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Concerns Aired Over Brookside Turf Proposal; Cell Tower on Hold
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Concerns Aired Over Brookside Turf Proposal; Cell Tower on Hold
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
SCOTCH PLAINS – Residents living near Brookside Park were promised that their concerns about the park’s natural-grass baseball field possibly being replaced by synthetic turf would be heard by the township council during its deliberations on this year’s budget, which could include funding for that p...
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Let It Fly: Disc Golf Grows In Popularity
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
COUNTY — Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Union County Parks Department and a dedicated group of local enthusiasts, the Oak Ridge Park Disc Golf Course is quickly becoming one of the most popular destinations in the region for those looking to get outside and shake off the cabin fever. The...
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Westfield Board of Ed. Unveils 2023-24 Budget, Tax Increases
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Westfield Board of Ed. Unveils 2023-24 Budget, Tax Increases
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
WESTFIELD — In April, the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) will put its budget to a public vote for the first time in more than a decade. As presented, Superintendent Raymond González, Ed.D., said Monday, the proposed budget should help to solidify programming and alleviate the need for staffing c...
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Westfield Planning Board Advances Redevelopment
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Westfield Planning Board Advances Redevelopment
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
WESTFIELD — After several hours of testimony by hired experts and residents alike, the Westfield Planning Board voted on Monday to refer the Lord & Taylor/Train Station Redevelopment Plan (locally known as One Westfield Place) back to the town council for final review and adoption. The planning boar...
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New Garwood Police Chief To Be Named Next Week
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New Garwood Police Chief To Be Named Next Week
KELLY MEHORTER 
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
GARWOOD — Garwood’s next police chief will be announced at the Thursday, February 9 meeting of the governing body, but until then, the search for Chief James Wright’s replacement following his March 1 retirement is still underway. In January, the mayor and council interviewed three candidates applyi...
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Digitization Will Bring Twp.’s Paperwork Into Modern Age
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Digitization Will Bring Twp.’s Paperwork Into Modern Age
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
SCOTCH PLAINS — They are there five days a week, upstairs at the municipal building, sitting at a desk in a hallway piled with bankers’ boxes and papers and methodically feeding decades’ worth of official documents into a scanner that will bring all that paperwork into the modern era. It is part of ...
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Westfield Council Moves Redevelopment Plan Ahead
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Westfield Council Moves Redevelopment Plan Ahead
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
WESTFIELD — One Westfield Place came one step closer to fruition on Tuesday when, after several hours of public testimony, the governing body voted to introduce the redevelopment plan for official adoption. The measure passed with a vote of 6 to 1, with Mayor Shelley Brindle and Council members Lind...
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Westfield Schools Work to Finalize Strategic Plan
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Westfield Schools Work to Finalize Strategic Plan
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
WESTFIELD — As the Westfield Board of Education prepares for its upcoming election in April, representatives from across the district are working to solidify a new strategic plan that will help to guide students, parents, faculty and staff through the next five years. The process began last year wit...
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SPF BOE Hears Aftercare Concerns, Recognizes Educators
KIMBERLY A. EVANS 
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
SCOTCH PLAINS — Last week, during a regular meeting of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education, parents and community members took to the podium en masse to share their concerns surrounding the board’s decision to change aftercare providers. Right At School, a for-profit venture based in Illino...
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Police Chief Conley Looks Back on 25-Year Career
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Police Chief Conley Looks Back on 25-Year Career
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
SCOTCH PLAINS — Back in the 1990s, Ted Conley said an uncle convinced him to consider a career in law enforcement — and that career winds down at the end of this month with his retirement from the township police department after 25 years of service, the last six-and a half years as police chief. Sp...
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WHS Grads Return to Renovate Staff Lounge
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By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, June 12, 2025
WESTFIELD — Summer is almost here and construction has yet to begin on major projects slated for Westfield schools, but staff at Westfield High School...
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Thursday, June 12, 2025
WESTFIELD — More than 1,700 participants turned out May 18 in support of the largest-ever Greta’s Run 5K & Memory Walk, raising over $230,000 to suppo...
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The Westfield Foundation Announces Q2 Grants
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WESTFIELD — The Westfield Foundation is proud to announce the distribution of over $100,000 in grants to 13 nonprofit organizations in the second quar...
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Thursday, June 12, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Adjustment denied its first application of the year at its Monday meeting when Teddy Gencarelli, of 14 South Wickom...
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Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINThe third-seeded Westfield Blue Devils baseball team defeated the second-seeded Woodbridge Barrens, 8-4, in the semifinal r...
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