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Mindowaskin Crash Calls Park Safety Into Question
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Mindowaskin Crash Calls Park Safety Into Question
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
WESTFIELD — A 17-year-old Fanwood resident who crashed his pickup truck into a tree at Mindowaskin Park on Friday night is facing charges of reckless and careless driving after failing to report the incident to police. According to Chief Christopher Battiloro of the Westfield Police Department, the ...
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Westfield Council Advances One Westfield Place Development
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Westfield Council Advances One Westfield Place Development
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
WESTFIELD — After months of presentations, public discussion and heated debate, the Westfield mayor and council voted Tuesday to approve the Lord & Taylor/Train Station Redevelopment Plan, locally known as One Westfield Place. “The significant amount of engagement that we have had with our residents...
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Cranford Police Officer Claims Retaliation by Mayor
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Cranford Police Officer Claims Retaliation by Mayor
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
CRANFORD — A member of the Cranford Police Department has filed a notice of tort claim against Mayor Brian Andrews for allegedly using social media to send the officer messages of a threatening nature. According to the notice, filed with the township on December 23 of last year, Mr. Andrews utilized...
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Garwood Council Announces Stoffer As Next Police Chief
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Garwood Council Announces Stoffer As Next Police Chief
KELLY MEHORTER For Union County HAWK 
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
GARWOOD — Douglas Stoffer will begin his role as Garwood’s next police chief starting March 1, when Chief James Wright is set to retire. Mayor Jen Blumenstock announced Stoffer’s promotion from captain at the February 9 meeting of the governing body. “I’m excited as I begin my tenure here as mayor t...
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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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Fanwood Man Charged In Fatal Fire
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Fanwood Man Charged In Fatal Fire
KATIE MOEN & LAUREN S. BARR 
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
FANWOOD – A  former Sergeant at the now defunct Union County Jail has been arrested on murder charges in connection with a house fire on Kempshall Ter...
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Westfield To Rename Triangle Park In Honor Of Washington-Rochambeau Trail
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Westfield To Rename Triangle Park In Honor Of Washington-Rochambeau Trail
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
WESTFIELD -- Triangle Park, one of Westfield’s public green spaces, will be renamed in honor of the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary trail, a 680-m...
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Parents Dig at BOE After SPF Volleyball Coaches Leave Game
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Parents Dig at BOE After SPF Volleyball Coaches Leave Game
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — Parents, student athletes and community members came before the Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF) Board of Education Thursday to speak out b...
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Westfield Council Introduces New Permit Law, Parking Fees
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Westfield Council Introduces New Permit Law, Parking Fees
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
WESTFIELD — Residents may soon need to obtain a permit from the Town before adding things like patios, fences, permanent fire pits, detached garages a...
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Westfield Rec. Department Welcomes New Executive Director
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Recreation Department welcomed a new Executive Director Monday after searching for the right candidate for almost a year.Dan...
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