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Flooding, Bureaucracy Leads to Years-Long Struggle for Cranford Family
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Flooding, Bureaucracy Leads to Years-Long Struggle for Cranford Family
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
CRANFORD — After years of struggling with a flood-prone property, Jay Stevens thought he was ready to face down whatever challenges nature could throw at him. But when Hurricane Ida ripped through New Jersey in the fall of 2021, everything changed. “We lost everything,” he said. “We lost our car, we...
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Westfield OKs Multi-Family Building on South Avenue
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Westfield OKs Multi-Family Building on South Avenue
LAURA KREISER 
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
WESTFIELD — Monday evening, the Westfield Planning Board approved an application for a three-unit, multi-family home that included parking and “related improvements” at 211 South Avenue East. Joseph Paparo, lawyer for the applicant, introduced the project, which will sit on on a narrow lot near the ...
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Planning Board OK’s Next Phase Of South Ave. Redevelopment
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Planning Board OK’s Next Phase Of South Ave. Redevelopment
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
WESTFIELD — A 36-unit residential complex slated for construction as part of the South Avenue Redevelopment Plan received conditional site-plan approval from the Westfield Planning Board on Monday after approximately four hours of testimony by planners, architects and designers. “This project is a s...
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Westfield Council Talks Car Thefts, Road Paving
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Westfield Council Talks Car Thefts, Road Paving
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
WESTFIELD — As car thefts continue to plague Union County, Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle and other local officials are lending their collective support to a new package of state-level legislation designed to deter repeat offenders. The four bills, signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy earlier th...
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Westfield Resident Arrested Following Overnight SWAT Standoff
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Westfield Resident Arrested Following Overnight SWAT Standoff
LAUREN S. BARR and KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, July 6, 2023
WESTFIELD — A Westfield resident who barricaded himself inside of his Boulevard home following a domestic disturbance incident on Wednesday evening is facing numerous charges in connection with a 14-hour armed standoff that resulted in minor injuries, road closures and the expenditure of numerous lo...
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Dog Tag Helps Westfield Man Rediscover His Dad
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Dog Tag Helps Westfield Man Rediscover His Dad
KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
WESTFIELD — A Westfield man has been reunited with an important memento from the past, thanks to an unlikely set of circumstances involving a World War II Army veteran, a decommissioned Belgian air base and a young urban explorer with a passion for uncovering history. The story begins in a small tow...
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Garden Clubs in Westfield Give Back to Community
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Garden Clubs in Westfield Give Back to Community
CAROLINE COLLINS 
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
WESTFIELD — The town’s two main garden clubs, The Garden Club of Westfield and The Rake and Hoe Garden Club, Inc. of Westfield, founded in 1922 and 1952, respectively, are responsible for many of the community gardens and planters around town. The Garden Club of Westfield maintains the Blue Star Mem...
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Fanwood Planning BoardBegins Carano Square Hearings
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Fanwood Planning BoardBegins Carano Square Hearings
FRED T. ROSSI For Union County HAWK 
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
FANWOOD — The planning board will resume its hearing in August on the application to redevelop the former A&P supermarket site on South Avenue into two apartment buildings, a restaurant and a new home for Fanwood Liquors. At last week’s initial hearing, which stretched more than three and a half hou...
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Ranking Officers Resign Following Discrimination Suit
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Ranking Officers Resign Following Discrimination Suit
LAUREN S. BARR 
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Police Department’s highest-ranking African-American and female police officers have pled guilty to insubordination and neglect of duty and have resigned from the department, ending a lawsuit they brought last year. The lawsuit brought against the Town of Westfield and Chie...
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New BOE Member Comes Under Fire for Public Statement
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New BOE Member Comes Under Fire for Public Statement
KIMBERLY A. EVANS 
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
WESTFIELD — During the Westfield Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening, a discussion was held regarding newly-elected board member, Charles Gelinas’ recent letter posted on TAPintoWestfield. It was said that the original letter was published on June 22, noting that Mr. Gelinas was speaking as a...
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Updated Wednesday, November 5, 2025 ~ 11:30 a.m. ~ Unofficial Results * Denotes Incumbent, ☑️ indicates projected winner Westfield Mayor Jeremy Berman...
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Westfield Dems Sweep Election, Maintain Majority
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WESTFIELD — The Westfield Democrats celebrated a sweeping victory Tuesday night, claiming four open Council seats and securing another four-year Mayor...
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CRANFORD — Mayor Terrence Curran, who was recently elected to a new term on the Township Committee, called for an end to what he called “disruptive be...
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WESTFIELD – The battle for equal access and respect is a story that echoes across centuries, and it takes center stage as the awardwinning Westfield H...
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AREA — New Jersey Democrats managed to wrest control of the 21st Legislative District for the first time since the early 90’s on Tuesday night.Vincent...
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