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FW Dems Retain Control; Shared Court Set to Start
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
FANWOOD – Democrats formally retained their unanimous control of the Borough Council on Monday with the swearing in of two recently-reelected members, including Kathy Mitchell, who is beginning her recordbreaking ninth term on the governing body.At the Council’s Reorganization meeting, Ms. Mitchell ...
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Gov. Elect Sherrill Swears in Cranford Commissioners
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Gov. Elect Sherrill Swears in Cranford Commissioners
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
CRANFORD — Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill visited Cranford Sunday to swear in Democrats Kathleen Miller Prunty and Dr. Terrance Curran to the Township Committee following their re-election in November. Governor-Elect Sherrill was also joined by Assemblywoman Linda Carter, who swore in Ms. Prunty for ...
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Man Arrested Following Seneca Place Burglary
Thursday, January 8, 2026
WESTFIELD – Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro has announced criminal charges against Abdul Hakim Y. White, 18, of Newark for burglary to a Westfield residence.Uniformed patrol officers, along with plainclothes police officers assigned to an overnight combat auto theft detail, responded to...
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Uno Game Results in Assault Charges
Thursday, January 8, 2026
CLARK – On December 19, 2025, at approximately 12:08 am, Clark Police responded to the 200 block of Gibson Boulevard on a report of a fight involving a baseball bat. Upon arrival of the first responding police officer, several vehicles were seen leaving the area. Officers on scene began an investiga...
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Commissioner Bodek Named County Chair
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
COUNTY — Joseph Bodek was sworn in as this year’s Chair of the Union County Board of County Commissioners during the body’s annual reorganization meeting on New Years Day.Mr. Bodek, who has served as City Clerk in Linden for more than a decade, said last week that he plans to prioritize “thoughtful ...
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Westfield Freshman Earns Spot In World Hockey Championships
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Westfield Freshman Earns Spot In World Hockey Championships
By SYDNEY HERSKOWITZ 
Thursday, December 25, 2025
WESTFIELD — Westfield High School freshman Chelsea Tsvirko will represent Australia in the 2026 IIHF U18 Women’s Hockey World Championships, becoming one of the youngest players competing in the international tournament this January.Ms. Tsvirko began playing hockey at age six while living in Switzer...
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Commissioner Board Wishes Granados, Kowalski Well
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Commissioner Board Wishes Granados, Kowalski Well
By KATIE MOEN 
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners bid a fond farewell to two of its longestserving members last week during the organization’s final meeting of the year. Commissioners Bette Jane Kowalski (better known throughout the county as BJ) and Sergio Granados both announced earlier this...
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First Congregational Church Welcomes
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First Congregational Church Welcomes
Thursday, December 18, 2025
WESTFIELD – First Congregational Church of Westfield invites friends and family everywhere to celebrate the Christmas season at several Advent worship services centered around the theme, “Questioning Christmas: How Curiosity Changes Everything.”Advent is a season of waiting—but not passive waiting. ...
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Westfield BOE Receives Clean Audit
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Westfield BOE Receives Clean Audit
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, December 18, 2025
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education will head into the new year with a clean financial slate as it prepares to launch a series of capital improvement projects throughout the district.“[This year’s] audit went very well,” Scott Clelland, an auditor with O’Connor Davies, said, speaking during...
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Clark Planning Board Green Lights Westfield Ave. Project
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Clark Planning Board Green Lights Westfield Ave. Project
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, December 11, 2025
CLARK — The Clark Planning Board granted its conditional approval last week for plans to build a fourstory, mixed-use residential complex on the site of a long-vacated grocery store that has been slated for redevelopment for almost seven years.The property, which has not been put to any real use sin...
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Saks Global Awarded $500 Million In Relief Funds
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Saks Global Awarded $500 Million In Relief Funds
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 30, 2026
WESTFIELD — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas last week signed off on $500 million worth of exit financing that Saks Gl...
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Tensions Build As Ash Brook Conditions Deteriorate
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Tensions Build As Ash Brook Conditions Deteriorate
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, April 23, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Ash Brook Golf Course, located in Scotch Plains, has fully reopened for the Spring season, but players say that flooding, neglect ...
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Blue Devils Fall to Summit, 9-6, Ridgewood in Lacrosse OT, 6-5
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Blue Devils Fall to Summit, 9-6, Ridgewood in Lacrosse OT, 6-5
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINThree Top-8 ranked boys lacrosse teams battled it out for supremacy at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield on April 22 and Apr...
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Garwood Planning Board Reviews Food Truck Ord.
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Garwood Planning Board Reviews Food Truck Ord.
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, April 30, 2026
GARWOOD – The Garwood Planning Board last week discussed a pending ordinance that would require food truck operators to apply for permits any timethey...
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Westfield Home
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Westfield Home
ByKATIEMOEN 
Thursday, April 30, 2026
WESTFIELD — A Kirkview Circle home has been deemed uninhabitable following an early morning fire that destroyed the two-and-a-half story residence on ...
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