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Mayor, Council Seat Up in Scotch Plains; Fanwood Dems Unopposed
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Mayor, Council Seat Up in Scotch Plains; Fanwood Dems Unopposed
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Scotch Plains Republicans will look to make a dent in the Democrats’ unanimous control of the township council in next Tuesday’s election, while Fanwood Democrats are assured of retaining full control of that governing body. Democratic Mayor Joshua Losardo is seeking a second...
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Council, BOE Seats Up For Grabs in Garwood
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Council, BOE Seats Up For Grabs in Garwood
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
GARWOOD — Four candidates, including two incumbents, will be vying to secure two, three-year terms on the Garwood Borough Council next week. Democrat Sean Keagan Foley, who was elected in 2023 to fill the remaining year of an unexpired term, is running alongside political newcomer Chase Padusniak, o...
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Mayor, Council, BOE Seats Open In Clark
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Mayor, Council, BOE Seats Open In Clark
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
CLARK — Clark’s longtime mayor Sal Bonaccorso will square off against Democratic challenger Michael Shulman next week. Mr. Bonaccorso, who was first elected to serve as a Republican member of the Clark Township Council in 1996 before being elected as mayor in 2000, currently is facing state-level le...
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Local Leaders Prepare For New Affordable-Housing Mandates
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Local Leaders Prepare For New Affordable-Housing Mandates
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
AREA — Earlier this month, the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced a new round of affordable-housing obligations that will require New Jersey municipalities to make room for over 147,000 new units over the course of the next decade. And while it may be years before shovels hit the ...
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Clark Reservoir Project Hits Transit Snag
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Clark Reservoir Project Hits Transit Snag
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
AREA — Union County will likely move ahead with plans to construct a small parking lot and public boat ramp at the end of Wendell Place in Clark as part of a larger renovation project scheduled for completion at the Clark Reservoir. The boat-ramp installation has drawn criticism from Wendell Place r...
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Three Vie For Open Seat On Cranford Township Committee
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
CRANFORD — Cranford voters will head to the polls next week to select a member of the township committee from a pool comprised of one incumbent and two challengers.Commissioner Gina Black, who was first elected to the committee in 2021, will be vying for a new, threeyear term as a member of the town...
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Senate, Congressional Seats Up In Union County
By LAUREN S. BARR 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
AREA — Next week, with half the Senate and Congress up for election, area voters will choose a new Senator to represent New Jersey along with Congressional representatives in the 7th and 10th Congressional Districts.Following the lengthy scandal, trial, conviction and eventual resignation of disgrac...
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Cranford BOE Appoints New Principal at Lincoln
By ALEX HAVARDANSKY 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
CRANFORD — The Cranford Board of Education voted unanimously at its monthly general meeting Monday to appoint Sean Sawyer the new principal at Cranford’s Lincoln School, located on Thomas Street.The board noted that Mr. Sawyer would succeed current Principal Dennis McCaffery, who will retire from th...
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Cranford Committee Reflects On Veterans
By ALEX HAVARDANSKY 
Thursday, October 31, 2024
CRANFORD — Cranford is gearing up for a busy couple of weeks. During its Tuesday meeting, the township committee addressed several upcoming events, while also giving a nod to this week’s Halloween festivities.The committee also reminded residents that Tuesday, November 5, is Election Day. Polling st...
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SP-F BOE Announces Plans For New, Less-Costly Referendum
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 24, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education announced last week that it plans to put a new, scaled-back bond referendum to the voters in January to help address facilities concerns and overcrowding throughout the district. A similar, two-part, $115-million question that would have a...
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Council Candidates Mostly Agree on Election Topics
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Council Candidates Mostly Agree on Election Topics
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, October 16, 2025
WESTFIELD – The eight candidates for Town Council last week found themselves mostly in agreement on a number of topics related to the downtown, the On...
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Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder Following Police Standoff
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE–A Mountainside man is facing attempted murder charges after firing a gun at law enforcement officers during an hours-long standoff this p...
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Four Centuries in a Weekend Open House in Mountainside
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Four Centuries in a Weekend Open House in Mountainside
Thursday, October 16, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE – The weekend of October 18-19 marks Union County’s Four Centuries in a Weekend event. Each year, Union County celebrates its important p...
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Blue Devils Fall to SPF Raiders In Tight Boys Soccer Clash, 1-0
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By Abby Pisarra & Audrey Smith HI?S EYE SPORTS & WHS Westfield 0 0 0 Sc Pl-Fanwood 0 1 1 
Thursday, October 16, 2025
The air was thick with tension in Scotch Plains as the Westfield High School Blue Devils battled rivals Scotch Plains-Fanwood on October 7, fighting f...
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