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Commissioners Commend First Responders, Discuss Litigation
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Commissioners Commend First Responders, Discuss Litigation
JESSE WINTER 
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners met on September 2, just a day after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled the county and New Jersey with major flooding. The commissioners began their meeting by acknowledging county residents affected by the storm, while also recognizing the...
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Residents Voice Concerns About Edison Field Project; School Policies
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Residents Voice Concerns About Edison Field Project; School Policies
JENNIFER GLACKIN 
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
WESTFIELD — Westfield residents filled the board room and stood in the hallway during Tuesday night’s board of education meeting, where concerns were raised regarding the district’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) curriculum, school-masking policies, and the Edison Field Project. In a 5-to-4 ...
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Candidates File For BOE Elections
JESSE WINTER 
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
AREA — Summer is waning, the 2021 school year is here — and the Tuesday, November 2 General Election is approaching fast. At the ballot box, communities across Union County will elect members of their local school boards. In addition to municipal government, local school boards play a significant ro...
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Summer Giving Way to Busy Fall In Scotch Plains and Fanwood
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Summer Giving Way to Busy Fall In Scotch Plains and Fanwood
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
SCOTCH PLAINS — After a summer when many things returned to some semblance of normal, the fall calendar in Scotch Plains and Fanwood is a busy one, and one that will remain dependent on whether or not coronavirus-related restrictions need to be re-imposed as new cases rise. The end of summer will be...
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Clark Council Passes Multiple Resolutions
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Clark Council Passes Multiple Resolutions
JULIA BONAVITACOLA 
Friday, August 27, 2021
CLARK — The Clark Council met on Monday to pass a dozen new resolutions. These resolutions covered topics like the school mask mandate, Arthur L. Johnson High School’s improvements to the athletic field and grant applications. The first resolution passed that evening was in support of the Clark Boar...
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Clark Zoning Board Okays In-ground Pool 6-to-1
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Clark Zoning Board Okays In-ground Pool 6-to-1
JULIA BONAVITACOLA 
Friday, August 27, 2021
CLARK – The Clark Zoning Board met on Monday to vote on a resolution that would allow the property owners at 98 Grand Street to build an in-ground pool on the property. The resolution comes after the case was presented during the July 26 meeting. The applicants, Ken and Jocelyn Hutton, went before t...
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State Issues Cannabis Regs; Township Preps For Retail, Other Outlets
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State Issues Cannabis Regs; Township Preps For Retail, Other Outlets
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
SCOTCH PLAINS — The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission issued rules and regulations last week governing marijuana sales and distribution, and it is expected that licenses to operate retail and other types of outlets can soon be applied for and then issued. Last November, voters in New Jersey — i...
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Westfield Resident Urges Local, State Officials to Petition Feds on Gun Control
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Westfield Resident Urges Local, State Officials to Petition Feds on Gun Control
JESSE WINTER 
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
AREA — Tony LaPorta, a long-time Westfield resident and father, like so many Americans, experiences extreme sadness every time he sees a mass shooting on the news. What has become commonplace in American society since the Columbine shootings in 1999, notes Mr. LaPorta, follows a predictable cycle of...
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Westfield Family, Neighbor Recall Brothers’ Sacrifice in WW II
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Westfield Family, Neighbor Recall Brothers’ Sacrifice in WW II
JESSE WINTER 
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
WESTFIELD — It’s a story straight out of a Hollywood World War II epic. A young man enlists in the Army to prevent his brother from being drafted into the war. That is what Frank De Cillis did in the early 1940s, in the hopes that joining the military would allow his brother, Tony, to escape the war...
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State Issues Cannabis Regs; Township Preps For Retail, Other Outlets
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State Issues Cannabis Regs; Township Preps For Retail, Other Outlets
FRED T. ROSSI 
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
SCOTCH PLAINS — The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission issued rules and regulations last week governing marijuana sales and distribution, and it is expected that licenses to operate retail and other types of outlets can soon be applied for and then issued. Last November, voters in New Jersey — i...
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Ice Rink Plans Face Environmental Opposition
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Ice Rink Plans Face Environmental Opposition
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, August 28, 2025
COUNTY — Environmentalists from across the area are pushing back against Union County’s plans to remove approximately 60 mature oak trees from Warinan...
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Lawsuit Challenging Westfield Cell Tower Is Dismissed
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Lawsuit Challenging Westfield Cell Tower Is Dismissed
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, August 21, 2025
SCOTH PLAINS/WESTFIELD – A Superior Court judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by several Scotch Plains residents seeking to block the installati...
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Participants Relate Experiences At Babe Ruth 14U World Series
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Participants Relate Experiences At Babe Ruth 14U World Series
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Special thanks to Coach Marcus Mattielli who got all the quotes from the participants.Once in a lifetime opportunities rarely occur but the Westfield ...
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St. Justin 6th Jars St. Francis In Third Round Playoffs, 7-1
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FAZIO GRAND SLAM; MARINELLO & SARNA RULE ‘D’
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By DAVID B. CORBIN 
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Defensive acrobatics and very effective pitching performances kept both teams on edge when St. Francis hosted St. Justin in the third round of the St....
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St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball Final Standings & Playoff Results:
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St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball Final Standings & Playoff Results:
Thursday, August 21, 2025
FINAL STANDINGS: TEAM W L T St. Ignatius 17 4 St. Anthony 13 8 St. George 10 9 2 St. Wolfgang 10 10 1 St. Vincent 8 11 2 St. Francis 8 13 St. Justin 8...
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