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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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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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Suspect In Custody Following Westfield Standoff
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Suspect In Custody Following Westfield Standoff
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
WESTFIELD – A suspect is in custody following an hour-long standoff with Union County SWAT and the Westfield Police on Sandra Circle. Westfield Police...
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Newark Man Arrested Following Domestic Incident, Standoff at Sandra Circle Residence
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Newark Man Arrested Following Domestic Incident, Standoff at Sandra Circle Residence
Westfield Police Department 
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
WESTFIELD – A Newark man was arrested on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, following the Westfield Police Department’s response to a domestic incident at a San...
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Clark Man Charged With DUI After Crash into Farmstand
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Clark Man Charged With DUI After Crash into Farmstand
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 16, 2026
CRANFORD — A Clark resident is facing charges of Driving While Intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash that caused damage to a local farm stand an...
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Blue Devils Plate 6 in Fourth; Blank Raiders in Softball, 7-0
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ESPOSITO TOSSES 4-HITTER, 11 K’S; KURTZ 2-RUN 1B
Blue Devils Plate 6 in Fourth; Blank Raiders in Softball, 7-0
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Junior Dylan Esposito appeared to be quite comfortable on the mound when her Westfield Blue Devils hosted the defending Union County Tournament (UCT) ...
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A Look Back At Some Of Westfield’s Oldest Homes
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A Look Back At Some Of Westfield’s Oldest Homes
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 16, 2026
WESTFIELD — When General George Washington marched his troops through Westfield in the summer of 1781, the Town’s earliest residents (many of whom had...
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