Week in Review: Council Delays Hearing on Post Office Parking

It was another jam-packed week in Summit. Here's what went down in case you missed it:

On Monday, we told you that despite the continued presence of wildwires to our west in California, the fire risk here in the Garden State and more specifically at the Watching Reservation is low this year, showed the newly tenured teachers that were honored at last week's Board of Education meeting, and previewed the fall and winter offerings from the Department of Community Programs.

On Tuesday, we brought you a review of Negeen, told you Mayor Jordan Glatt was on hand Monday to proclaim this week America on the Move Week at the YMCA, reported the weekly police blotter in which $2,200 worth of copper was stolen from the Claremont Corporate Center site, gave you the weekend sports report and announce AARP has named Atlantic Health the best healthcare industry employer for employees 50 and older.

On Wednesday, we previewed the field hockey's team season, told you the common council decided to delay a hearing on leasing parking spaces in the Railroad Lot to the Post Office in the overnight hours and honored the youth police academy instructors' aides with police chief awards, told you the Summit Area YMCA got some new equipment and upgrades to its fitness center, and gave you a season update on the Hilltoppers' football squad.

On Thursday, we took a look at how the boys' and girls' soccer teams have been doing so far this season. We also announced the kickoff of the Summit Area YMCA's Endowment Campaign, and showed you the annual test of the Summit and Millburn Fire Departments' pumper trucks.

On Friday, we told you the Fortnighly Club donated lumber for their temporary emergency staircase to Habitat for Humanity, brought you photos from Democrats Steve Murphy and Laura Coburn's campaign kickoff BBQ Thursday night, told you Dick Nelson is retiring from Summit Helping Its People after 18 years, previewed Saturday night's collboration of the Summit High Concert Choir and the Westfield Symphony Orchestra, and brought you coverage from the girls' soccer game.

On Saturday, we brought you the next in our series of profiles on vendors at the farmer's market, and brought you coverage from the field hockey game and football game.