NATIONAL NEWS…CBS Network News films a video clip featuring Tom Kean, Jr.’s run for U.S. Senate at the Westfield fire station last Friday. Mr. Kean was interviewed at his Westfield home by news anchor Kate Couric earlier in the week, and her production aired last Friday night on CBS national news. Pictured, left to right, are: Westfield Fire Chief Dan Kelly, Mr. Kean and Westfield Councilwomen Vicki Kimmins and Jo Ann Neylan.

OVER THE TOP...Blue Devil junior running back Marcus Allen, behind a solid blocking line, had no trouble going air born for a one-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Westfield handily defeated the Kearny Kardinals, 23-6, at Kearny.

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SIGN OF GOOD TIMES...Frank Chupko of Scotch Plains, en route to a visit to his ancestral homeland in Slovakia with his sister and brother John, holds up a copy of The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times while standing on the Charles Bridge overlooking Prague in the Czech Republic. In the background, musicians entertain passersby and tourists.

BRIDGE GRANT...Fanwood receives $11,366 from Union County to remove old cable guide rails and install new fencing along the sidewalk on the Martine Avenue Bridge in Fanwood. Pictured, from left to right, are Fanwood Councilwoman Donna Dolce, Union County Freeholder Chairman Al Mirabella of Fanwood and Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr. Ms. Dolce and Mr. Mirabella are candidates for reelection on November 7.