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Downtown Plans Set to be Unveiled for Scotch Plains
Main, News
Downtown Plans Set to be Unveiled for Scotch Plains
By FREDT. ROSSI 
Thursday, May 14, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS – Next week, the Township’s conditional redeveloper for the downtown will publicly unveil conceptual renderings of what the Central Business District could eventually look like in the coming years. “We’re finally in a place to share with the community where things stand and show the community concepts of what’s been designed” and talk about the next steps, Mayor Joshua Losardo said a...
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Gladys L. Arpino
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Gladys L. Arpino
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Gladys L. Arpino (1939-2026) Gladys L. Arpino, 86, passed away peacefully in hospice care on April 12, 2026, at Autumn Lake Healthcare in Berkeley Hei...
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Westfield Home
Main, News
Early Morning Fire Destroys Westfield Home
ByKATIEMOEN 
Thursday, April 30, 2026
WESTFIELD — A Kirkview Circle home has been deemed uninhabitable following an early morning fire that destroyed the two-and-a-half story residence on ...
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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School – 3rd Marking Period Honor Roll
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School - 3rd Marking Period Grade 12 High Honor Roll Alexander Abrams, Julie Abrams, Ava Accardi, Aarav Akarte, Paul Allen,...
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Democrats Debate Policy, Affordability Ahead Of Primary
News
Democrats Debate Policy, Affordability Ahead Of Primary
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
AREA — Four Democratic candidates vying for the party nod in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District met Tuesday to debate affordability, healthcare a...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Editorial: Hidden In Plain Sight: A Data Center Sprouts In a News Desert
The Leader. 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The death of local journalism has largely been a quiet affair. Over the course of the past several decades, hundreds if not thousands of smaller outle...
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SPF Elects St. Hillaire as New Board Member, Williams President
Main, News
SPF Elects St. Hillaire as New Board Member, Williams President
By AUDREY MILLER 
Thursday, May 14, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education filled a vacancy Tuesday night, appointing Christina St. Hillaire to the seat for...
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Democrats Debate Policy, Affordability Ahead Of Primary
News
Democrats Debate Policy, Affordability Ahead Of Primary
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
AREA — Four Democratic candidates vying for the party nod in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District met Tuesday to debate affordability, healthcare a...
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Westfield BOE Honors Teachers and Staff
News
Westfield BOE Honors Teachers and Staff
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
WESTFIELD — Teachers from across the district were honored with a slate of awards at Tuesday’s Westfield Board of Education meeting, where they were r...
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Raider Nine ‘Go Yard’ 4 HRs; Down Summit, 13-0, 5 Innings
Sports
GERMINDER, LaROSA, BOLTON BACK-BACK-BACK HRS
Raider Nine ‘Go Yard’ 4 HRs; Down Summit, 13-0, 5 Innings
By DAVID B. CORBIN Summit 000 00 0 Sc Pl-Fanwood 334 3x 13 
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Heavy artillery began early from one team and continued throughout in a shortened baseball game between the Summit Hilltoppers and the Scotch Plains-F...
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Blue Devils Growl Back, Rip Cougar Boys in UCT Lax, 20-7
Sports
REKEMEIER 5 GOALS; WALDMAN 4 GOALS, 2 ASSISTS
Blue Devils Growl Back, Rip Cougar Boys in UCT Lax, 20-7
By DAVID B. CORBIN Cranford 4 1 2 0 7 Westfield 2 9 6 3 20 
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Six unanswered goals which led to a 9-1 second-quarter run, extinguished any thoughts of a possibly stunning upset when the sixth-seeded Cranford boys...
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Cougar Girls 2nd, Blue Devil Boys & Girls 3rd at UCT Track
Sports
TOY WINS 1600, FARLEY 100, DENA SHOT, WRIGHT HJ, TIMCHAK 400H; TIMCHAK, SYLVESTER, LeBRUN, HANDLER 4X400
Cougar Girls 2nd, Blue Devil Boys & Girls 3rd at UCT Track
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Total dominance on the part of the Union Catholic Viking girls and boys had a number of teams scrambling for second place in the Union County Tourname...
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Harold F. “Chip” Hawkins”
Obituaries
Harold F. “Chip” Hawkins”
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Harold F. “Chip” Hawkins” Harold F. “Chip” Hawkins Jr., 79, of Bluffton, South Carolina—formerly of Savannah, Georgia, and Scotch Plains, New Jersey, ...
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Arthur Morgan
Obituaries
Arthur Morgan
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Arthur Morgan Art Morgan, 95, passed away on April 29, 2026, peacefully at his home with his family by his side. Art was born in Yonkers, NY, on Decem...
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Gladys L. Arpino
Obituaries
Gladys L. Arpino
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Gladys L. Arpino (1939-2026) Gladys L. Arpino, 86, passed away peacefully in hospice care on April 12, 2026, at Autumn Lake Healthcare in Berkeley Hei...
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D’Arecca to Lead Westfield Memorial Day Parade
Community
D’Arecca to Lead Westfield Memorial Day Parade
Thursday, May 14, 2026
WESTFIELD –The Westfield Memorial Day Parade, hosted by the Martin Wallberg American Legion Post 3, will Grade Marshall be led by Bob D'Arecca.Bob was...
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Gladstone Appointed to American Camp Assoc. NY/NJ Bd. of Directors
Community
Gladstone Appointed to American Camp Assoc. NY/NJ Bd. of Directors
Thursday, May 14, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS – CampYachad and the JCC of Central New Jersey are proud to share that Camp Director Shira Gladstone has been appointed to the American ...
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Community
Rotary Invites Community to Paint the Town Green
Thursday, May 7, 2026
FANWOOD-SCOTCHPLAINS- During National Mental Health Awareness Month(NMHAM) this May, the Fanwood–Scotch Plains Rotary invites local businesses and res...
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Arts & Entertainment ›
Honoring Les Trent: A Legendary Career Defined by Storytelling, Integrity and Community
Arts and Entertainment, Opinions
Honoring Les Trent: A Legendary Career Defined by Storytelling, Integrity and Community
By LOGAN HARGREAVES 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
In the world of broadcast news, 31 years isn’t just longevity—it’s almost unheard of.Les Trent has done exactly that. He has become a familiar and tru...
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A Sitcom Come to Life: The Nerd Transforms WCP into a Live Studio Set
Arts and Entertainment, News
A Sitcom Come to Life: The Nerd Transforms WCP into a Live Studio Set
ByDEVONGOHDE 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
WESTFIELD- Closing out their 2025-2026 season with a bang, the Westfield Community Players (WCP) presented Larry Shue’s The Nerd. Directed by Christop...
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Arts and Entertainment
Choral Art Society of NJ Presents ‘The Mestre’
ByDEVONGOHDE 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
WESTFIELD--OnSundayevening, The Chorale Arts Society of New Jersey returned to The Presbyterian Church in Westfield to present The Mestre—a celebratio...
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Former Clark Teacher Pleads Guilty To Child Endangerment
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Former Clark Teacher Pleads Guilty To Child Endangerment
By KATIE MOEN 
Sunday, May 10, 2026
CLARK — A former teacher in the Clark public school system has pled guilty to charges related to child endangerment and the possession of illicit mate...
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Saks Global Awarded $500 Million In Relief Funds
Front Page, Main
Saks Global Awarded $500 Million In Relief Funds
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 30, 2026
WESTFIELD — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas last week signed off on $500 million worth of exit financing that Saks Gl...
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Main, News
Westfield Council Reveals Tamaques Concept Plan
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
WESTFIELD — Though it may still be several years before Westfield’s plans for Tamaques Park come to fruition, residents will now have the chance to ta...
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Westfield Board of Ed. Swears in New Members
Main, News
Westfield Board of Ed. Swears in New Members
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
WESTFIELD — Three members of the Westfield Board of Education were sworn in Tuesday at the board’s annual re-organization meeting. Incumbent Kent Diam...
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News
Westfield BOH Addresses New Marijuana Laws
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Regional Board of Health will be working to implement new oversight protocols now that State-level restrictions related to p...
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