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SP Council Endorses Housing Numbers, Sets Sewer Rates
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — The township council on Tuesday endorsed the latest round of affordable-housing obligations, which will be less than originally expected.At a special meeting on Tuesday morning — which clocked in at two minutes and 27 seconds, likely making it the shortest council meeting ever — the ...
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Record Heat Brings Power Outages Across Area
By MADOLYN LAURINE and LAUREN S. BARR 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
AREA — With temperatures reaching 103 degrees — setting a record for June 24 and tying the record for the June record set in 2021, according to the National Weather Service — power failures also gripped the area.Separate transformer explosions and fires led to outages that swathed the Central Avenue...
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Towns to Celebrate Independence Day
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Towns to Celebrate Independence Day
Thursday, June 26, 2025
AREA — Starting this weekend, multiple area communities will present Independence Day celebrations offering an array of activities and capped off by glittery firework displays.Scotch PlainsThe township will lead off local festivities this Saturday, June 28, at Shady Rest Country Club, 820 Jerusalem ...
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Clark Board of Education Honors ALJ Seniors and BOE Members
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
CLARK — Monday evening’s meeting of the Clark Board of Education (BOE) was a night to celebrate the achievements of the recentArthur L. Johnson High School (ALJ) graduates as well as the members of the BOE themselves. ALJ Principal Tara Oliveira took to the podium to congratulate Valedictorian Krist...
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Immigration Advocates Criticize ICE, Decry Plans to Sell Jail
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Immigration Advocates Criticize ICE, Decry Plans to Sell Jail
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
COUNTY — More than two dozen immigration activists and advocates last week continued to criticize Union County’s plans to sell a vacant jail complex in Elizabeth, fearing it will be purchased by a for-profit prison company and converted into an immigrant detention center similar to a controversial f...
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After Repeated Delays, Fanwood Okays 2025 Budget, Taxes to Rise
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
FANWOOD — After several delays, the borough council this week approved the 2025 municipal budget, which includes an average hike in the municipal portion of property taxes of about $179.The council had introduced the $13.407-million spending plan in April and was scheduled to hold a public hearing a...
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New Garwood Police Chief, Police Officers Sworn In
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
GARWOOD — During the regular meeting of the borough governing body on Thursday, Mayor Jen Blumenstock swore in Garwood’s newest police chief, Jonathan Pridy, along with two other veteran officers.“This is very special for me, to be able to do this and swear in our officers tonight,” she said. “There...
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Clark Residents Concerned Over Council’s Actions
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
CLARK — During the Clark Township Council meeting held on Monday night, resident John Greaves, who also is running for mayor in the upcoming November election, expressed concerns about the way in which the mayor and council conduct themselves when responding to public comments.He stated that Council...
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Planning Board Backs New Housing Figures
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its backing to the township’s acceptance of the latest round of affordable-housing obligations, which will be less than originally expected.Last October, the state Department of CommunityAffairs (DCA) released new affordable-housing goals for the nex...
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Westfield BOE Congratulates Students on Achievements
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education gathered Tuesday for its final meeting of the 20242025 school year, during which it named various honors and awards for the district’s sports teams, arts programs and members of this year’s graduating class. Board member Sonal Patel was absent from the me...
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Westfield Approves Amended Redevelopment Agreement
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council tackled a heavy agenda Tuesday night that resulted in an amended agreement for the Prospect and Ferris redevelo...
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Fanwood Council Passes New Affordable Housing Ordinances
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Fanwood Council Passes New Affordable Housing Ordinances
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, March 5, 2026
FANWOOD — The Borough Council on Monday passed Resolutions and Ordinances that will help Fanwood meet its affordable housing obligations over the next...
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Pat Bonardi, Longtime Westfield Resident Patricia “Pat” Bonardi died peacefully on Sunday, February 22, at her home in Leesburg, VA, following a long ...
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Lifelong Westfield Senior Spotlight: Alice Dillon
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Alice Dillon has called Westfield home since 1962, when she moved here from Buffalo with her husband, Bob. They settled into their home on Lenox Avenu...
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