The fire at the Elizabeth Industrial Park along Trumbull Street and Atalanta Plaza started around 5:30 a.m. and was reported by a passerby who noticed the flames.
A policy analyst with the Murphy administration, an 86-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man were all killed in crashes on New Jersey highways during the New Year's holiday.
Swastikas were found in bathrooms at Terrill Middle School in Scotch Plains and and Westfield High School, according to a temple serving both communities.
The new investigation by the Division on Civil Rights will look into whether or not the township took corrective action to address discrimination raised in a November report.
Residents in the 96-unit complex at 19 Pingry Place recently created a union, over concerns with much-needed repairs they say the landlord has ignored.