By KATIE MOEN For The Westfield Leader WESTFIELD — On Tuesday, during a special meeting of the Westfield Board of Education, former board member Kent Diamond was appointed by unanimous decision to…
Westfield Teacher Arrested For Drug Possession, Child Endangerment
By LAUREN S. BARR and KATIE MOEN For The Westfield Leader WESTFIELD — Roosevelt Intermediate School art teacher Frank Thompson has been charged with possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (fentanyl),…
Lamberts Mill School Reopens After Ida Flood Destruction
By KATIE MOEN For The Westfield Leader WESTFIELD — After nearly three years of pandemic-related challenges, detrimental flooding and temporary displacement, the staff, teachers and administrators of the Union County Educational…
Family Spreads Awareness In Honor of Their Son
By KATIE MOEN For The Westfield Leader WESTFIELD — When David Kabakow, 23, awoke on the morning of August 3, 2015, something felt off. “He said he wasn’t feeling well and…
Gov. Murphy Signs Gun-Control Bill, Prepares For Legal Fight
By KATIE MOEN For The Westfield Leader SCOTCH PLAINS — When the Supreme Court ruled a long-standing New York gun-control act as unconstitutional earlier this year, states like New Jersey (historically…