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Westfield Rec. Department Welcomes New Executive Director
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Recreation Department welcomed a new Executive Director Monday after searching for the right candidate for almost a year.Dan Hontz, an Environmental Educator and a nine-year employee of the Piscataway YMCA, where he most recently served as Director of Operation, is expected to start work next week.“My wife and I have been looking for a Town like this for a long time,” he ...
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Rialto Spotlight Series Closes Out With Drummer Lucy Ritter
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Rialto Spotlight Series Closes Out With Drummer Lucy Ritter
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
WESTFIELD – The Rialto Center for Creativity’s Spotlight Series closes out 2025 with a high-energy evening featuring Lucy Ritter, a professional drumm...
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Westfield HS Senior Selected As Student Ambassador
News
Westfield HS Senior Selected As Student Ambassador
By KATIE MOEN 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
WESTFIELD — A Westfield High School senior has been given the chance to represent the same hospital that once helped her recover from a serious sports...
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‘Thanksgiving Day’ Football Classics Meet the End of an Era
Sports
WESTFIELD WON FIRST GAME IN 1900, PLAINFIELD WON LAST GAME IN 2024; WESTFIELD LED SERIES 66-46-7
‘Thanksgiving Day’ Football Classics Meet the End of an Era
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
August 28, 2025 marked the first game in decades that the Westfield High School Blue Devils and the Plainfield Cardinals did not play each other for t...
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Celebrate the Sounds of the Season With NJFO’s Return of the 3 Holiday Tenors
Arts and Entertainment
Celebrate the Sounds of the Season With NJFO’s Return of the 3 Holiday Tenors
Thursday, November 20, 2025
WESTFIELD – The New Jersey Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director David Wroe, invites audiences to celebrate the most wonderful time of...
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Blue Devil Boys Oust Ridge; Face Raiders for Soccer Title
Sports
JOHNSON, WILKES, GRYGIEL ROKHSAR FIND THE MARK
Blue Devil Boys Oust Ridge; Face Raiders for Soccer Title
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Success early on made it appear that the second-seeded Westfield High School boys soccer team would breeze past the seventh-seeded Ridge Red Devils in...
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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 t...
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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-m...
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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 b...
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Blue Devil Volleyballers Won UCC, UCT, Section, G4 Semi
Sports
GASPARD BREAKS KILL RECORDS; DENGLER ASSISTS
Blue Devil Volleyballers Won UCC, UCT, Section, G4 Semi
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Setting the bar very high paid dividends against for the Westfield High School girls volleyball team this season. The Blue Devils won the Union County...
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Cougar Boys Won First Ever Section Crown, Finished 16-6
Sports
SHAH, DUBOSQ,COGDILL, CALDERON LED OFFENSE
Cougar Boys Won First Ever Section Crown, Finished 16-6
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
History was made this season by the Cranford High School boys soccer team. The Cougars knew they had something special and after a slow start, their e...
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Raiders Struggled on Offense; Finished Football Season, 2-7
Sports
FYNES LED IN TOUCHDOWNS; BOYLE, CHEN TACKLES
Raiders Struggled on Offense; Finished Football Season, 2-7
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Putting adequate points on the scoreboard was a chore for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School football team this season. While the offense struggled...
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Jacques Pierre Andre
Obituaries
Jacques Pierre Andre
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
In Loving Memory of Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather Jacques “Jac” Pierre Andre Jac was born in Warren, Ohio, but grew up on the banks of the Mi...
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Settimio De Rubeis
Obituaries
Settimio De Rubeis
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Settimio De Rubeis, Longtime Westfield Resident and Business Owner Settimio “Tim” De Rubeis, 82, of Westfield, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on N...
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Westfield Mourns the Loss of Mary Ryan — A Life of Faith, Family, and Service
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Westfield Mourns the Loss of Mary Ryan — A Life of Faith, Family, and Service
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Mary RyanMary Catherine Ryan, 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Westfield on Sunday, November 9, 2025.Born in Elizabe...
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SP Volunteer Squad Seeks Community Support
Community
SP Volunteer Squad Seeks Community Support
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS - The Scotch Plains Volunteer Rescue Squad has mailed its 2025 fall appeal for funding, emphasizing the importance of the service the or...
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Community
December Programs At Westfield Memorial Library
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Memorial Library, located at 550 East Broad Street, continues to be a source of enlightenment and entertainment throughout t...
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Community
Mountainside Restoration Commitee Holiday Activities
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE – Each year, the Mountainside Restoration Committee hosts holiday events celebrating the season and the rich history of Mountainside. Thi...
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Westfield Community Concert Band To Hold 36th Annual Holiday Concert
Arts and Entertainment
Westfield Community Concert Band To Hold 36th Annual Holiday Concert
Thursday, December 4, 2025
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Recreation Department will host its 36th Annual Holiday Concert featuring the Westfield Community Concert Band and the Ediso...
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Arts and Entertainment
ATG to Host It’s A Wonderful Life: From Screen to Stage Talkback
Thursday, December 4, 2025
UNION – American Theater Group (ATG) will present a talkback following the Sunday, December 14 2 p.m. performance of Joe Landry’s It’s A Wonderful Lif...
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Drop In For An Improv Jam at Vivid Stage
Arts and Entertainment
Drop In For An Improv Jam at Vivid Stage
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is holding an open Improv Jam on Wednesday, December 10 from 7:30-9...
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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-m...
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Westfield Council Introduces New Permit Law, Parking Fees
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Westfield Council Introduces New Permit Law, Parking Fees
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
WESTFIELD — Residents may soon need to obtain a permit from the Town before adding things like patios, fences, permanent fire pits, detached garages a...
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Settimio De Rubeis
Obituaries
Settimio De Rubeis
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Settimio De Rubeis, Longtime Westfield Resident and Business Owner Settimio “Tim” De Rubeis, 82, of Westfield, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on N...
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Parents Dig at BOE After SPF Volleyball Coaches Leave Game
Front Page, Main
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 b...
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Jacques Pierre Andre
Obituaries
Jacques Pierre Andre
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
In Loving Memory of Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather Jacques “Jac” Pierre Andre Jac was born in Warren, Ohio, but grew up on the banks of the Mi...
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