ROSELLE, N.J. — The borough intends to ask the state for about $14 million to upgrade its library, a decision that comes a little less than two years after it abandoned a grand project to build a $59 million facility that would have combined a new library, community center and early education school. “We have […]
Off-peak “one-seat ride” service to New York City will resume on the Raritan Valley Line on Monday, Nov. 4, after more than a year of being suspended, Gov. Phil Murphy announced a press conference at the Westfield Train Station. According to the announcement, there will be five midday train departures, both inbound and outbound, and […]
RAHWAY, N.J. — An engineering firm will look into flooding complaints from residents who live along the Orchard Brook after City Council on Oct. 7 approved a contract for a study of the area around the waterway. Neglia Engineering Associates will survey the stream and recommend solutions after numerous residents at the Oct. 1 council […]
LINDEN, N.J. — There were polkas, pierogies, plenty of dancing and food vendors at the city’s inaugural Polish Heritage Day Festival on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Raymond Wood Bauer Promenade, and the festival achieved its goal of bringing people into Linden. “The idea was to bring people from outside of Linden into Linden, Councilman Peter […]
CRANFORD, N.J. — Township officials are still debating what portion, if any, of the Birchwood PILOT will be shared with the public school district to offset the impact of the 225-unit apartment complex set to open next year near the Kenilworth border. The PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes, was approved by the Township […]
ROSELLE, N.J. — Regular preschoolers were to finally begin attending classes this week, more than a month later than the rest of the district, after the school board approved using space at the Redeemed Christian Church of God Agape House, located at 239 First Ave. The decision to use the 9,500 square feet of church […]
SUMMIT, N.J. — The idea of climbing Mount Everest is such a daunting task that most people don’t give it a fleeting thought, and there is a reason for that. “The only things that are constant are change and adversity,” Sharon Wood, the first North American woman to reach Everest’s peak, told Oak Knoll School […]
LINDEN, N.J. — There is a car show, pie- and spaghetti-eating contests, bands and vendor tents, but what seems to get the most attention at Linden’s annual “September to Remember” street fair is the dunk tank run by the Linden Fire Department. “I’ve been getting in that dunk tank for eight years,” Councilman John Francis […]
ELIZABETH, N.J. — A three-year, $71 million renovation of the main NJ Transit train station was to begin this week that will close sections of both platforms and the staircase from East Broad Street on the northbound track side. “We appreciate our customers’ patience as we make these vital improvements, which are part of a […]
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — The hulking shell that long ago was the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Millburn Avenue just off Morris Avenue may finally be removed. The local Planning Board at its Sept. 26 meeting approved preliminary and final site plans for the 9.7-acre plot that would see 47 townhouses, 223 apartments and 5,200 square […]