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Clark PBA Issues No Confidence Vote, Calls For Mayor’s Resignation
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Clark PBA Issues No Confidence Vote, Calls For Mayor’s Resignation
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
CLARK — The Clark PBA has joined in the chorus of voices asking for the resignation or immediate suspension of Township Mayor Sal Bonaccorso, who faces mounting allegations of discriminatory practices stretching back several years. “Today, in order to protect and serve the residents, we are speaking...
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Cranford BOE Approves Budget, Adds Staff; Talks Sex-Ed Curric.
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Cranford BOE Approves Budget, Adds Staff; Talks Sex-Ed Curric.
L.K. MATA CUEVAS 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
CRANFORD — Cranford residents can expect to pay an average of $67 more in school taxes this year despite an increase in state aid, district officials said Monday. The increase, Board Secretary and Business Administrator Robert Carfagno explained during a budget hearing held as part of Monday night’s...
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District Cuts Bring Emotional Response from Students, Parents
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District Cuts Bring Emotional Response from Students, Parents
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
L.K. MATA CUEVAS For The Westfield Leader WESTFIELD — Residents turned out en masse to object to staffing cuts as the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) approved its 2022-2023 budget Tuesday night. Westfield High School Cafeteria B was at full capacity as parents and students passionately advocated ...
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Westfield Hears Prospect, Ferris Traffic-Impact Study
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Westfield Hears Prospect, Ferris Traffic-Impact Study
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
WESTFIELD – After months of public debate and discussion, Westfield residents and elected officials alike were given their first look at the results of a long-awaited traffic-impact study connected to the Prospect and Ferris Redevelopment Project. The findings were presented as part of Tuesday night...
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Of Recalls and Resignations: Election Challenges This Year
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
COUNTY – With calls for resignations growing louder by the day in Clark, and a newly-vacated seat up for grabs on the Westfield council, this year’s voting season is already shaping up to be an interesting one for Union County residents. Although more voices, including Governor Phil Murphy, continue...
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State to Re-Evaluate Sex-Ed Curriculum After Pushback
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State to Re-Evaluate Sex-Ed Curriculum After Pushback
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
AREA — A sex-education curriculum that was adopted two years ago in New Jersey is suddenly garnering massive pushback from local parents and elected officials alike who say the subject matter is too intense for younger students. The opposition stems from a presentation on the new state curriculum by...
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Councilman Issues Posts About Coming Development Proposal
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Councilman Issues Posts About Coming Development Proposal
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
WESTFIELD — In 2020, the Town of Westfield approved a scattered site redevelopment plan for the downtown, which includes the Lord & Taylor properties (owned by Hudson’s Bay Company), the South Avenue train station parking lot, and several other municipal parking lots. On Monday night, Councilman Mar...
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State to Re-Evaluate Sex-Ed Curriculum After Pushback
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State to Re-Evaluate Sex-Ed Curriculum After Pushback
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
AREA — A sex-education curriculum that was adopted two years ago in New Jersey is suddenly garnering massive pushback from local parents and elected officials alike who say the subject matter is too intense for younger students. The opposition stems from a presentation on the new state curriculum by...
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Former Clark Officer Takes Aim At Prosecutor’s Office in Lawsuit
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Former Clark Officer Takes Aim At Prosecutor’s Office in Lawsuit
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
CLARK — As Clark residents struggle to reconcile repeat calls for the resignation of six-term Mayor Sal Bonaccorso against allegations of racism and misconduct, the former police officer responsible for capturing the now-infamous secret recordings says the township still has more to answer for. “My ...
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Scotch Plains OKs $28M Budget With No Tax Increase
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Scotch Plains OKs $28M Budget With No Tax Increase
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council on Tuesday approved the 2022 municipal budget that will feature no increase in the municipal property tax rate. The $28,044,820 spending plan includes funding to hire a new police officer, an additional laborer in the public works department and a new fire depart...
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Fanwood Residents Plan Legal Action Against South Ave. Development
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Fanwood Residents Plan Legal Action Against South Ave. Development
By KATIE MOEN and FRED T.ROSSI 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
FANWOOD — A group of Fanwood residents concerned with overdevelopment are banding together in hopes of securing the necessary legal funds to challenge...
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Westfield’s Forgotten History: Remembering Columbus Elementary
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Westfield’s Forgotten History: Remembering Columbus Elementary
By Loganathan Hargreaves WHS Class of ?28 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
I am an upcoming 10th grader at Westfield High School, and I was fortunate to attend the Vanishing Westfield Neighborhoods: The African American Exper...
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Friday, September 5, 2025
WESTFIELD — Westfield residents will be faced with a full ballot when they head to the polls this November. Eight candidates - four Republicans and fo...
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1958 Cuban Cuisine Reopens Following Mandated Closure
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
WESTFIELD — 1958 Cuban Cuisine, a Westfield restaurant that was cited for unsanitary conditions last month, has reopened with a satisfactory rating af...
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Former Westfield Resident, Bob Van Arnum, Passes Robert (“Bob”) Van Arnum, loving husband of Deborah (“Debbie”) Van Arnum and father of Bradford (“Bra...
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