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.
Before starting at Patch, she tried out the New York magazine world, by working as an Editorial Assistant for the national shelter magazine, Traditional Home Magazine, due to her interest in design and home decorating. However, Nicole came back to her love for local news at the number one place for it, here at Patch!
In the past few years she has worked for The Setonian, the official campus newspaper of Seton Hall and WSOU, the award winning radio station at Seton Hall.
She has also written for an online local news publication, The Alternative Press, in Maplewood and South Orange.
Right now she is trying to get to know who's who in Westfield and she looks forward to meeting you. Please do not hesitate to email or call her with any possible stories or concerns.
Email her at: nicole.bitette@patch.com
Pool construction, channel cleaning at Nomahegan Brook and other items on the agenda at Mountainside work session.
The following information was provided by the Scotch Plains Police Department.
The Springfield Board of Education and Township Committee found out in November that the property deemed the "land swap" with turf field was contaminated.
The following information was provided by the Scotch Plains Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
Tell us! Do you want to see a 7-Eleven on South Street? The New Providence planning board will hold a public hearing on the possible construction of a 7-Eleven.
Theresa Mullen of Scotch Plains will be honored at the 21st annual Women of Excellence dinner on March 22 in Union.
On March 3 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Lions Club of New Providence is holding a pancake breakfast for a New Providence High School student with a rare parasitic eye disease.
On Feb. 24 the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad held a successful fourth annual pancake breakfast.
The state released projected aid for NJ school districts on Feb. 28.
Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Barbara Buono visited Mayor Colleen Mahr's democratic fundraiser at Darby Road.
The following programs have been announced for spring at the YMCA.
The New Providence Council discussed that warm and damp weather could cause the Borough to push back their work on the turf field. Also discussed was the upcoming budget.
The following information was provided by the Fanwood Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
The series will be held at the JCC on March 7,11 and 19 from 7:30p.m. to 9p.m.
The following information was provided by the Fanwood Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
The gymnastics team held their final home meet on Feb. 23 and won in both divisions. Senior Zoe-Nicole Stein was honored at the end of the meet.
The Business Improvement District of Springfield has released a report of the township that includes assessments of commercial properties and businesses and more.
Jim Cucco, who served on the borough council for 34 years, was formerly honored with a proclamation and plaque at the Feb. 25 New Providence council meeting.
The following information was provided by the Scotch Plains Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
Although the Board of Education is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars less in the proposed 2013-14 budget, federal sequestration could cause a rise in costs for taxpayers.
