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Baseball state champions and flood mitigation also made headlines in Cranford this week.

Nicole Bitette is the editor for the Westfield and Cranford Patch sites. Nicole began at Patch in August 2012. Prior to covering Westfield and Cranford, Nicole was the Assistant Editor for Union County, focusing mostly on Scotch Plains-Fanwood and briefly Summit. She also spent several months covering Woodbridge Township. Nicole graduated from Seton Hall University, Cum Laude, with a B.A. in Journalism.
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Baseball state champions and flood mitigation also made headlines in Cranford this week.

Tires slashed outside of a Fords bar and Hakeem Nicks in Woodbridge also made top local news this week.
NJ Mother Against Drunk Driving recognized Cranford Patrolman Steven D’Ambola.
Joseph 'Thomas' Kurzeja was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of 10.
With most funding supporting shore communities, mayor says town will seek other options.
Share your prom prep photos and prom pics with Patch readers.
Carlia Brady accused of not reporting to authorities armed robbery suspect who lived at her Woodbridge home.
The Cranford Police Department cancelled a flood watch for the Township.
Fire Me Up Studio will feature pottery painting, glass fusing and more.
Martin Scarano and Brian Russo have been suspended and the school's principal plans to retire at the end of the school year.
Patch asks around Woodbridge to hear what people have to say about their dads.
Carlia Brady was arrested Tuesday at her Woodbridge home.
The accident occurred early Tuesday evening.
Three men were caught with spray paint in an area of the path plagued recently with graffiti, police said.
Former Dallas Cowboy and New York Giant Everson Walls came to Woodbridge.
Shi 'Michael' Xu, 22, was charged with distribution of marijuana and narcotics during raid of his home.
Cranford mourns death of Orange Avenue School assistant principal.
Woodbridge Police investigate if the man who was booted from Whiskey Tango for allegedly stealing beers is the same person responsible for slashing the tires of every car in the lot.
Here's what to look forward to on Woodbridge Patch this week.
Michelle Vella posted a letter to the Orange Avenue School community on the loss of their assistant principal to cancer.