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Division Over Sex Education Curriculum Continues in Garwood
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Division Over Sex Education Curriculum Continues in Garwood
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
GARWOOD — In the three months that have passed since the Westfield Board of Education (BOE) first revealed some sample lesson plans based on the state’s recommended sex-ed curriculum, local boards of education meetings have turned heated putting neighbor against neighbor. The curriculum in controver...
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Clark Planning Bd. Approves Raritan Rd. Storage Facility
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Clark Planning Bd. Approves Raritan Rd. Storage Facility
JONATHAN CONNOR 
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
CLARK — The Clark Municipal Planning Board voted Wednesday to approve a major site plan application for a Cube Smart Self Storage facility at 1072 Raritan Road. The board also approved a Redevelopment Site Review for future anticipated Smart Growth in town through a 6 to 1 vote on Block 91, Lots 8.0...
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Retail Advisory Board Offers Free Help to Local Businesses
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Retail Advisory Board Offers Free Help to Local Businesses
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
WESTFIELD — Between the growing popularity of internet retailers like Amazon and a number of complications and challenges left over from the Covid-19 pandemic, running a brick-and-mortar business in the digital age can feel like an uphill battle. In Westfield, however, one local advocacy group is tr...
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Cranford Prohibits Large Trucks From Traversing Orchard Street
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Cranford Prohibits Large Trucks From Traversing Orchard Street
LAURA KREISER 
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
CRANFORD — From truck traffic to regulating home composting, Tuesday night’s Cranford Township Committee meeting brought forth new local regulations. Following the unanimous passage of a new ordinance, vehicles over four tons will no longer be able to travel the length of Orchard Street. Mayor Kathl...
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Clark Council Bans Feeding Wildlife
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Clark Council Bans Feeding Wildlife
KIMBERLY A. EVANS 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
CLARK — In a packed meeting room at the Clark Municipal Building, members of the Clark Council approved an amendment to an existing ordinance regarding wildlife feeding. The ordinance, which was met with both strong support and opposition from township residents, makes it unlawful to feed and leave ...
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Council Seeks Clarification On Allowance of Dogs In Parks
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Council Seeks Clarification On Allowance of Dogs In Parks
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
FANWOOD – The borough council will seek clarification in whether the recently-enacted ordinance permitting dogs in parks applies to public events such as movie night at LaGrande Park. At the council’s agenda meeting on Monday evening, Councilwoman Patricia Walsh said there were dogs at last week’s m...
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Westfield Planning Board Green Lights Sofia Application
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Westfield Planning Board Green Lights Sofia Application
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
WESTFIELD — After more than five hours of expert testimony, public debate and plenty of questions from local residents and elected officials alike, the Westfield Planning Board voted Monday to grant its unanimous approval to a site-plan application for the Prospect and Ferris Redevelopment Plan. The...
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Let’s Settle This: The Role of Municipal Joint Insurance Funds
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Let’s Settle This: The Role of Municipal Joint Insurance Funds
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
WESTFIELD — From allegations of racism and retaliation, to claims of wrongful termination, to workplace injuries or slip and falls, municipal lawsuits can sometimes read like the pages of a sordid dime-store novel. Even in situations where the municipality might clearly be in the right, these cases ...
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Planning Board Backs St. Bart’s Redevelopment Designation
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Planning Board Backs St. Bart’s Redevelopment Designation
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its unanimous assent to a report by its planner that found that a segment of the St. Bartholomew Church property met the criteria to be deemed an Area in Need of Redevelopment. Harbor Consultants, the board’s planner, was authorized five months ago t...
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Westfield Police Officer Cleared Of Bias Charges
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Westfield Police Officer Cleared Of Bias Charges
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
WESTFIELD — A Westfield police officer accused of racial profiling by two of his superior officers has been cleared of any alleged wrongdoing through an Internal Affairs investigation. Pending litigation against the department, however, could still point to larger, more systemic cultural issues at p...
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Cranford Mayor Calls For Order Following ‘Viral’ Meeting Stunts
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Cranford Mayor Calls For Order Following ‘Viral’ Meeting Stunts
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, November 13, 2025
CRANFORD — Mayor Terrence Curran, who was recently elected to a new term on the Township Committee, called for an end to what he called “disruptive be...
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Council Approves Plainfield Ave. Land Purchase For New HQ
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Council Approves Plainfield Ave. Land Purchase For New HQ
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, November 13, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS – The Township Council on Monday approved the purchase of property on Plainfield Avenue that will soon house part of the planned first-r...
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Settimio De Rubeis
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
Settimio De Rubeis, Longtime Westfield Resident and Business Owner Settimio “Tim” De Rubeis, 82, of Westfield, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on N...
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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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Healthy Start for Babies Receives $25,000 from The Westfield Foundation
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Healthy Start for Babies Receives $25,000 from The Westfield Foundation
Thursday, November 13, 2025
In alignment with our mission to foster positive change, The Westfield Foundation is proud to award $25,000 to the Moms Helping Moms Foundation (MHM) ...
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