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Commissioner Bodek Named County Chair
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
COUNTY — Joseph Bodek was sworn in as this year’s Chair of the Union County Board of County Commissioners during the body’s annual reorganization meeting on New Years Day.Mr. Bodek, who has served as City Clerk in Linden for more than a decade, said last week that he plans to prioritize “thoughtful ...
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Westfield Freshman Earns Spot In World Hockey Championships
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Westfield Freshman Earns Spot In World Hockey Championships
By SYDNEY HERSKOWITZ 
Thursday, December 25, 2025
WESTFIELD — Westfield High School freshman Chelsea Tsvirko will represent Australia in the 2026 IIHF U18 Women’s Hockey World Championships, becoming one of the youngest players competing in the international tournament this January.Ms. Tsvirko began playing hockey at age six while living in Switzer...
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Commissioner Board Wishes Granados, Kowalski Well
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Commissioner Board Wishes Granados, Kowalski Well
By KATIE MOEN 
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners bid a fond farewell to two of its longestserving members last week during the organization’s final meeting of the year. Commissioners Bette Jane Kowalski (better known throughout the county as BJ) and Sergio Granados both announced earlier this...
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First Congregational Church Welcomes
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First Congregational Church Welcomes
Thursday, December 18, 2025
WESTFIELD – First Congregational Church of Westfield invites friends and family everywhere to celebrate the Christmas season at several Advent worship services centered around the theme, “Questioning Christmas: How Curiosity Changes Everything.”Advent is a season of waiting—but not passive waiting. ...
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Westfield BOE Receives Clean Audit
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Westfield BOE Receives Clean Audit
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, December 18, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education will head into the new year with a clean financial slate as it prepares to launch a series of capital improvement projects throughout the district.“[This year’s] audit went very well,” Scott Clelland, an auditor with O’Connor Davies, said, speaking during...
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Clark Planning Board Green Lights Westfield Ave. Project
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Clark Planning Board Green Lights Westfield Ave. Project
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, December 11, 2025
CLARK — The Clark Planning Board granted its conditional approval last week for plans to build a fourstory, mixed-use residential complex on the site of a long-vacated grocery store that has been slated for redevelopment for almost seven years.The property, which has not been put to any real use sin...
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Fanwood Man Charged In Fatal Fire
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Fanwood Man Charged In Fatal Fire
KATIE MOEN & LAUREN S. BARR 
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
FANWOOD – A  former Sergeant at the now defunct Union County Jail has been arrested on murder charges in connection with a house fire on Kempshall Terrace that claimed the life of an 82-year-old Fanwood resident earlier this year. According to reports by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, William...
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Westfield PAL Wishes Coach Selert a Happy Retirement
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Westfield PAL Wishes Coach Selert a Happy Retirement
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Police Athletic League sent longtime coach Scott Selert off with a fond farewell last month after more than two decades on the field.“The impact Coach Selert has had on the Westfield PAL football program is immeasurable,” Luis E. Zaldua, WPAL Tackle Football League Director...
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Westfield To Rename Triangle Park In Honor Of Washington-Rochambeau Trail
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Westfield To Rename Triangle Park In Honor Of Washington-Rochambeau Trail
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
WESTFIELD -- Triangle Park, one of Westfield’s public green spaces, will be renamed in honor of the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary trail, a 680-mile route once travelled by General George Washington and his French allies on their march from Rhode Island to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. The histo...
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Parents Dig at BOE After SPF Volleyball Coaches Leave Game
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Parents Dig at BOE After SPF Volleyball Coaches Leave Game
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — Parents, student athletes and community members came before the Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF) Board of Education Thursday to speak out both for and against the recent firing and resignation of SPF School District Volleyball Coaches Adrienne Stack and Brock Hor. The Board also approved ...
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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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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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Reader Takes Issue With Bail Criticism In Common Sense Editorial
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Reader Takes Issue With Bail Criticism In Common Sense Editorial
Reader Takes Issue With Bail Criticism In Common Sense Editorial
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Your February 4 “Common Sense” editorial began with a promising question: “What happened to reason, logic, and the rule of law?” But your criticism of...
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District 21 Assemblymen Say They Will Prioritize Affordability
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District 21 Assemblymen Say They Will Prioritize Affordability
By SYDNEY HERSKOWITZ 
Thursday, February 19, 2026
AREA — Andrew Macurdy and Vincent Kearney were both sworn in last month, beginning their first terms representing New Jersey’s 21st Legislative Distri...
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