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Tour de Westfield Returns For Third Year
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
WESTFIELD – Tour de Westfield, an annual event that began during the Covid-19 pandemic as a way to get people to stay active during the shutdown, returns to town this Sunday with a few new additions.“A lot of people have told us that they would like to see a longer course, and we were able to work w...
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NJFO Opens Season in Westfield With The Gypsy Spirit
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NJFO Opens Season in Westfield With The Gypsy Spirit
Thursday, September 11, 2025
WESTFIELD — The New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO), led by Music Director David Wroe, opens its 2025–26 season with The Gypsy Spirit, a dazzling celebration of folk energy and symphonic brilliance, on Saturday, September 27 at 7 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield. This season-opening per...
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Fanwood Residents Plan Legal Action Against South Ave. Development
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Fanwood Residents Plan Legal Action Against South Ave. Development
By KATIE MOEN and FRED T.ROSSI 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
FANWOOD — A group of Fanwood residents concerned with overdevelopment are banding together in hopes of securing the necessary legal funds to challenge a proposed development at 383 South Avenue. Despite opposition from neighborhood residents, in June the Planning Board approved an application to dev...
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Fanwood to Expand Sunday Liquor Store Hours
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
FANWOOD – The borough council is expected to soon revise its regulations and expand the hours on Sundays when the liquor store on South Avenue can begin selling their products.At its August meeting, an owner of Fanwood Liquors asked the council to amend the local ordinance to allow sales on Sundays ...
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County OKs Bonds For Capital Projects
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
COUNTY — Last month, the Union County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a $43million bond ordinance that will be used to purchase new vehicles and equipment, fund a series of public improvements and finance upgrades to telecommunications systems throughout the area. The ordinance, 860-2...
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Garwood Council Swears in New Police Officers
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
GARWOOD- Mayor Jen Blumenstock suspended the regular order of business during Thursday night’s meeting to swear in three new police officers to the Garwood Police Department.“This is one of my favorite things to do as Mayor, and our Police Department has had a number of officers come into the depart...
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Westfield’s Forgotten History: Remembering Columbus Elementary
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Westfield’s Forgotten History: Remembering Columbus Elementary
By Loganathan Hargreaves WHS Class of ?28 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
I am an upcoming 10th grader at Westfield High School, and I was fortunate to attend the Vanishing Westfield Neighborhoods: The African American Experience Exhibit curated by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfield. The experience deeply moved me, especially learning about the closur...
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Car Show Planned For Mountainside
By SERENA BROWN 
Thursday, September 4, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE — On Tuesday, the Mountainside Council discussed a request by the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce (GWACC) to close Mountain Avenue for a car show slated to be held later this month.The council agreed to move the resolution to the September 16 agenda for voting. The council al...
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BOE Completes Training Following HIB Concerns
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BOE Completes Training Following HIB Concerns
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, August 28, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education met Tuesday to complete a board training from the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), and to review the results of a self-administered NJSBA survey. The training was led by Field Service Representative Jeanne Cleary, who explained what the assoc...
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Family Launches GoFundMe To Aid Son’s Medical Bills
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Family Launches GoFundMe To Aid Son’s Medical Bills
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 28, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE — A Mountainside family whose threeyear- old son, Buzzy, was diagnosed with a rare condition last year is reaching out to ask the local community for support as costly medical expenses continue to pile up.“Buzzy is an extraordinary kid,” the boy’s mother, Amanda Blackman told The Leader...
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Washington School Show Celebrates 79 Years
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Washington School Show Celebrates 79 Years
Thursday, January 15, 2026
WESTFIELD -- Westfield’s Washington Elementary “Washington School Show” returns for its 79th annual performance with a unique production entitled, “Le...
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Saks Bankruptcy Leads To Questions For Westfield Redevel.
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Saks Bankruptcy Leads To Questions For Westfield Redevel.
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 22, 2026
WESTFIELD – The news that Saks Global, the managing entity behind the One Westfield Place Redevelopment Project, would be filing for bankruptcy made g...
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Cranford Legal Battle Draws To A Close After Three Years
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
CRANFORD – A legal battle that has been stretching out for almost three years between the Township of Cranford and an active member of its Police Depa...
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Annette Marie Capone
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Annette Marie Capone
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Annette Marie Capone Annette Marie (nee Esposito) Capone, 81, died on January 12, 2026, surrounded by family. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she gre...
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Harmon V. Swart II
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Harmon V. Swart II
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Harmon V. Swart II Harmon V. Swart II, 78, of Cooperstown, NY, formerly of Westfield, NJ, passed away January 1, 2026. He was born August 5, 1947, in ...
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