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BOE Evaluates Test Scores, Approves Construction Funds
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, August 14, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday to review results from the district’s New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) and Access for ELLs (English Language Learner) testing. Board President Rob Benacchio, Brendan Galligan, Julie Steinberg, and Mary Wi...
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Flood Prone Home Owners
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Flood Prone Home Owners
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 14, 2025
CLARK — Clark Residents that have either experienced repeat flooding challenges on their properties or who could be susceptible to future damages may be eligible to participate in a voluntary home-buyout initiative run under the supervision of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (N...
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Multiple Agencies Respond to House Fire on Blake Drive in Clark
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Multiple Agencies Respond to House Fire on Blake Drive in Clark
By KATIE MOEN 
Monday, August 11, 2025
CLARK -- All occupants have been safely evacuated from an ongoing three-alarm house fire on Blake Drive in Clark. Firefighters from multiple agencies are on the scene, still working to extinguish a three-alarm blaze. One Clark Police Officer has been taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Despi...
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Charges Levied Following Fatal North Avenue Crash
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Charges Levied Following Fatal North Avenue Crash
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
WESTFIELD — A Perth Amboy man has been arrested in connection with a multi-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 71-year-old bicyclist earlier this week. According to information provided by the Westfield Police Department, Anthony Ramirez Velazquez, 20, was driving east along North Avenue in a 2...
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SP Library Moves Ahead Despite Flood Damage
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS – First there was the heavy rainstorm on July 14 that flooded the downtown forced the library on Bartle Avenue to close for more than a week due to water damage. Add in three power outages that also shut the building down during the last two weeks of July, and it was understandable tha...
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Westfield Food Pantry To Relocate To North Avenue
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Zoning Board held a special session via Zoom July 30 following the cancellation of its regular meeting due to the July 14 storms. The Board approved multipleapplicationsforresidentialconstruction, as well as giving theWestfield Food Pantry the go-ahead to move into its new ...
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Westfield Restaurant Cited Again For Unsanitary Condit.
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
WESTFIELD — A Westfield restaurant that has frequently come under fire for failing to address sub-par sanitary conditions and other health hazards will be closed for a total of six days over the coming weeks due to what the Westfield Board of Health called “clear evidence” of rodents and cockroaches...
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Serwedes Pleads Not Guilty To Child Endangerment Charges
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
CLARK —Aformer middle-school teacher in the Clark Public School district has pled not guilty to charges related to the possession and distribution of child pornography.Matthew Serwedes, a former Multimedia Technologies teacher and the District’s onetime KTV supervisor, appeared before Judge Angela B...
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Local Communities Partake In National Night Out
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Local Communities Partake In National Night Out
By SERENA BROWN 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Council opted to move its scheduled meeting to an earlier time slot on Monday so that elected officials could more easily join residents, community representatives and first responders for the borough’s annual National Night Out celebration.National Night Out, a commu...
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A Taco Affair Brings Elevated Street Food To Westfield
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A Taco Affair Brings Elevated Street Food To Westfield
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
WESTFIELD — An elevated version of one of the world’s favorite street foods is now on the menu in downtown Westfield.“The great thing about tacos is that you can really do anything you want to with them, “ Jessica Philips, owner of A Taco Affair, told The Leader last week, “You can keep things simpl...
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Fanwood Residents Plan Legal Action Against South Ave. Development
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Fanwood Residents Plan Legal Action Against South Ave. Development
By KATIE MOEN and FRED T.ROSSI 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
FANWOOD — A group of Fanwood residents concerned with overdevelopment are banding together in hopes of securing the necessary legal funds to challenge...
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Westfield’s Forgotten History: Remembering Columbus Elementary
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Westfield’s Forgotten History: Remembering Columbus Elementary
By Loganathan Hargreaves WHS Class of ?28 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
I am an upcoming 10th grader at Westfield High School, and I was fortunate to attend the Vanishing Westfield Neighborhoods: The African American Exper...
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Westfield Gears Up For Busy Election Season
By KATIE MOEN 
Friday, September 5, 2025
WESTFIELD — Westfield residents will be faced with a full ballot when they head to the polls this November. Eight candidates - four Republicans and fo...
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1958 Cuban Cuisine Reopens Following Mandated Closure
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
WESTFIELD — 1958 Cuban Cuisine, a Westfield restaurant that was cited for unsanitary conditions last month, has reopened with a satisfactory rating af...
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Rosanne G. Potter
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Rosanne G. Potter
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Rosanne G. Potter Died at Home On Friday, August 29 Rosanne was born in Elizabeth, NJ, on October 4, 1941, the only child of Harry Giuditta, a banker,...
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