WESTFIELD — Westfield residents will not see an increase in their municipal-tax-levy obligations this year thanks in part to an unprecedented $15.4-million surplus that town officials say will likely position the community for future success. “The town performed very well last year,” said Councilwom...

Your business can sponsor the Police Blotter Call 908-232-4407 or email sales@goleader.comCLARKMonday, March 18, police took a report of a shoplifting incident that occurred at the Target store located at 45 Central Avenue. The suspect fled the scene. This incident is under investigation.Wednesday, ...

CRAFORD — Now that the district’s referendum vote has passed, the Cranford Board of Education (BOE) can start to lay out conceptual plans for the numerous changes that will be occurring across multiple schools over the course of the next several years.Representatives from LAN Associates, an engineer...

WESTFIELD — The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) will be looking to launch several new initiatives this spring, including one designed to get local residents up and moving. Mike Ferdinand, chair of the Promotions Committee, said last week that the organization is hoping to coordinate the start o...

Judy Reifer has a remarkable life story. Judy was born in Warsaw Poland during the height of the World War II and the German persecution of Jews. Even though she was just a few months old, her parents left her in the care of a local Catholic priest who took care of her and other Jewish children in t...

AREA — Last week, Governor Phil Murphy signed off on a new legislative package that will effectively redefine the state’s approach to affordable housing and change the ways in which local obligations are determined. “This is a victory that is, frankly, decades in the making,” the governor said Wedne...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education unanimously voted to approve its $131.5-million general operating budget on Tuesday following a final presentation by Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., and district Business Administrator Patricia Ramos that detailed this year’s intended spending pl...

GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, Ordinance 24-09, which would require restaurants to only give out non-reusable food and beverage accessories if requested by the customer, was up for adoption.During public comment, former Council President Russell Graham su...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Residents in both Scotch Plains and Fanwood should expect to see an increase in their school-tax obligations this spring, district officials said last week. The $119,551,636 budget for 20242025, introduced Thursday during a regular meeting of the district’s board of education, repres...

AREA — Longtime Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso, who currently is facing state-level charges of fraud and misconduct, has announced his intention to seek re-election later this year. According to information provided by the township, Mr. Bonaccorso, a Republican who has served as mayor since 2001, will b...