WESTFIELD—On Monday, a number of Scotch Plains residents took to the podium during a regular meeting of the Westfield Planning Board to voice their objections to the installation of a proposed 130-foot-tall cell-phone tower and other telecommunications equipment at the Westfield Conservation Center ...

AREA — Union County officials are working against the clock to launch a large-scale revitalization effort at the Clark Reservoir that could transform the long-neglected waterway into a new community park. In order to get the project off the ground, however, the county will need to clear at least one...

CRANFORD — New development opportunities are coming online in Cranford now that the township has managed to satisfy most of its existing affordable-housing obligations with the state. On Tuesday, during a regular meeting of the township committee, local officials announced plans to re-zone a section...

WESTFIELD — On Monday, during a regular meeting of the Westfield Recreation Commission, representatives from the organization’s Fields Committee mentioned a potential policy amendment that would impact the fees that local sports leagues pay to use the fields. “Currently, some of our sports leagues p...

Your business can sponsor the Police Blotter Call 908-232-4407 or email sales@goleader.comCLARKMonday, January 29, Ebony Coley, 31, of Rahway was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property.Monday, January 29, Christopher Stevens, 39, of Roselle was arrested and charged with under ringing me...

TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly Labor Committee on Monday cleared a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis to make apprenticeship programs more accessible for students earning less than the state’s median income.“Apprenticeship programs allow students to earn industry-recognized credential...

FANWOOD – The borough council on Monday authorized the submission of a state Green Acres grant application to help fund proposed renovations and upgrades to Forest Road Park.At a meeting crowded with young students eager to give their opinions on what should be done with the park, Gary Oliva, a proj...

CLARK- During Monday night’s regular meeting of the Board of Education, Andrew Parenete, a financial auditor from Lerch, Vinvi & Bliss gave a presentation of the 2022-2023 school year audit.The Clark school district received two reports: a larger examination of its comprehensive finances and a small...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council will introduce the 2024 operating budget next month, and it’s expected that the municipal portion of the total property tax levy this year will rise by about $72 for the average household, thanks to higher expenditures for health insurance and pension contributio...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Thursday evening’s Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education meeting brought out residents voicing concerns on both sides regarding the postponed use of a work of historical fiction entitled “Mornings in Jenin” by Susan Abulhawa. The book had been planned for use as an elective peer-l...