CRANFORD, NJ — The issue of elected officials accepting campaign contributions from firms that perform services for the municipality returned to the spotlight at the township committee on Feb. 27, about a month after some were excoriated for the practice during discussions about a redevelopment study. The practice is legal — though contentious — if […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Mayor Carl Hokanson has added his voice to a growing list of of Union County mayors frustrated with NJ Transit about the condition of their local train stations. One of Hokanson’s main concerns is the lack of an elevator at the Roselle Park station, making the platform inaccessible to disabled riders. […]
UNION, NJ — Not even a nor’easter that slammed the area on March 2 could stop Kean-based volunteers from gathering over a thousand peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to disperse to those in need across the state. Be the Change, a community service group that was created by a Kean health professor, has been distributing […]
CLARK, NJ — The Township Council has passed a redevelopment study for the former A&P supermarket and the Rice Bowl restaurant properties on Westfield Avenue, the first step in clearing the way for potential Mount Laurel housing. The council’s action instructed the Clark Planning Board to investigate the sites at 52 and 81 Westfield Ave. […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Residents can test their homes for a potential cause of lung cancer as part of Radon Action Week, a new township initiative aimed at educating homeowners of the dangerous effects of the naturally occurring radioactive gas. “We are proud to announce that Springfield received a grant from funded by the New Jersey […]
CLARK, NJ — State Sen. Nicholas Scutari was elected chairman of the Union County Democratic Committee after several weeks of campaigning against Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr that exposed deep-rooted alliances and party divisions within the county. Scutari was elected 412-341 in a vote taken by paper ballot at the Gran Centurions in Clark on Feb. 21, […]
UNION, NJ — The township was to hold the first educational session of its new Bully-Free Zone Cyberbullying Program on March 1, with a documentary on the topic and presentations from local and state officials. Mayor Suzette Cavadas unveiled the program during her reorganization address in January. The township is to bestow certifications to independently […]
CLARK, NJ — Scott McCabe not only makes his living with the township’s public works department, but his life revolves around the township. “When he’s not working for the town, his hands are in so many different directions,” Ralph Bernardo, Clark’s director of recreation, said recently. McCabe’s dedication to Clark earned him the township’s third […]
ROSELLE, NJ — It was a half hour past midnight when school board member Richard Villeda came out of an executive session and told residents to “call the police.” “Everybody … fighting,” the visibly upset Villeda said aloud as he headed toward the exit doors in the Abraham Clark High School auditorium. He eventually took […]
UNION, NJ — A Hillside man driving an SUV containing another adult and four children crashed into a house at the corner of Vauxhall Road and Cedar Avenue in Union on Feb. 9, leaving all six injured and tying up traffic on the thoroughfare for hours, according to police. The vehicle, driven by Joseph Cajuste, […]