Westfield:
 Caruana: State has Forced WF to 'Downsize'
 Fire Dept. Responds To Fire on Boynton
Scotch Plains/Fanwood:
 Marks, Glover Clash As Budget Meetings Begin 
 FW Prepares to Apply For Extraordinary Aid
Mountainside:
 Three Candidates Vie For BOE Seats
 BOE Awaits County Approval of Budget
 MS to Delay Introduction Of Municipal Budget
 Street Furniture Design OK'd by Planning Bd.
Garwood:
 BOE Approves Student Calendar for '08-09 Year
Area:
 Golfers Ask UC Not To Privatize Public Courses
 
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STAMP OF APPROVAL...Roger Brody (above) wins the Westfield Gold Award and the "Vince" Grand Award for best exhibit, "The Prominent American" series, at the annual Westfield Stamp Show show held in the community room of the Westfield Municipal Building last Saturday.
 

Editorial: We Are at a Time When More News Integrity and Validity are Needed...Bills breed in legislative committees in Trenton. Some die, others linger and then some pop up for the voting session. Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts sends a notice to all legislators a week in advance.

CLINGING LIKE A VINE...Raider Trevor Cannon, top, uses his entwining style to control Brearley Bear Steve Margolin. Cannon won the Union County and District 11 titles at 152-lbs and finished 31-6 this season.

Sports: Blue Devil Boys Took Lumps, Eye Hoops Success Next Year; Raider Wrestlers Notched Another District Mat Crown; Blue Devils Went with Youth To Set Up Bright Mat Future: Photos

ON A ROLL...The Easter Bunny encourages children to gather eggs at the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Scotch Plains last Sunday. The event was moved indoors to Park Middle School due to inclement weather.

Devil's Den: Touching All the Bases With One of the Greats

Government Reform Thought: The Union County Executive Superintendent of Schools is in charge of looking at school budgets and rejecting them when they are over cap and have excessive non-instructional spending. Who is the budget czar that does the same for county and municipal spending plans?  See Year-to-date Reform Thoughts.