Vast improvement and the ability to take a lead and keep it worked out very well for the Cranford High School girls basketball team last year. The Cougar girls jumped their record in 2022 from a 12-13 record to an impressive 19-8 record and this season, they have high expectations which could lead t...

The Summit High School Hilltopper boys swim team got the best of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 95-76, on December 10. The Raiders managed to win three individual events - Luke Iannotta in the 200-individual medley at 2:14.54, Harrison McClure in the 100-backstroke at 58.78, Dylan Condell in the...

A very strong Summit High School girls swim team defeated the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 113-57, in the season opener on December 10. The Raider girls were able to place first in one relay, the 200-free relay when Shae Trenery, Tessa DeGennaro, Charlotte Ouellette and Kiera St. John touched in 1...

TheWestfieldHighSchoolgirlsswim team warmed up with a 125-22 win over the Union Farmers in their season opener on December 9. This meet allowed the Blue Devil girls the opportunity to exercise their talented depth.The Blue Devils took 1-2 in the 200medley relay withAva Contract, Hailey Walker, Brook...

The No. 8 Westfield High School boys ice hockey team opened its season with an 8-1 chilling of the West Essex Knights on December 9 then handled the Cranford Cougars, 7-3, on December 11. In the meantime, the Cougars got off to a rocky start with losses to Manalapan (5-1) on December 5, West Essex (...

The Cranford High School girls and boys swim teams overwhelmed the Union Farmers on December 12. The girls recorded a 77-0 sweep, while the boys won 84-49.For the girls, Caroline Tireney, Daniela Goldate, Haley Concannon and Ava Morrison recorded a time of 2:22.2 in the 200-medley relay. Lily McInty...

A key injury early in the fourth game of the season touched off a reevaluation of the offensive strategy for the Westfield High School football team. After an injury to senior wide receiver Enzo Ferrero before halftime of the St. Joseph (Metuchen) game, the Blue Devils under firstyear head coach Mat...

COUNTY — Multiple Union County employees will not be paid on schedule this holiday season due to allegedly unforeseen budgetary constraints.Earlier this month, public-safety officials employed by the Offices of Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services received word from Dennis Burke, the ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council held its final public meeting of 2024 on Tuesday. While the meeting was swift, several key pieces of legislation were approved and deliberated. Officials also recognized a sports team in their opening proclamation.An ordinance that will allow the council to go ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Council met Tuesday night, when officials conducted a final vote to approve up to $75,000 from the capital improvement fund and to award a contract not to exceed $499,000 for the purchase and installation of a generator at borough hall.Rather than awarding the contrac...