SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Later this fall, if there is a book or some other item that is hard to track down, it will get a lot easier to find as the Scotch Plains and Fanwood libraries intend to join a consortium of more than 30 other libraries that will give residents access to all materials at all m...

SCOTCH PLAINS — During its meeting last week, the township council gave final approval to three ordinances, two of which restrict parking on two streets and a third that revises how public utilities must repair local roadways where they are working. The first ordinance prohibits parking on Far View ...

WESTFIELD — Where some would have seen an underutilized hallway and a few blank walls, Kelly Richardson, owner and proprietor of The Farmhouse Store in Westfield, saw only possibilities. When Mr. Richardson, of Brooklyn, purchased the interior design home store in August of last year, it checked all...

WESTFIELD — After a few tough years of vacancies and store closures, downtown Westfield is finding itself in the middle of a long-awaited resurgence. Although new retail outlets, creative studios and gallery spaces have already helped to bring the area back into focus, a sudden boom in interest from...

TRENTON — When New Jersey opted to redistrict its congressional maps earlier this year, political analysts were quick to label 7th District Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) as a sacrificial lamb for the Democrats. As the campaign season ramps up and the donations begin to pour in, however, the race f...

COUNTY — Clad head to toe in the protective gear that they have worn to work for the last two and a half years, nurses from the Cornerstone Behavioral Health Hospital in Berkeley Heights approached the Union County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday to lay out their arguments for a fair and a...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday gave its formal backing to applications by entities seeking to open cannabis businesses along Route 22. Two of the applicants — Nikita Brothers Inc. and Crossback LLC — are seeking licenses from the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission to open both a r...

GARWOOD — After a remarkably tough couple of years, the close-knit family behind Dittrick’s Wines and Liquors raised a glass in celebration of some good news on Friday when they cut the ribbon on their new outdoor beer garden and community space. “This, all of this, is our legacy,” said Yash Jagad, ...

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WESTFIELD — In the long and frightening month that has passed since Anthony Labin, 12, took a line drive to the temple during a baseball game in Cooperstown, N.Y., the young ballplayer has endured countless hours of intensive, inpatient therapy and has even undergone surgery to release the pressure ...