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Injured Westfield Boy Released From Hospital
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Injured Westfield Boy Released From Hospital
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
WESTFIELD — In the long and frightening month that has passed since Anthony Labin, 12, took a line drive to the temple during a baseball game in Cooperstown, N.Y., the young ballplayer has endured countless hours of intensive, inpatient therapy and has even undergone surgery to release the pressure ...
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Westfield Talks Infrastructure, Waterways and Edison Fields
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Westfield Talks Infrastructure, Waterways and Edison Fields
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
WESTFIELD — The Westfield mayor and council tackled a heavy agenda on Tuesday during the governing body’s last regular meeting of the summer season. In addition to finalizing a new contract for the fire department, shoring up its road paving schedule and implementing some new floodwater-mitigation s...
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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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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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Tensions Build As Ash Brook Conditions Deteriorate
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Tensions Build As Ash Brook Conditions Deteriorate
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 23, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Ash Brook Golf Course, located in Scotch Plains, has fully reopened for the Spring season, but players say that flooding, neglect ...
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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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