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Scotch Plains Mourns Teen Killed In E-Bike Accident
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Scotch Plains Mourns Teen Killed In E-Bike Accident
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains community is mourning the loss of 13-year-old Nico Lombardi, an eighth-grade student at Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School who was killed after colliding with a landscaping truck while riding his e-bike across Mountain Avenue last week.“At moments like this, it is more important than ever that we come together as a community, to support one another, to lean on ea...
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Westfields SAR Hosts Historic Events
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Westfields SAR Hosts Historic Events
Thursday, September 25, 2025
WESTFIELD -- On Saturday, September 13, the West Fields Chapter of the New Jersey Society of the Sons of the American Revolution along with the NJSSAR...
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Blue Devils Seize Rivalry Win In OT Showdown With Summit
Sports
SCHWARZENBEK HITS WINNER, MANGOLD STRIKES GOLD
Blue Devils Seize Rivalry Win In OT Showdown With Summit
By HI?S EYE SPORT & WHS LILY PATEL & DYLAN SINGER 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
As the noise from the sidelines and stands descended into silence, senior Emma Schwarzenbek stepped up to take the corner with the game on the line. W...
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SPF Voters Face Full BOE Ballot In November
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 25, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Voters in Fanwood and Scotch Plains will face a full ballot in November when they head to the polls to choose three members of...
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Community
EZ Ride Honors Garwood at 2025 Event
Thursday, September 25, 2025
WOOD-RIDGE — EZ Ride is pleased to announce that Borough of Garwood will be honored for its exceptional achievements in Safe Routes to School (SRTS) a...
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Gratitude for Bumble BFF: New Ways to Make Friends
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, September 25, 2025
“It’s too late,” many of my psychotherapy patients said with downcast eyes and frowning mouths, “It’s all over.” “What’s too late?” I asked, worried t...
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Garwood Juvenile Charged With Homicide Following Fatal Crash
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Garwood Juvenile Charged With Homicide Following Fatal Crash
By KATIE MOEN and LAUREN S. BARR 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
CRANFORD — A 17-year-old male from Garwood was charged today with two counts of first-degree murder following a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash that l...
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Lawsuit Seeks Reversal of Fanwood Building Approval
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Lawsuit Seeks Reversal of Fanwood Building Approval
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, September 25, 2025
FANWOOD – A lawsuit has been filed that seeks to have the planning board’s approval of the South Avenue apartment building project overturned and annu...
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Westfield Faces Legal Callenges to New Affordable Housing Plan
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Westfield Faces Legal Callenges to New Affordable Housing Plan
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 25, 2025
WESTFIELD — Westfield is facing legal challenges from two separate development entities who claim that the town’s proposed approach to the most recent...
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Blue Devils Get Past Sparta, Kent Place Dragons in V-Ball
Sports
Blue Devils Get Past Sparta, Kent Place Dragons in V-Ball
Prepared by DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Just one day after suffering its first loss of the season in three games (26.24, 24-26, 25-22) to the Governor Livingston Highlanders, the Westfield H...
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Blue Devils Seize Rivalry Win In OT Showdown With Summit
Sports
SCHWARZENBEK HITS WINNER, MANGOLD STRIKES GOLD
Blue Devils Seize Rivalry Win In OT Showdown With Summit
By HI?S EYE SPORT & WHS LILY PATEL & DYLAN SINGER 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
As the noise from the sidelines and stands descended into silence, senior Emma Schwarzenbek stepped up to take the corner with the game on the line. W...
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NJ Semi Rematch Ends in Win For Blue Devils Vs. Montclair
Sports
NJ Semi Rematch Ends in Win For Blue Devils Vs. Montclair
By HI?S EYE SPORTS & WHS SAM JUDKA & COOPER RICHMAN 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
It took the No. 4 Westfield High School girls soccer team just seven minutes and seven seconds to find the back of the net in a game against the Montc...
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Carl Malcolm Kumpf Sr.
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Carl Malcolm Kumpf Sr.
Thursday, October 2, 2025
In Loving Memory of Carl Malcolm Kumpf Sr. June 14, 1939 – September 26, 2025 Carl Malcolm Kumpf Sr., beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend,...
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Michael Walsh
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Michael Walsh
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Michael Walsh, Devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather and Volunteer Michael Walsh, a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, friend, and decorat...
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Mildred L. Cerefice
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Mildred L. Cerefice
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Mildred Cerefice In Loving Memory Mildred Cerefice of Westfield, NJ, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2025, at the age of 87. Mildred was born ...
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Shady Rest Joins National Black Golf Hall Of Fame
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Shady Rest Joins National Black Golf Hall Of Fame
Thursday, October 2, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS – Shady Rest Country Club, the first Black-owned golf and country club in the United States, was proudly inducted into the National Blac...
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Community
Estate Sale Fundraiser Announced for Oct. 3 and 4
Thursday, October 2, 2025
MOUNTAINSIDE – The Mountainside Restoration Committee’s MRC Estate Sales division will beconducting an outstanding Estate Sale to raise funds for the ...
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Senior Programs, Resources Initiative to Visit Libraries
Thursday, October 2, 2025
COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites seniors and caregivers to the upcoming Aging Services Kiosk (ASK) events in October to...
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Fanwood Library To Host Banned Books Artshow
Arts and Entertainment
Fanwood Library To Host Banned Books Artshow
Thursday, October 2, 2025
FANWOOD -- In a unique collaboration, the Fanwood Memorial Library, EllisAngel, a Scotch Plains-based artist and activist, and PEN America presents Th...
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Arts and Entertainment
‘One Battle After Another’ Explores Generational Struggles
By NATE LECHNER 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Throughout his career, writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson has rarely told a contemporary story. He has explored different aspects of America’s past ...
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The Mighty Four: A World Premiere Production
Arts and Entertainment, News
The Mighty Four: A World Premiere Production
Thursday, September 25, 2025
SUMMIT — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present The Mighty Four by Catherine Butterfield, a world prem...
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Garwood Juvenile Charged With Homicide Following Fatal Crash
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Garwood Juvenile Charged With Homicide Following Fatal Crash
By KATIE MOEN and LAUREN S. BARR 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
CRANFORD — A 17-year-old male from Garwood was charged today with two counts of first-degree murder following a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash that l...
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Westfield Faces Legal Callenges to New Affordable Housing Plan
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Westfield Faces Legal Callenges to New Affordable Housing Plan
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 25, 2025
WESTFIELD — Westfield is facing legal challenges from two separate development entities who claim that the town’s proposed approach to the most recent...
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Lawsuit Seeks Reversal of Fanwood Building Approval
Front Page, Main
Lawsuit Seeks Reversal of Fanwood Building Approval
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, September 25, 2025
FANWOOD – A lawsuit has been filed that seeks to have the planning board’s approval of the South Avenue apartment building project overturned and annu...
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Scotch Plains Mourns Teen Killed In E-Bike Accident
Main
Scotch Plains Mourns Teen Killed In E-Bike Accident
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains community is mourning the loss of 13-year-old Nico Lombardi, an eighth-grade student at Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle...
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NJ Semi Rematch Ends in Win For Blue Devils Vs. Montclair
Sports
NJ Semi Rematch Ends in Win For Blue Devils Vs. Montclair
By HI?S EYE SPORTS & WHS SAM JUDKA & COOPER RICHMAN 
Thursday, October 2, 2025
It took the No. 4 Westfield High School girls soccer team just seven minutes and seven seconds to find the back of the net in a game against the Montc...
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