Two towns in Union County, including the No. 2 ranked Summit, are among the top 10 “Best Places to Live in New Jersey,” according to New Jersey Monthly magazine’s September edition. The survey, conducted by Leflein Associates, an independent research firm based in Ringwood considered home values, property taxes, crime rate, school performance and a […]
WESTFIELD, N.J. — Twenty-eight youth and adult representatives from the First Congregational Church of Westfield experienced a different side of Miami during its week-long Summer Mission Trip in July. The volunteers served with Discovering Opportunities for Outreach and Reflection, a faith-based organization that stresses local immersion while working with inner-city communities. Under the guidance of […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — The success of the first AddamsFest last fall was such that town officials decided to get an early start on this year’s event. They gathered at the appropriately named Addams Tavern on Elm Street on Aug. 6, and Mayor Shelley Brindle kicked off the promotion for the gala, a Halloween-timed extravaganza dedicated […]
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 […]
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 […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — Tammy Lieberman has been treated for breast cancer since 2008. And if her husband, Eric Lieberman — a detective who was a member of the Westfield Police Department for 27 years — had retired before he died from heart failure at age 47 in May, she said the town would be paying […]
WESTFIELD, NJ – Several Cranford residents, fearing that a proposed 130-foot cell tower to be built on the Union County College campus would be an eyesore that would drive down their property values, urged the Union County Freeholders to halt its construction. Christine Licata told the freeholders at their Nov. 8 meeting in Westfield that […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — Police Chief David Wayman has retired from his post, the town announced in a statement on its website, saying only that it was after “consultation with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office and the town’s labor counsel.” Capt. Chris Battiloro has been appointed acting chief of police, the Aug. 1 statement said. “The […]
By Megan K. Scott, Correspondent WESTFIELD — The demand by local hockey clubs for more ice time has resulted in the town council approving an unconventional solution, one that not everyone in two towns likes. The council voted 6-3 in May to allow Mayor Shelley Brindle to negotiate a lease with Ken Anderson, who owns […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — A half dozen activists seeking guarantees against deportation of those brought illegally into the United States as children were arrested at U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance’s office on Feb. 5, the latest in a series of protests at the lawmaker’s district headquarters. The six, comprised of religious leaders and their followers, were among […]