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Garwood Teen Faces Murder Charges Following Cranford Hit-And-Run
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Garwood Teen Faces Murder Charges Following Cranford Hit-And-Run
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
CRANFORD – The name of the 17-year-old driver who is accused of deliberately killing two teenage girls with his car in Cranford last week has been confirmed through the numerous traffic citations that he received following the hit-and-run incident. Court records indicate that Vincent Battiloro, who ...
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POLICE BLOTTER
Thursday, December 5, 2024
CRANFORD Monday, December 2, two Elizabeth men were charged with theft after the Cranford Police Department investigated a report of packages being stolen from a residential front porch on Sunday, December 1. At approximately 6 p.m., units were dispatched to the 50 block of Elizabeth Avenue on the r...
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Three Police Officers Injured In Motor Vehicle Pursuit
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Three Police Officers Injured In Motor Vehicle Pursuit
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Thursday, April 18, 2024
By KATIE MOEN WESTFIELD -- Three police officers have been injured as the result of a motor vehicle pursuit involving a stolen car that was attempting to travel out of Westfield and into Garwood. According to information provided by Chief Christopher Battiloro of the Westfield Police Department, the...
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Legal Challenges Persist for Cranford Officer, Township
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Legal Challenges Persist for Cranford Officer, Township
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
CRANFORD — A legal battle that has been escalating between the Township of Cranford, its mayor and one of its police officers who was denied a promotion is still playing out in state Superior Court amid continued allegations of political favoritism. In February of last year, Sergeant Timothy O’Brien...
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Three Clark Police Officers File Suit To Keep Positions
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Three Clark Police Officers File Suit To Keep Positions
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 14, 2024
CLARK — Three members of the Clark Township Police Department who found themselves at the center of a multi-year internal affairs investigation after being accused of misconduct have filed suit in Union County Superior Court in an attempt to keep their jobs. Last week, Chief Pedro Matos, Sergeant Jo...
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Westfield Council Splits Down Party Lines on Policy Introduction
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Westfield Council Splits Down Party Lines on Policy Introduction
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
WESTFIELD — A regular meeting of the Westfield mayor and council took a divisive turn on Tuesday evening when members of the town’s governing body clashed over the partisan introduction of a new publicsafety initiative. Earlier this month, the council’s newest members — Todd Saunders (Ward 1), Micha...
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Fanwood Council Passes New Affordable Housing Ordinances
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Fanwood Council Passes New Affordable Housing Ordinances
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, March 5, 2026
FANWOOD — The Borough Council on Monday passed Resolutions and Ordinances that will help Fanwood meet its affordable housing obligations over the next...
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Lifelong Westfield Senior Spotlight: Alice Dillon
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Lifelong Westfield Senior Spotlight: Alice Dillon
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Alice Dillon has called Westfield home since 1962, when she moved here from Buffalo with her husband, Bob. They settled into their home on Lenox Avenu...
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County Awards $500K Settlement To Prosecutor’s Office Employee
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County Awards $500K Settlement To Prosecutor’s Office Employee
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 5, 2026
COUNTY — A former Deputy Director of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO) who says that she was unfairly demoted after refusing to comply with ...
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Rahway Matmen Nip Cougars For District 16 Wrestling Title
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DALY, CONNORS, ACINAPURA’S, SCHOLZ, BOYLE WIN
Rahway Matmen Nip Cougars For District 16 Wrestling Title
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Two Union County rivals battled for the team title at the District 16 Championships held at Cranford High School on February 28 but in the end the tit...
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Imagine Named Official Charity Partner for TCS NYC Marathon
Thursday, March 5, 2026
MOUNTAINSIDE — Imagine is proud to announce its selection as an Official Charity Partner of the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon, taking place on Sunda...
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