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Dec. 11 Poetry Series at The Carriage House Marks 14th Anniversary
The Dec. 11 event will be free to the public and mark the 14th anniversary of the series.

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.
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The Dec. 11 event will be free to the public and mark the 14th anniversary of the series.

On Monday, Dec. 10 the public can view a free film screening of "The Nutcracker."
Due to a transformer fire, a section of Fanwood experienced brief outages on Sunday morning.
Bigg Playdate on East Second Street will hold a winter marketplace Thursday through Sunday starting this weekend.
Students from the Deerfield School collected clothing and supplies for those who suffered from Hurricane Sandy.
The Fanwood Recreation Department presents three art classes for the winter including, make your own comic book, passport to art and young at art.
Leaf pickup is currently ongoing in Fanwood, once leaf pickup is complete a second round of debris pickup will take place.
The borough has a number of opportunities available for appointments in 2013. See the list below.
Streets that have been visited will not see another pickup.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Newcomers' Club holds annual Holiday Breakfast and collects shoeboxes for those affected by Sandy.
You could win an eight-foot stocking filled with goodies at the Dec. 15 holiday party at Bigg Playdate in Scotch Plains.
On Dec. 5, Scotch Plains held a meeting for small business owners with FEMA and the Small Business Administration.
The following information was provided by the Fanwood Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
Westfield Cub Scouts earn an automotive safety patch at Autoland and Children's Specialized Hospital automotive safety event.
Senior Rosa Cuppari scores a perfect score on the writing portion of the SAT.
On Dec. 4 the Scotch Plains Council discussed debris and leaf pick up as well as a possible increase in the township's emergency appropriation funding.
On Dec. 17, the township will hold a town hall meeting for residents to discuss the handing of Sandy. Representatives from PSE&G and the towns emergency responders will be present, as well as township officials.
The following information was provided by the Scotch Plains Police Department. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
Much of the information disseminated to Union County residents following Hurricane Sandy was thanks to the UC First Alert program.
At the Nov. 28 Planning Board meeting, the temporary construction of a T-Mobile cell tower was approved.