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HVAC System Break Injures Child
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HVAC System Break Injures Child
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 1, 2024
WESTFIELD — A child sustained minor injuries on Thursday afternoon when a piece of HVAC machinery fell through the roof of the Westfield Day Care Center. "The injuries are non-life-threatening," Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said, speaking to The Westfield Leader at the scene. Approximately 50 ...
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Paving Projects Continue Throughout Westfield
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Paving Projects Continue Throughout Westfield
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 1, 2024
WESTFIELD — Paving efforts will be ramping up across Westfield over the course of the next several weeks. Town officials are urging drivers who have not already done so to sign up for community Nixle alerts to avoid road closures and disruptions. The town’s paving contractor, P&A Construction, compl...
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More Apartments Could Be Added To Paperboard Redevelopment Site
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More Apartments Could Be Added To Paperboard Redevelopment Site
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 1, 2024
GARWOOD — Plans to convert the former Garwood Paperboard facility into a new apartment complex are slowly getting back on track after years of inactivity and delays. Borough officials, however, say the final project may be somewhat different than the one residents were expecting due to recent state-...
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Officials ‘Grateful’ for State, Federal Redevelopment Funds
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, August 1, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS — Last month, Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-7th) was in town to present township officials with a ceremonial check for slightly more than $2.7 million that will be used to help finance the new firstresponders headquarters that is planned to be built on Plainfield Avenue as part of the downtown...
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HPC Reviews Teardown Permits on South, North Aves
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 1, 2024
WESTFIELD — Plans to add Westfield’s downtown area to the National Register of Historic Places are moving ahead on schedule, representatives from the town’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) said Monday.“We are definitely on the right track,” HPC Chair Jennifer Jaruzelski said, adding that the ...
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Twp. to Salute Volunteers Tonight for Service
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Twp. to Salute Volunteers Tonight for Service
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, August 1, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS — For many years, they have been verbally praised for their selfless — and unpaid — efforts, and tonight, August 1, the township will formally honor the hundreds of volunteers who, in the words of Mayor Joshua Losardo, “help ensure our town gets things right and help Scotch Plains in c...
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SP Police ChiefWants ‘Fair And Impartial’ Policing
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SP Police ChiefWants ‘Fair And Impartial’ Policing
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, July 25, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS – Jeffrey Briel always wanted to be a police officer, and his nearly three-decade career with the township police department culminated early last year with his promotion to chief. “My family would tell you I decided to be a police officer when I was very young,” he told Union County H...
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Westfield Police Department Welcomes Five New Officers
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Westfield Police Department Welcomes Five New Officers
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, July 25, 2024
WESTFIELD — Last week, the Westfield Police Department welcomed five new recruits into its ranks during a special swearing-in ceremony at the Town Hall. “These new officers are joining one of the most esteemed departments in the state, one of only five (out of 561 in NJ) that have achieved professio...
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Garwood Council Debates Salary Bump for Payroll Clerk
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, July 25, 2024
GARWOOD — During Thursday night’s meeting of the Garwood mayor and council, resident Colleen Hay emailed questions regarding Resolution 24-138, which recommends that the accountant/payroll clerk receive a salary increase of $5,000. According to information provided by the borough’s agenda, the perso...
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SP Residents Air Concerns About Proposed Park
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, July 25, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS – Residents living on and near GlensideAvenue gave the planning board an earful on Monday night about a county plan to develop more than 20 acres of abandoned property into a passive park. The Union County Improvement Authority (UCIA) is seeking to raze a former hospice facility locate...
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Advocates Lose Appeal of OWP Lawsuit
By LAUREN S. BARR 
Friday, June 27, 2025
WESTFIELD — The New Jersey Appellate Court upheld the Lower Court’s ruling dismissing The Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development’s (WARD) law...
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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 i...
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In Memory of Christopher Frederick Vogel It is with great sadness that we announce the unimaginable passing of Christopher Frederick Vogel, a loving h...
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E-Bikes Banned from Park Trails and Paths in Westfield
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E-Bikes Banned from Park Trails and Paths in Westfield
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
WESTFIELD — Visitors to town parks will now have to park their electric bicycles and scooters after the town council during its Tuesday meeting passed...
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Cranford Zoning Bd. Delays Two Project Hearings
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By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
CRANFORD — Two applicants for major projects in Cranford presented early-stage plans to redevelop an existing rehabilitation facility and gas station,...
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