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Former Westfield Students Address School Board About Firing of High School Teacher
May 16, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - The recent firing of Westfield teacher Kevin Johnson brought former students to Tuesday's Board of Education meeti...
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Local Teens Take the Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, May 16
May 16, 2012Most teenagers daydream about singing or dancing on a stage before a live audience. That dream becomes reality for Union County ...
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Beyond the Classroom: Westfield Students Advocate for Global Gender Equality and Human Rights
May 14, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - Two Westfield students recently joined decision-makers from around the world at a United Nations conference aimed at i...
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Come Learn About Recreational Programs for Children with Special Needs in Westfield Community
May 11, 2012The Westfield Special Education Parent Teacher Committee invites you to attend a roundtable discussion on recreational programming for...
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Literacy Volunteers to Honor CBS Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author at 25th Anniversary Gala
May 11, 2012Literacy Volunteers of Union County will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a celebrity gala honoring Emmy Award-winning journalist B...
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Union County Clerk Offers Election Information for Board of Education Candidates
May 9, 2012Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi reminds anyone interested in running for school board that the annual Board of Education elections i...
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Come one, Come all to St. Andrew’s Nursery School & Kindergarten Annual Spring Fling Event – Friday, May 4th
May 3, 2012Come one, Come all to St. Andrew’s Nursery School & Kindergarten Annual Spring Fling Event – Friday, May 4t...
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Redeemer’s Borchin Scholarship Fund Tops $10,000
April 19, 2012This past March 11, Redeemer Lutheran School together with Anchor of Hope hosted a fashion show, silent auction and tricky tray. ...
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April Is Autism Awareness Month - Come Learn More About Autism Spectrum Disorders And Recent Developments
April 16, 2012Come join the Westfield Community for an evening of education and insightful conversation on Wednesday, April 25th at 7:30pm, at the E...
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Kent Place School Announces Students Selected for Pioneering Bioethics Project
April 4, 2012Kent Place is proud to announce 12 students selected for participation in the inaugural Bioethics Project 2012: The Medically Modified...
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Union County Vo-Tech Teachers of the Year Honored
April 3, 2012The Union County Vocational-Technical School District honored its five teachers of the year at a Board of Education meeting last Monda...
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Westfield High School Selected for TV Documentary
April 2, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - Classroom Close-up, NJ, an 11-time Emmy-award winning show, came to Westfield High School recently to film Projec...
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Westfield Students Test Their Health and Fitness Knowledge at Health Bee
March 30, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - For the third year in a row, middle school students from Westfield and Cranford tested their knowledge of health, fitn...
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Westfield Area Y School Age Child Care 4th And 5th Graders Write For A Cause
March 30, 2012Westfield Area Y School Age Child Care 4th and 5th graders participated in a special essay contest about why people should s...
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Science and Human Rights Speaker Visits Kent Place School
March 29, 2012On Tuesday, April 3, The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School will host speaker Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney for a talk titled, “Scienc...
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Westfield Board of Education Approves Budget; Referendum Set for September
March 28, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - The Westfield Board of Education unanimously approved the 2012-13 budget on Tuesday night while also announcing the da...
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Westfield Board of Education Prepares to Vote on Budget Next Week
March 22, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - With a public hearing vote for the district’s budget set for Tuesday March 27, district salaries and special ser...
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Salt Brook School Hosts the Big Basket Raffle on Saturday, March 31
March 14, 2012New Providence’s Salt Brook School will hold its 5th Annual Spring Fundraiser, the “Big Basket Raffle” on Saturday, ...
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Westfield Board of Education Views $15.1 Million Bond Issue to Finance Reconstruction of School Facility Roofs, Turf Field at Edison School
March 13, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ—Approximately 85 percent of the roofs on 11 school district buildings will need reconstructive work very shortly, ...
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Public Invited to Westfield School Budget Meetings
March 11, 2012The next Board of Education public meetings on the budget will be held Tuesday evenings at 8 PM at 302 Elm Street on March 13, 20, and...
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Westfield Celebrating Youth Art Month with Downtown Window Displays
March 10, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ – If downtown Westfield looks even more artistic than usual, there’s a good reason. The Westfield Public...
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Nominations Welcomed for Annual Philhower Award
March 9, 2012Sherry Cronin, President of the Westfield Rotary Club, announced that Friday, March 30, is the deadline for nominations for the ...
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Westfield’s Awareness Expo Set For March 21st
March 9, 2012The Nineteenth Annual Awareness Expo is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Edison Intermediate School, 800 Rahway...
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Westfield Area Y Preschoolers And KinderGarteners Join “Read Across America”
March 8, 2012In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the “Read Across America” effort, the Westfield Area Y Kindergarteners of Mrs. H...
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Summit High School Presents: "Oklahoma!"
March 6, 2012Bring the Whole Family to Summit High School’s Oklahoma! Don’t miss Summit High School’s production of Oklahoma!...