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Main, News
Rec. to Discuss Swim Club Plans After Sale Completed
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — The recreation commission on Monday emphasized that it had no input into the township council’s decision to possibly acquire the Highland Swim Club property and said any decisions on what to do with the property will wait until after any sale is completed. At its meeting earlier this...
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County Moves Ahead With Plans For Warinanco Rink
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County Moves Ahead With Plans For Warinanco Rink
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
AREA — Plans to install a permanent ice rink at Warinanco Park are edging closer to reality after several years of conversation between the Union County Board of County Commissioners and local residents who say that the need for extra ice time is starting to impact team practices and recreational op...
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Clark Police Department Is Returned to Local Control
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Clark Police Department Is Returned to Local Control
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
CLARK — The Clark Township Police Department has been returned to local control after almost five years of supersession by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO). “The Township is happy but not surprised that the department has been running properly and greatly appreciates the support provided ...
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Main, News
SP Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud at Synagogue
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — A Scotch Plains woman who was accused of embezzling more than $350,000 from a local synagogue over a fouryear period has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in order to reduce her possible prison sentence from a maximum of 20 years to no more than 2.5 years.According to court documents, Sta...
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Main, News
Political Newcomers To Dominate Westfield Ballot
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
WESTFIELD — Westfield voters will have just over seven months to familiarize themselves with a host of new candidates from both sides of the political aisle, all of whom have filed petitions to run for local office. Earlier this month, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Democratic council members Linda Habgo...
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Westfield BOE Introduces Annual Budget, Breaks Down Tax Impact
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Westfield BOE Introduces Annual Budget, Breaks Down Tax Impact
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education (BOE) got down to brass tacks Tuesday and announced the official numbers for its upcoming budget and bond-referendum vote which, if approved alongside of an additional spending request, would result in an average tax increase of $1,221 to each household. ...
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Main, News
Westfield Residents to See Zero-Percent Mun. Tax Hike
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
WESTFIELD — Municipal taxes in Westfield will remain flat for the second year in a row.On Tuesday, the town council introduced an annual operating budget of $54,393,786 that will be used to fund new public-safety initiatives, finance parks and recreation services, round out personnel and service gap...
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Brindle, Westfield Dems Will Not Seek Re-Election
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Brindle, Westfield Dems Will Not Seek Re-Election
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 20, 2025
WESTFIELD — After more than seven years on the dais, Mayor Shelley Brindle and Democratic Council members Linda Habgood, David Contract and Michael Dardia collectively announced via social media on Monday that they would not seek reelection in November. “It’s time,” Mayor Brindle said, speaking with...
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Westfield Council Members Clash Over OWP
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Westfield Council Members Clash Over OWP
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 20, 2025
WESTFIELD — Earlier this month, Westfield residents became aware that Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) — a multi-national retail giant and the parent company behind the One Westfield Place (OWP) redevelopment project — had announced its intentions to file for bankruptcy. Now, the town’s elected officials ...
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Main, News
SP-F Introduces Tentative $129 MM Budget For 2025-2026
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, March 20, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — Residents of Scotch Plains and Fanwood should expect a total of $129,489,697 to fund their schools for the coming year after the district’s board of education presented its annual budget on March 13. Superintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D., told the handful of attendees at last week’s meetin...
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Union County Seeks To Amend Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Union County Seeks To Amend Hazard Mitigation Plan
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 26, 2026
COUNTY — Union County is working to better safeguard local residents, elected officials and business owners against potential disasters and dangerous ...
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Westfield Introduces 2026 Budget With $80 Tax Increase
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Westfield Introduces 2026 Budget With $80 Tax Increase
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, March 26, 2026
WESTFIELD — Town officials explained Tuesday night that residents should expect to see their municipal taxes increase by about $80 this year in respon...
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Annual Lenten Fish Fry Planned for This Friday
Thursday, March 26, 2026
WESTFIELD – The Knights of Columbus Monsignor Henry J Watterson Westfield Council 1711 will hold its Annual Lenten Fish Fry on Friday, March 27, from ...
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Lynn Whitney Silber
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Lynn Whitney Silber
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Lynn Whitney Silber Lynn Whitney Silber, age 75, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026, at Inglemoor Rehabilitation Center in Livingston, NJ. She...
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Shirley Johnson Hooper
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Shirley Johnson Hooper
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Shirley Hooper March 19, 2026 Surrounded by her four children, Shirley Anne Hooper (née Johnson), formerly of Westfield, N.J., passed peacefully on Ma...
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