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Town Responds to Resident Queries on One Westfield Place
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Town Responds to Resident Queries on One Westfield Place
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
WESTFIELD — On Wednesday, after press time, representatives from HBC|Streetworks are set to reveal their updated plans for One Westfield Place during a Facebook Live event. As the large-scale redevelopment project begins to transition out of its conceptual design phase into something more tactile an...
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Westfield BOE Appoints Diamond to Fill Vacated Seat
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Westfield BOE Appoints Diamond to Fill Vacated Seat
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
WESTFIELD — On Tuesday, during a special meeting of the Westfield Board of Education, former board member Kent Diamond was appointed by unanimous decision to fill the remaining two months of Amy Root’s unexpired term. Mr. Diamond, who served one term on the board, from 2017 to 2020, was selected fro...
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Westfield Teacher Arrested For Drug Possession, Child Endangerment
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Westfield Teacher Arrested For Drug Possession, Child Endangerment
LAUREN S. BARR and KATIE MOEN 
Friday, January 6, 2023
WESTFIELD — Roosevelt Intermediate School art teacher Frank Thompson has been charged with possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (fentanyl), a crime of the third degree; possession of drug paraphernalia and endangering the welfare of children after a November incident which occurred in his ...
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Scotch Plains Resident Files Suit Against Westfield
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Scotch Plains Resident Files Suit Against Westfield
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
SCOTCH PLAINS — A Scotch Plains resident has filed suit against the Town of Westfield in response to a proposed 130-foot monopole antenna slated for installation at the Westfield Conservation Center. The suit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court by attorney Justin Santagata on behalf of Winding Brook...
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Clark Officials Prepare For Tough Budget Season
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Clark Officials Prepare For Tough Budget Season
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
CLARK — On Sunday, during the township’s annual reorganization meeting, Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso said local residents should prepare themselves for a difficult tax season in 2023. “Right now, we’re looking at a very big budget increase, and we are only at the beginning stages of it,” Mayor Bonacco...
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Lamberts Mill School Reopens After Ida Flood Destruction
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Lamberts Mill School Reopens After Ida Flood Destruction
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
WESTFIELD — After nearly three years of pandemic-related challenges, detrimental flooding and temporary displacement, the staff, teachers and administrators of the Union County Educational Services Commission (UCESC) were finally able to step through the doors of their school on Lamberts Mill Road o...
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Family Spreads Awareness In Honor of Their Son
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Family Spreads Awareness In Honor of Their Son
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
WESTFIELD — When David Kabakow, 23, awoke on the morning of August 3, 2015, something felt off. “He said he wasn’t feeling well and had decided to stay home from work,” David’s mother, Robin Kabakow, said, speaking with The Westfield Leader last week. “I wasn’t that concerned. I think I went to the ...
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Gov. Murphy Signs Gun-Control Bill, Prepares For Legal Fight
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Gov. Murphy Signs Gun-Control Bill, Prepares For Legal Fight
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
SCOTCH PLAINS — When the Supreme Court ruled a long-standing New York gun-control act as unconstitutional earlier this year, states like New Jersey (historically home to some of the nation’s most severe gun restrictions) began to work to reconcile the need for compliance against the safety and secur...
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Mayor Sara Todisco Reflects on Years of Service
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Mayor Sara Todisco Reflects on Years of Service
KELLY MEHORTER 
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
GARWOOD — During her last regular council meeting on December 22, outgoing Mayor Sara Todisco reflected on her 12 years as an elected official in Garwood. Mayor Todisco, a fourth-generation resident of Garwood, began her first term as a councilwoman in 2011 at only 22 years old. She was re-elected t...
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Gov. Murphy Signs Gun-Control Bill, Prepares For Legal Fight
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Gov. Murphy Signs Gun-Control Bill, Prepares For Legal Fight
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
SCOTCH PLAINS — When the Supreme Court ruled a long-standing New York gun-control act as unconstitutional earlier this year, states like New Jersey (historically home to some of the nation’s most severe gun restrictions) began to work to reconcile the need for compliance against the safety and secur...
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Westfield Man Gets Probation Following Child Porn Arrest
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
WESTFIELD — An 85-year-old Westfield resident who admitted to owning elicit materials depicting child abuse has been given probation after pleading gu...
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Our Town Still Speaks to Every Town: A Timeless Portrait of Life and Loss
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Our Town Still Speaks to Every Town: A Timeless Portrait of Life and Loss
By DEVON GOHDE 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
UNION – Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is a rare kind of play—one that finds profound meaning in the simplest corners of human life. First performed in 19...
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Rialto Spotlight Series: Harlem Renaissance Legacy
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Thursday, October 30, 2025
WESTFIELD -- The Rialto Center for Creativity’s Spotlight Series continues on Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m., bringing audiences a powerful evenin...
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Domogala, Berman Vie To Be Next Westfield Mayor
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Domogala, Berman Vie To Be Next Westfield Mayor
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
WESTFIELD — Two candidates - Michal Domogala (a Republican currently serving as one of the two Ward 3 representatives on the Town Council) and Democra...
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Blue Devils Daze Ridge, 14-7, In Home Football Showdown
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Blue Devils Daze Ridge, 14-7, In Home Football Showdown
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Across the board determination and a complete game performance was needed if the Westfield High School football team would have any chance of upsettin...
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