Week in Review: Mayor Glatt Publicly Thanked

Somehow this week became literally overflowing with news. From the first town hall meeting to the Governor's Privatization Task Force coming to town, to a public thank you to Mayor Jordan Glatt and some intense high school sports. In case you were still coming back from spring break, here's the complete rundown from this past week (and be warned, it's lengthy!):

On Monday, we began the week with a thorough breakdown of the municipal budget by department, explaining the sorts of services that each department's budget goes to, brought you a report from the boys volleyball game, brought you coverage of a visit by Congressman Leonard Lance in Fanwood, and brought you coverage from the boys lacrosse game versus A.L. Johnson.

On Tuesday, we called the state and discovered if Councilwoman Dickson was elected as county freeholder she would have to step down from her Ward I seat on common council, brought you the weekly police blotter, and brought you coverage from the baseball game.

On Wednesday, we brought you City Administrator Chris Cotter's report on the downtown visioning process,  reported on damage to a Summit fire truck in an accident on Sunday, brought you coverage from the first town hall meeting of the year, and brought you coverage of the Jets' D'Brickashaw Ferguson visit to Summit High.

On Thursday, we brought you coverage from the Governor's Privatization Task Force meeting in Summit, brought you coverage for the girls lax  game against West Essex, brought you coverage from the unveiling of a new piece of art on the Village Green, brought you coverage from the boys volleyball game, went on a field trip with some Brayton School students to Overlook Hospital to learn about cardiovascular health, brought you a multimedia preview of the spring flowers at Reeves-Reed, and coverage from the boys tennis matchup with Cranford and the boys baseball win over Hillside.

On Friday, we reported an amazing story about a shop owner downtown who put a particularly interesting sign in his store window, brought you a story about Citibank donating $2,500 to SDI for the summer flowerboxes, reported that the Board of Education will not appeal council's decision to trim an additional $350,000 from the budget, brought you coverage from the and brought you a heartwarming story from an MS fundraiser at Bona Vita Osteria.