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Parents Sound Off About Westfield Reopening Rollout
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Parents Sound Off About Westfield Reopening Rollout
JENNIFER GLACKIN 
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
WESTFIELD — More than 300 people attended Tuesday’s virtual board of education meeting, where Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced more in-person schooling for all Westfield elementary- and middle-school students. Kindergarten through second-grade students were previously announced to ret...
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2021 Budget Sees 1.95% Property Tax Increase
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2021 Budget Sees 1.95% Property Tax Increase
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
SCOTCH PLAINS – The township council will introduce its 2021 budget this month, and it is expected that the municipal portion of the total property tax levy this year will rise by about 1.95 percent, or $37 for the average household, after being frozen last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief F...
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Westfield to Expand In-Person Learning, Parents Voice Concerns
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Westfield to Expand In-Person Learning, Parents Voice Concerns
JENNIFER GLACKIN 
Thursday, February 25, 2021
WESTFIELD — At Tuesday evening’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced students in kindergarten, first and second grades would be able to attend school on a half-day, in-person basis five days per week starting Monday, March 15. Third- through fifth-grade studen...
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193 New Apartments Proposed for South Avenue Redevelopment Plan
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193 New Apartments Proposed for South Avenue Redevelopment Plan
REBECCA MEHORTER 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
By REBECCA MEHORTER For The Leader/Times WESTFIELD — At Tuesday’s meeting, the Westfield Town Council passed on first reading an ordinance to adopt a redevelopment plan for a section of South Avenue. The properties were collectively declared an area in need of redevelopment a year ago. The redevelop...
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Cranford Narrowly Passes Anti-Nepotism Policy
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Cranford Narrowly Passes Anti-Nepotism Policy
MARTA ESQUÍROZ 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — The township committee clashed anew over the proposed anti-nepotism policy during its official meeting Tuesday night, ultimately passing the new policy in a 3-2 vote. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that the purpose of presenting the anti-nepo...
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Westfield to Expand In-Person Learning, Parents Voice Concerns
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Westfield to Expand In-Person Learning, Parents Voice Concerns
JENNIFER GLACKIN 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
WESTFIELD — At Tuesday evening’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Margaret Dolan, Ed.D., announced students in kindergarten, first and second grades would be able to attend school on a half-day, in-person basis five days per week starting Monday, March 15. Third- through fifth-grade studen...
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193 New Apartments Proposed for South Avenue Redevelopment Plan
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193 New Apartments Proposed for South Avenue Redevelopment Plan
REBECCA MEHORTER 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
By REBECCA MEHORTER For The Leader/Times WESTFIELD — At Tuesday’s meeting, the Westfield Town Council passed on first reading an ordinance to adopt a redevelopment plan for a section of South Avenue. The properties were collectively declared an area in need of redevelopment a year ago. The redevelop...
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Cranford Narrowly Passes Anti-Nepotism Policy
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Cranford Narrowly Passes Anti-Nepotism Policy
MARTA ESQUÍROZ 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
By MARTA ESQUÍROZ For The Leader/Times CRANFORD — The township committee clashed anew over the proposed anti-nepotism policy during its official meeting Tuesday night, ultimately passing the new policy in a 3-2 vote. Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty explained that the purpose of presenting the anti-nepo...
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Area Towns Approve Studying Consolidated Court Services
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Area Towns Approve Studying Consolidated Court Services
REBECCA MEHORTER 
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
AREA — The governing bodies of Westfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood and Garwood have approved resolutions to “endorse undertaking a shared services study with the State of New Jersey and the Municipal Division of Courts in Union County.” The state will conduct a financial and operations review to ident...
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Commuter Parking Sales Lower Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
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Commuter Parking Sales Lower Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
REBECCA MEHORTER 
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
AREA — Commuter parking permit sales are down in Westfield and Cranford amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has changed how people work, possibly permanently. According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, 71 percent of employed adults are working from home and more than half of them ar...
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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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Clark Man Charged With DUI After Crash into Farmstand
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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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Joan Williams, 87, Remembered For Joy, Kindness And Laughter JoanP.Williams,87,ofStuart,Florida, and Westfield, New Jersey, passed away on March 21, 2...
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Blue Devils Plate 6 in Fourth; Blank Raiders in Softball, 7-0
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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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Primary Races Gear Up for Congressional Seats, Cranford
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Primary Races Gear Up for Congressional Seats, Cranford
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 9, 2026
AREA — Four Democrats – including two candidates from Westfield - will face off during the upcoming June primary for the chance to run opposite Rep. T...
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