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Cranford Amends Public Meeting Policies, Tables Bike Lane
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Cranford Amends Public Meeting Policies, Tables Bike Lane
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 5, 2026
CRANFORD – The Cranford Township Committee voted Tuesday to update its bylaws regarding public meetings and proper decorum following several months of dance parties and sing-a-longs that township officials say have become a disruption to the proceedings.The policy changes, adopted via resolution jus...
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Westfield Holds Annual Budget Forum Ahead of New Fiscal Year
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 5, 2026
WESTFIELD — Town Administrator Jim Gildea led Westfield’s annual public budget forum last week to give residents better insight into the Town’s financial situation heading into a new budget season.Westfield collected $197,135,779 in taxes last year, Mr. Gildea said, noting that about 62 percent of t...
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Environmental Commission Sets Out Plans For 2026
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, February 5, 2026
FANWOOD – Representatives from the Fanwood Environmental Commission explained some of their goals for 2026 after a busy 2025 that included celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Borough’s nature center.At Monday night’s Borough Council meeting, Leslie Krone-Speck listed a series of objectives for t...
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Remediation Efforts Continue at Ash Brook Res.
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 5, 2026
COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners voted last week to fund further environmental remediation efforts in the marshy areas surrounding the Ash Brook Golf Course in hopes of restoring the property to a more natural state.“This has been an ongoing issue,” Commissioner James Baker sa...
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Preparations Underway For Tamaques Upgrades
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 5, 2026
WESTFIELD – Westfield came one step closer to realizing its plans to revitalize an underutilized section of Tamaques Park last month with the release of a public input survey that allowed residents to weigh in on their priorities for the space.In a public report now published on the Town’s website, ...
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Cleanup Continues for Westfield Following Major Storm
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Cleanup Continues for Westfield Following Major Storm
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
WESTFIELD — Mayor Jeremy Berman kicked off Tuesday night’s meeting of the Westfield Town Council with a note of thanks to the dozens of police, firefighters, EMTs and town employees who worked to keep the community safe and clear the roads both during and after this week’s heavy winter storm. “Our [...
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SPF Schools Advance Construction Spending
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met Thursday, January 22, to approve a number of contracts connected to the LaGrande Elementary School refurbishment and to address ongoing capacity concerns throughout the district. All members were present for the meeting.Board A...
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Council Salutes Retiring Police Chief Briel
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS – The Township Council saluted Police Chief Jeffrey Briel on Tuesday in anticipation of his upcoming retirement from a career with the department that has spanned more than 30 years.At the governing body’s business meeting, Mayor Joshua Losardo spoke of Chief Briel’s “exemplary” leader...
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Former Councilman Speaks Out Against Rent Collusion
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
AREA — Sean Keagan Foley, a former member of the Garwood Borough Council, is speaking out against regionalized rent collusion and is attempting to garner support for legislative change at the State level by appealing to local governing bodies. Last year, the state Office of the Attorney General (OAG...
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Wonder Hearings Continue at Cranford Planning Board
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
CRANFORD — The Cranford Planning Board met Tuesday January 21 to reorganize the board for the coming year and to hear the final round of testimony from professionals representing Wonder Group, LLC., at 40-42 Jackson Drive in Cranford.Former Vice-Chair Juan Carlos Nordelo was appointed as this year’s...
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ALJ Lockdown Lifted
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ALJ Lockdown Lifted
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, February 5, 2026
CLARK -- Arthur L. Johnson High School was under an active lockdown for most of the school day while police worked to investigate what school official...
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Frances Faltermayer
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Frances Faltermayer
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Frances Crigler Faltermayer Beloved Mother, Grandmother Frances Crigler Faltermayer, a longtime Westfield resident, passed on January 14, 2026, due to...
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Laurence Dean Johnson, Jr.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Laurence Dean Johnson, Jr. Laurence Dean Johnson, Jr. (a.k.a., “Dean”) of Westfield, New Jersey, passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side ...
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Cranford Dominates Linden On ‘Salute the Troops Night’
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Cranford Dominates Linden On ‘Salute the Troops Night’
Thursday, January 29, 2026
(Special thanks to Cougar fan) The Cranford Cougar wrestling team delivered a commanding, 63-18 victory over the Linden Tigers on a special night at C...
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Cleanup Continues for Westfield Following Major Storm
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Cleanup Continues for Westfield Following Major Storm
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
WESTFIELD — Mayor Jeremy Berman kicked off Tuesday night’s meeting of the Westfield Town Council with a note of thanks to the dozens of police, firefi...
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