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SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Short Hills Avenue Bridge has been reopened to pedestrians, and access for vehicle traffic is soon to follow.

According to township administrator John Bussiculo speaking at Tuesday night's Township Committee meeting, "In the next week or so, they should be completely done."

The bridge closed last July in preparation for repairs, which have caused traffic ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Rather than field more private bids for renovations to the flood-damaged Hershey Building, the township has finalized plans to handle the repairs itself.

During Tropical Storm Ida, the Hershey Building at 22 Mountain Ave. was flooded.

The building serves as the administrative offices for the Department of Public Works and storage for large machinery. The garage received ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The township recently received a grant from Union County for $60,000 for infrastructural municipal aid to be used toward the 2022 paving program.

According to Township Administrator John Bussiculo, speaking at last week's Township Committee meeting, the paving program for this year will include new surfaces for Wilson Road, Rose Avenue, High Point ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- After receiving four different bids from developers for renovation of the Hershey Building property on Morris Avenue, the township has decided to change course.

"All four bids were rejected because they were extremely above what our threshold was for the bids," Township Administrator John Bussiculo said at Tuesday night's Township Committee meeting. "We ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Township Committee voted unanimously in favor of adopting the proposed 2022 municipal budget at its meeting on Tuesday, May 10.

The budget represents a rise of 0.6 percent in total appropriations over the 2021 budget. The total budget for 2022 will be $36.362 million, compared to $36.146 million last year, an increase of $216,102.

The local tax per ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The application to build a Chick-fil-A restaurant on the site of the current Barnes & Noble bookstore on the corner of Hillside Avenue and Route 22 West has been carried to the next Springfield Board of Adjustment meeting on June 21.

The board met on April 27 and heard more testimony from representatives of the applicant, who intends to have the Barnes & Noble ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield Planning Board on Monday night heard a proposal for a new Floor & Decor carpet and flooring store on Route 22 West.

The store would replace the Macy's Furniture & Mattress Gallery, the former Goodwill store and the site of Chinese Restaurant Cathay 22 at 114, 124 and 128 Highway 22 West.

The lots would be consolidated and the current ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The township is investigating ways that its parks can be upgraded in the coming months.

In his Township Administrator's report during this week's Township Committee meeting, John Bussiculo said, "One of our engineers is looking at all of our parks to see if there's some upgrades and some work we can do. We were also at Veterans Park this week, and we bought ...