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🌱 Patch AM: 'No Endorsement': Westfield Advocates Respond To One Westfield Place Settlement

And on the Westfield Patch calendar - Major Office Furniture Liquidation

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Good morning to you Westfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Settlement shifts, but does not silence, opposition to One Westfield Place
  • What Sherrill’s landslide means for Westfield’s own state senator
  • Why Westfield’s congressman just broke with Trump on unions

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture Liquidation and 10 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.
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  • Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 31 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'No Endorsement': Westfield Advocates Respond To One Westfield Place Settlement (patch.com) — Westfield residents following the One Westfield Place saga now know that Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development has settled its latest legal challenge with the town, while stressing they still oppose the project’s scale and impacts. The settlement clears the way for the amended redevelopment plan at the former Lord & Taylor and nearby municipal lots, as Mayor Shelley Brindle touts hundreds of millions in projected downtown investment and tax-base benefits for Westfield.
   

2. Mapping Sherrill's dominant victory on N.J.'s legislative map (newjerseyglobe.com) — Westfield residents may be watching closely as hometown Sen. Jon Bramnick, a Republican from the 21st District, faces re-election in a district that just backed Democrat Mikie Sherrill by double digits. The article maps Sherrill’s sweeping 2025 gubernatorial win across New Jersey’s legislative districts, detailing where Democrats flipped Assembly seats, where Republicans held on, and how both parties are already gaming out the 2027 landscape.
   

3. New Jersey's GOP congressmen make rare break with Trump on collective bargaining (newjerseyglobe.com) — Westfield’s own Rep. Tom Kean Jr. joined New Jersey Republicans Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew in bucking President Trump to support restoring collective bargaining rights for federal workers. Their votes highlight the influence of organized labor in New Jersey and show rare GOP daylight from the White House on a major workforce issue.
   

4. No. 9 Ridgewood skates past West Milford - Boys ice hockey recap (nj.com subscription) — Ridgewood’s AJ LoSauro exploded for four goals and four assists in an 11-1 rout of West Milford-Pequannock-Pompton Lakes, keeping his team unbeaten. Earlier this year, LoSauro also starred in the state final against Westfield at the Prudential Center, a reminder of the Blue Devils’ recent run on New Jersey’s biggest hockey stage.
   

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