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These 9 Westfield Crossing Guard Posts Will Not be Staffed Next Week
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Downtown Westfield Executive Director Resigns, Taking Post in Red Bank
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Westfield HRAC: Town Commission Updates 2022 Meeting Dates
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Rally in Westfield Protests Supreme Court’s Pending Abortion Decision
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Union County Approves 2022 Budget. See Tax Impact in Your Town
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A Changing of the Westfield Town Clerks: Veteran Retires, Deputy Takes Helm
By MATT KADOSH
May 21, 2022WESTFIELD, NJ — Some parents may consider walking their children to school next week as nine crossing guard posts will not be staffed.
Mayor Shelley Brindle announced Friday that the posts will be vacant for the week of May 23 because of COVID-19 infections and off-duty personal injury cases.
“The town must once again temporarily reduce the number of crossing guard ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The executive director of Westfield’s special improvement district announced that he is resigning from his post in Westfield and taking a job leading Red Bank’s downtown district.
Bob Zuckerman, who was hired in 2020, announced his resignation at Wednesday's meeting of the board of Downtown Westfield Corporation.
His last day on the job in Westfield ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A town commission that serves as a partner in fighting hate has announced updated meeting dates for the year.
The Human Relations Advisory Commission will meet virtually at 7 p.m. on the following dates, the commission announced:
Tuesday, May 31
Tuesday, July 26
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Tuesday, Nov. 29
“HRAC serves as a resource and community ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Debby Hall, of Scotch Plains, carried a sign that says, “Our daughters and granddaughters must have the same rights as we did.”
Hall, 57, was among several hundred who turned out in Mindowaskin Park Saturday for the “We Won’t Go Back Rally” protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s impending decision to overturn the landmark abortion ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county Board of Commissioners following a public hearing Thursday adopted a $513.7 million budget, which does not increase the county-wide tax levy.
While the spending plan comes with an average tax decrease of $28 for county homeowners, the impact varies by municipality with the average homeowner in Union County slated to pay $2,066 in county taxes this year. In ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — There’s been a change in leadership at the Westfield Town Clerk’s Office.
The town council on Tuesday approved the appointment of Maureen Lawshe, formerly the deputy town clerk, to the position of town clerk at the same meeting during which the mayor and council offered honors to retiring Town Clerk Tara Rowley.
“Tara has often been described as ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A developer’s plan to build a 64-unit apartment building on a residential street in downtown Westfield continues to draw criticism from residents and support from the town’s government that on Tuesday defended its role in the redevelopment process.
Opponents of the development, known as the Sophia, voiced their opposition during the town council meeting and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — If you’re driving southbound on Prospect Street onto East Broad Street don’t plan on turning left.
On Tuesday, the town announced that left turns are prohibited at the intersection “addressing a long-time problem area for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.”
Signs seen at the intersection and fresh roadway painting communicate the right ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Town Council has adopted a $52.04 million budget that increases the municipal tax rate by 1.98%.
The budget approved Tuesday, April 26, hikes the tax levy by 3.04% to $30.24 million. This amount does not include the $2.84 million library tax. The budget cites allowable exceptions to the state's 2% tax cap law, including for pension obligations and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A space that once housed a clothing retailer on Elm Street is anticipated to serve as a center for a developer to present its plans for the former Lord & Taylor and train station parking lot properties.
The planning board on Monday approved an amendment to the Downtown Westfield Scattered Site Redevelopment Plan that would allow the property at 76 Elm Street, the ...
By UNION COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
May 17, 2022Union County will receive a 2022 NACo Achievement Award, acknowledging the groundbreaking partnership between the County and Kean University, forming the first proprietary, County and academic run COVID-19 testing lab in the nation. NACo – the National Association of Counties – has awarded Union County with three 2022 Achievement Awards in total.
“Since the onset of ...
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By CARLA BONACCI, FAIA, PP
May 19, 2022To the Editor:
The proposed Sophia apartment building at Prospect Street and Ferris Place is obtrusive and out of scale with its surrounding residential neighborhood. At a height of 50 feet and a footprint of 35,000 square feet, the bulk of the Sophia building would overwhelm the adjacent single-family houses at this prominent corner location.
Hundreds of Westfield residents have already ...