SPRINGFIELD, NJ — In a Facebook post across multiple residents' forum pages on Sunday, Springfield Mayor Chris Weber shared an update on redevelopment, as well as new projects the township will look to undertake in the coming months.

REDEVELOPMENT

In his post, Weber updated residents on a number of redevelopment projects taking place across town, including the Saks property ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ —At last week's meeting, the Springfield Township Committee voted to enter into a shared services agreement with the board of education (BOE) for the installation of protective netting at Ruby Field.

The agreement comes following extensive repairs to the field, with the netting being one of the final steps. As part of the agreement, the township will pay for the ...

NEW JERSEY -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that a total of 1,244,224 vaccine doses have been administered in New Jersey as of mid-morning Friday. Of those vaccinations, 933,160 were first doses and 310,529 second doses.

"At the rate that we are going at the moment, roughly 30,000 first doses a day, we should anticipate exceeding 1 million first doses over the next couple of ...

OXFORD, OH — One Springfield student has achieved the honor of being named to the dean's list at Miami (OH) University.

Maya Mehlman was named to the Dean's list at Miami University for the 2020-21 fall semester. In order to acheive recognition on the dean;s list, Miami University students must be ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within ...

NEWARK, DE — Congratulations to the following Springfield students, who have been named to the University of Delaware Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester:

To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester. The following students made the cut:

Arianna ...

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Senior Aiyona Wood scored a game-high 14 points and freshman Molly Martys added nine to lead Dayton to a 43-23 victory over Roselle Park Wednesday on Mountain Avenue.

Dayton (8-1) has won seven straight games since a 60-37 home loss against Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Jan. 30. The win is also the seventh game this season Dayton’s defense has held opponents to 30 ...

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — The combination of offense and defense has been on display for the past month for the Dayton girls basketball team, and it continued on Wednesday.

Freshman Caitlyn Del Duca scored a team-high 14 points with two 3-pointers and four assists and senior Aiyona Wood added 13 points with 12 rebounds and four steals to power Dayton to a 47-28 victory over Rahway ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Junior guard Cameron Campbell-Miller posted a season-high 20 points and senior guard Josh Jackson added 19 to pace Dayton in a 62-59 loss to Roselle Wednesday.

Senior guard David Ares hit two 3-pointers for six points and senior center Daniel Munoz added six for the Bulldogs (0-3), which suffered its second loss by five points or less.

Dayton used a 21-15 second ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Check out the weekly recap, featuring the top local stories from Springfield in once place:

Springfield Township Committee Enters into Shared Services Agreement with BOE for Ruby Field Netting
Springfield Girls Basketball: Del Duca, Wood Lead Dayton to Sixth Straight Win
Springfield Basketball: Dayton Boys Drop Pair of Weekend Games to Start Season
Springfield ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood Public Library is joining forces with the Springfield Public Library to bring a series of four virtual writing classes to their patrons. Each workshop will be led by instructors from the Writers Circle. The Writers Circle is an organization offering creating writing workshops for adults as well as children. The writing workshops are free and are taught by published ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Check out the weekly recap, with the top local stories from the past week in one place;

Springfield Surpasses 1000 Cumulative COVID Cases Since Pandemic's Start
Springfield Girls Basketball: Dayton Continues Winning Ways With Victory Over Brearley
Springfield Girls Basketball: Dayton Routs Roselle Behind Leading Scorer Del Duca
Springfield Nettes Eighth ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Jordan Mirrione is strong — world record-breaking strong.

There was cause for celebration when the Westfield High School freshman broke his father’s record for the most jump squats in one minute, 87, on Sunday in Manhattan. His dad’s record stood for a mere seven months.

“I can’t describe the joy I have for breaking my dad's world ...

Produce will be distributed on a first come-first served basis at drive-up event in Scotch Plains.

The Union County Board of County Commissioners will hold a food distribution event for Union County residents to aid those affected by COVID-19 on Saturday, February 27th. A drive-up distribution will be held Saturday, February 27, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Union County Vocational Technical ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ — An accomplished group of Union County Vocational-Technical high school students were recognized at Thursday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting during which the board approved $12 million in grant applications in support of the school.

Students from across the county studying subjects as diverse as allied health professions, information technology, ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — In a swearing-in ceremony held at town hall on Wednesday morning, Stephanie Bagniewski made history, becoming the first female firefighter that the Springfield Fire Department has ever had.

Bagniewski was appointed as a probationary firefighter by resolution 2021-70 at the Springfield Township Committee meeting on Tuesday. With her history-making ...

SHORT HILLS, NJ - Momentum is building for the Simon Westfall-Kwong Real Estate Group of Keller Williams Home Expo taking place this Saturday, February 13th from 10:00am to 12:00pm online at wwwSWKHomeExpo.com. Swag bag will be given to the first 250 people!

Speakers will be covering a variety of topics of interest to home buyers and sellers. We will introduce viewers to local providers for ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — In an effort decades in the making, groundbreaking finally moved forward at the site of the former Saks Fifth Avenue store Tuesday afternoon, as township officials were on hand to commemorate the occasion with a brief ceremony.

A small crowd, consisting of township officials, business leaders and officials from Garden Homes, the builder of the incoming complex, were ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — In a Facebook post across multiple residents' forum pages on Sunday, Springfield Mayor Chris Weber shared an update on redevelopment, as well as new projects the township will look to undertake in the coming months.

REDEVELOPMENT

In his post, Weber updated residents on a number of redevelopment projects taking place across town, including the Saks property ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that loans received through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will not be subject to state taxes and that all expenses paid through PPP funds will be tax-deductible.

"This is another layer of protection our business owners need to help them get through this pandemic," Murphy said during his press briefing via ZOOM ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The sky cleared after morning snow and afternoon rain as some 100 parents and students gathered on the steps of the Maplewood Municipal Building to demand a safe return to in person school.

The rally was organized by SOMA for Safe Return to School (SOMA SRS) with the explicit goal of having schools reopened five days a week for elementary and special needs ...

NEW JERSEY — “Good trends,” as Gov. Phil Murphy put it Monday, will allow New Jersey to expand its COVID-19 gathering limits.

The changes go into effect immediately. Religious services at churches, mosques and other houses of worship will be allowed to run at 50% capacity.

Also in effect, two parents/guardians will be allowed to attend indoor and outdoor college ...

NEW JERSEY — Around midday Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills to legalize recreational marijuana-use and establish a regulated cannabis market within the next six months.

The legislation will allow for adults to legally possess as much as six ounces of marijuana and mean relief for anyone previously subject to arrest for petty marijuana possession.

“As of this moment, ...