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Covid Challenges Continue For SP-F School District
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Covid Challenges Continue For SP-F School District
JENNIFER GLACKIN 
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
SCOTCH PLAINS — An increase in Covid cases has brought “a number of challenges” to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district, Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., said at last Thursday’s board of education meeting. In addition to more student quarantines, staffing has been impacted by the higher rates, ...
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Clark Mayor Provides Updates on Reservoir, Covid
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Clark Mayor Provides Updates on Reservoir, Covid
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
CLARK — During the Clark Township Council’s final meeting of 2021, Mayor Sal Bonaccorso offered updates on leaf cleanup, dredging and Covid-19 counts. Mayor Bonaccorso said that the leaf cleanup was very successful. He said that the cleanup went out nine times, which was less than last year due to h...
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Redevelopment Explained: A Look At the Ongoing Process In Westfield
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Redevelopment Explained: A Look At the Ongoing Process In Westfield
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
WESTFIELD — With words like “redevelopment” and “rehabilitation” being continuously used in Westfield, The Westfield Leader took the opportunity to discuss the process and the status of various projects with Town Planner Donald Sammet. “Redevelopment is a complex process that involves a lot of legal...
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Covid Numbers Rise in County As New Variant Is Detected
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Covid Numbers Rise in County As New Variant Is Detected
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
UNION COUNTY — After months of steady decline, Covid-19 seems to be regaining ground in Union County, just in time for the holiday season. The first case of the Omicron strain of the virus was detected in the county in mid-December, Union County Board of County Commissioners Chairman Alexander Mirab...
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Scotch Plains Okays 41 New Apartments for Front Street
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Scotch Plains Okays 41 New Apartments for Front Street
FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, December 16, 2021
SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave its unanimous approval to an application to construct a multi-family residential building on Front Street, the first significant private development in the downtown since the township’s redevelopment efforts got underway. The 41-unit, three-story bui...
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CASA Volunteers Change Lives Of Foster Kids
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CASA Volunteers Change Lives Of Foster Kids
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
AREA — For kids in the New Jersey foster-care system, life can feel like a never-ending series of unanswered questions — where is home? Am I safe? Who can I trust? Will anyone be there to listen? Thanks to the efforts of one dedicated volunteer group, however, Union County’s most vulnerable resident...
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Students and Parents Frustrated by District Response to Swastika
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Students and Parents Frustrated by District Response to Swastika
JENNIFER GLACKIN 
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
WESTFIELD — Students and parents spoke during Tuesday’s board of education meeting about their frustration with the school district’s response to the recent anti-Semitic and racial graffiti found in Westfield High School (WHS) bathrooms. There were two separate incidents reported this month. The fir...
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CASA Volunteers Change Lives Of Foster Kids
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CASA Volunteers Change Lives Of Foster Kids
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
AREA — For kids in the New Jersey foster-care system, life can feel like a never-ending series of unanswered questions — where is home? Am I safe? Who can I trust? Will anyone be there to listen? Thanks to the efforts of one dedicated volunteer group, however, Union County’s most vulnerable resident...
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Fanwood Seeks Recycling Option to Succeed PMUA
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Fanwood Seeks Recycling Option to Succeed PMUA
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
FANWOOD – The borough council this week reacted to the planned dissolution of the Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority (PMUA) by planning the approval of a resolution declaring an emergency that will allow it to solicit bids for recycling services and bypass normal bidding procedures. Last month...
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Commisioners Approve Top-Level Pay Increases
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Commisioners Approve Top-Level Pay Increases
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
COUNTY — The first in-person meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners since the start of the pandemic took a contentious turn when the board voted to approve pay raises for the county’s top administrators in spite of public outcry. Dozens of local residents and lower-level county em...
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Cranford Discusses Pool Upgrades, Affordable Housing
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Cranford Discusses Pool Upgrades, Affordable Housing
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 19, 2026
CRANFORD – Revitalization efforts are expected to begin at the Orange Avenue Pool this Spring now that Cranford Township representatives have voted to...
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Westfield BOE Divided On Potential Tax Increases
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Westfield BOE Divided On Potential Tax Increases
ByMADOLYNLAURINE 
Thursday, February 12, 2026
WESTFIELD – Residents could see their taxes increase by as much as $745 this year in connection with rising healthcare, staffing and insurance costs a...
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Leader Staff Recognized By New Jersey Press Association
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Leader Staff Recognized By New Jersey Press Association
Thursday, February 19, 2026
WESTFIELD – The Leader earned two first place awards – one for feature writing and another for editorial content – during this year’s New Jersey Press...
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Two Area High Schools Locked Down In Short Timeframe
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Two Area High Schools Locked Down In Short Timeframe
ByKATIEMOEN 
Thursday, February 12, 2026
AREA — Both Westfield High School and Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark were placed on lockdowns for what turned out to be separate unsubstantiat...
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County Files Suit Over Reservoir Encroachment
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County Files Suit Over Reservoir Encroachment
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 19, 2026
AREA — Union County has filed suit against Clark property owners for allegedly adding several backyard amenities to land that they do not own. Late la...
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