left vacant with the passing of Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. last month.Eleven Democrats — three of whom have faced challenges related to t...

WESTFIELD — Westfield came one step closer to designating its second official historic district on Tuesday when the Town Council voted to introduce a series of new preservation ordinances that would add three neighboring properties on Dudley Avenue to the local registry. “We’re very excited about th...

AREA — New Jersey’s 2024 primary election is happening on Tuesday, June 4 with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. None of the local municipal elections or county elections have completive races, with only the US Senate Seat currently held by Bob Menendez up for grabs. Democrats must choose between Con...

GARWOOD — During last Thursday’s regular meeting of the Garwood Mayor and Council, resident Oleg Tkachenko addressed the governing body regarding concerns with Third Avenue and Gallows Hill Road. Mr. Tkachenko alleged that after the recent road elevation on Third Avenue, water does not drain along t...

WESTFIELD — In less than a year, the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) will introduce a capital bond ordinance that, if approved by local voters, would allow the district to address existing challenges and prepare itself to better meet the changing needs of the school community. On Tuesday, during ...

CRANFORD — The Cranford Board of Education announced this week that it plans to use the proceeds from the sale of $75,031,000 worth of bonds to help offset the tax levy.The bond sale, the district’s Business Administrator Bob Carfagno said, will lower the projected total tax impact per household fro...

CRANFORD Wednesday, May 8, police responded to a North Avenue business on a report of a suspicious male who had attempted to pass a counterfeit bill. Police later located the suspect, Raymond Zajonic, 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y., on North Union Avenue, where he was arrested without incident and charged wi...

CRANFORD — In Cranford, Guy Borges, who managed the Orange Avenue Pool for more than 30 years, has become something of a legend. Residents still remember him walking around the pool while swinging his whistle with a toothpick in his mouth and a smile on his face. Now, he continues to hold a special ...

WESTFIELD — A host of new Westfield businesses, restaurants and retail establishments have opened their doors over the course of the past several weeks, representatives from the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) said Wednesday.Among the new arrivals are Brosway Italia (a fashion jewelry boutique ...