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Boto Encourages Residents To ‘Adopt-A-Drain’
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
GARWOOD — During her Public Works report at Thursday night’s meeting of the Garwood Mayor and Council, Councilwoman Karina Boto gave an update on the current Adopt-A-Drain program.Started in 2024, theAdopt-A-Drain program is a stormwater management program where residents volunteer to help keep loca...
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Commissioners Support Immigrant Trust Act
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Commissioners Support Immigrant Trust Act
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners joined dozens of other governing bodies from across the State last week in voicing its unanimous support for the Immigrant Trust Act, a pending piece of legislation that seeks to provide additional protections and resources to the immigrant com...
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Rialto Spotlight Series: Harlem Renaissance Legacy
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Rialto Spotlight Series: Harlem Renaissance Legacy
Thursday, October 30, 2025
WESTFIELD -- The Rialto Center for Creativity’s Spotlight Series continues on Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m., bringing audiences a powerful evening of history, art, and storytelling centered on Westfield’s role in the Harlem Renaissance. The second event in the series will feature Tanya Birl-Tor...
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Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder Following Police Standoff
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 23, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE–A Mountainside man is facing attempted murder charges after firing a gun at law enforcement officers during an hours-long standoff this past weekend. The suspect is currently in custody. According to information provided by the Union County Prosecutor's Office (UCPO), police were summon...
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Future Still Uncertain For Cranford’s Outdoor Pools
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 23, 2025
CRANFORD – Discussions surrounding the future of Cranford’s outdoor pools continued Tuesday night during a regular meeting of the Township Committee.“I’ve been a member of the Cranford pools for more than 10 years. I truly believe that times have changed,” Mayor Terrence Curran, who first broached t...
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SPF BOE Talks Increased Enrollment, Growing Costs
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, October 23, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met Thursday to discuss a range of topics including the cost of transportation and construction and the impact of increased enrollment. The Board also honored the District’s newly tenured teachers at a special celebration earlier in the ev...
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Wonder Hearings Continue Into Fourth Month
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, October 23, 2025
CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board met Wednesday to hear professional testimony from noise expert and Acoustical Engineer Jack Zybura, who walked the Board through the current and proposed sound conditions of the Wonder Foods, LLC, property. Board chair Molly Kellett, Vice Chair Juan Carlos Nord...
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Rec. Commission Begins Park Project Discussions
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, October 23, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS – The Recreation Commission this week began discussing potential projects for 2026, and it is likely that money for some of those activities could come from unused capital budget funds that were appropriated earlier this year.At the Commission’s meeting on Monday, Chairman Mike Walsh s...
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Clark Council Bans Certain Retail Pet Shop Sales
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, October 23, 2025
CLARK — On Monday night, the Clark Council unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in retail pet stores in the township.Originally brought to the council’s attention by Animal Rights Activist Larry Cohen back in March, the ordinance is designed to prevent puppy...
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Council Candidates Mostly Agree on Election Topics
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Council Candidates Mostly Agree on Election Topics
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, October 16, 2025
WESTFIELD – The eight candidates for Town Council last week found themselves mostly in agreement on a number of topics related to the downtown, the One Westfield Place development, environmental issues, pedestrian and traffic safety, the Tamaques Park project and the use of PILOTs. At a forum sponso...
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Lynn Whitney Silber
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Lynn Whitney Silber
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Lynn Whitney Silber Lynn Whitney Silber, age 75, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026, at Inglemoor Rehabilitation Center in Livingston, NJ. She...
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Union County Seeks To Amend Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Union County Seeks To Amend Hazard Mitigation Plan
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 26, 2026
COUNTY — Union County is working to better safeguard local residents, elected officials and business owners against potential disasters and dangerous ...
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Westfield Introduces 2026 Budget With $80 Tax Increase
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Westfield Introduces 2026 Budget With $80 Tax Increase
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 26, 2026
WESTFIELD — Town officials explained Tuesday night that residents should expect to see their municipal taxes increase by about $80 this year in respon...
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Fanwood Man Indicted on Felony Murder Charges
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Fanwood Man Indicted on Felony Murder Charges
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 2, 2026
FANWOOD — A Fanwood man has been indicted on murder charges for his alleged involvement in a fatal fire that claimed the life of his 82year-old neighb...
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Shirley Johnson Hooper
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Shirley Johnson Hooper
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Shirley Hooper March 19, 2026 Surrounded by her four children, Shirley Anne Hooper (née Johnson), formerly of Westfield, N.J., passed peacefully on Ma...
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