WESTFIELD, NJ — A county-ordered revaluation of the properties within the town of Westfield’s borders will cost less than $800,000, the town council learned during its conference meeting Tuesday night.

The town is in the process of selecting a firm to begin the revaluation and according to Councilwoman JoAnn Neylan, who chairs the finance policy committee, three proposals have ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield Board of Adjustment unanimously denied Country Classics’ application during Monday night’s meeting. The applicant sought to build six multi-family, age-restricted townhouses at 1481 East Broad Street with 11 variances.

The board agreed that the application felt more suitable for the zoning board and was outside of their scope.

“This ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield Board of Adjustment presented their annual review at the Planning Board’s meeting on Wednesday night.

In 2016, the Board of Adjustment reviewed 65 applications, approved 60 of them and heard 127 variance requests in total.

“There’s been a continuous reinvestment in Westfield’s housing stock,” Westfield Town Planner Donald ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — In its September “Best Places to Live” issue, arriving in subscribers’ mailboxes this week, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Westfield No. 34 among its top 100 towns in New Jersey, up from No. 62 two years ago.

New Jersey Monthly determines the top towns by compiling research in five categories, including home values, property taxes, ...

WATCHUNG, NJ — Plans for a theater and two of the stores in the new shopping center that will replace Sears and Sears Auto Center on Route 22 and Terrill Road received approvals at Tuesday night's Watchung Planning Board Meeting. The next meeting, where final approval on the cinema is expected, is scheduled for Sept.19.

HomeSense and Sierra Trading Post are the ...