CRANFORD, NJ — The Police Department is looking to increase bicycle safety and inspire good behavior by giving out “positive summons” to the local youth this summer through two safety initiatives. The summons will be redeemable for a free slice of pizza or a Slurpee. With the department’s bicycle safety reward campaign, children under the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Officials have launched a new program — Helping Hands 365 — that features a 24/7 hotline connecting addicts with peers who have achieved sobriety in an effort to reduce opioid-related overdoses in the county. More than 130 county residents died of such overdoses in 2018. Prevention Links, a local nonprofit organization […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The president of the local Volunteer Rescue Squad has asked the Township Council to support a program that would provide its members with tax-deferred income benefits in an effort to retain and reward volunteers for their service to the community. Joe Savino addressed the council at its June 25 regular meeting […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — The temporary ice rink on the basketball courts at Gumbert Park will return in the fall as the Town Council voted 6-3 last month to allow Mayor Shelley Brindle to negotiate a lease with the rink’s operator for the next two winter seasons. At the June 18 council meeting, Ken Anderson, who […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Detailed results from a survey regarding the potential “reimagining” of the school system revealed that more than 60 percent of residents say the proposed plans do not account for any impact of a potential 905-unit apartment complex at 750 Walnut Ave. The survey was available from April 26 through May 13, and […]
UNION, NJ — Construction on westbound side of U.S. Route 22 between Vauxhall Road to the west of Bloy Street is set to begin by the end of the month and will take about a year to complete, according to state Department of Transportation officials. Both lanes will be open during construction during daytime hours […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — A 1-acre property near the train station could soon be home more than 60 apartments and commercial space, according to preliminary redevelopment plans presented at the June 20 meeting of the mayor and Borough Council. Tony Gallerano, of the municipal land use board planner Harbor Consultants, outlined the project for the […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Ashwood Court residents expressed concern about a two-way driveway onto their street that accesses a recently-approved Habitat for Humanity project fronting Morris Avenue at the June 18 Common Council meeting, stating that the Zoning Board did not account for the safety of residents and children living on the cul-de-sac. The board approved […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The local Township Committee unanimously voted to charge developers a $1.45 per gallon fee for sewage flow for new construction projects in an effort to offset costs for the township. The fee approved at the June 25 meeting is similar to the rate Springfield is charge to purchase flow rights form Garwood. […]
UNION, NJ — The Weinstein & Sons scrap metal yard on Morris Avenue has been recommended for declaration of “in need of redevelopment” by the Planning Board, which hopes the property with dilapidated structures can be repurposed. The vote at the board’s June 27 meeting now goes to the Township Committee, which will review the […]