Westfield:
 Westfield Boy Returns Home After Accident
 'Historic Preserv.' Amendments Referred to PB.
Scotch Plains/Fanwood:
 BOE Taxes to Rise $2.6 Mil. On $67.7-Mil. Levy
 Township to Meet With Samuel Re: Cell Towers
 Police Investigate Fatal Accident
 Cooper Subdivision Draws Opposed by Neighbor
Mountainside:
 3 Candidates File for Two Borough BOE Seats
Cranford:
 Cranford to Restore Historic Flagpole
Garwood:
 GW Receives $375,000 Grant For Field Project
Clark:
 Reservoir Ownership Transferred to UC
Area:
 Gov. Proposes $500 Mil. Cut From '07 Budget
 Candidates File For School Board Seats
 Rutgers Report Finds Stable UC Employment 
 
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BIG SPORTS WEEKEND...The Westfield High School boys swimming team returns home victorious on Sunday after winning another state championship. Fire trucks, rescue squad ambulance and police cars led the parade 
escorting the team into town as they returned from the meet. Earlier in that day, the WHS girls swim team also won the state championship, and the WHS girls basketball team won their first ever county championship. See the sports section for stories.

Editorial: The Governor Took the First Step In the Tremendous Battle Ahead...New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, on Tuesday, took the first step in Trenton toward dealing with the fiscal crisis in the state. We must give him credit. He proposed a budget that does not increase from last year. Still, he and most others know the problem is not solved with his proposal. The next several months will involve a tremendous battle - unfortunate, but necessary for us to right ourselves.

Editorial: Kudos to County Clerk for Discovering Error in Presidential Primary Results...Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi was double-checking election results from the February 5, New Jersey Presidential Primary when she kept coming up with errors on a handful of machines. The results between the machine cartridges and the paper backups showed discrepancies.

PULLING OUT ALL OF THE TRICKS...Blue Devil John Barnes, top, used an arsenal of moves to grab a 16-1, technical fall over Cranford's Matt DiGiovanni in the 125-lb finals. It was Barnes' second District 11 title.

Sports: Blue Devils Top WW-P South For Public A Girls Swim Title; Raider Wrestlers Win District 11 Crown; Claim 6 Champs, Blue Devils Claim 3; Blue Devils Clock Minutemen For UCT Girls Hoops Crown; Blue Devils Rap CHW Boys For Public A Swim Crown; Panthers' Penetration in 4th Tops Raider Hoopmen; GL's Fullowan Seizes 100th Career Wrestling Victory: Photos

CALLING FOR HELP...William Mariani and a young neighbor were out early last Friday, clearing the sidewalk in front of Rossi Funeral Home on Westfield Avenue in Scotch Plains. The first real snow of the winter resulted in the closing of area schools and provided a fun playground for children.

Devil's Den: A Weekend to Remember For All WHS Followers

Government Reform Thought: Now that Governor Jon Corzine has set an example by actually reducing spending by $500 million from last year, it is now time for our local school boards, municipal, and county governments to follow suit.  See Year-to-date Reform Thoughts.