Community Corner

Week in Review: Residents Propose Helipad Ordinance

Zoning board continues hearing on Overlook Hospital variance application.

The swarms of ladybugs taking over the city as the weather wamed up didn't slow down the news. Here's the weekly rundown in case you missed anything:

On Monday we reported that is closing its doors next month, updated you on the Department of Community Services study on consolidating sewer services with the Borough of New Providence, and brought you coverage from Sunday night's Hometowne Television debate with the candidates for common council.

On Tuesday, we brought you coverage from Monday's zoning board hearing on the Overlook Hospital helipad application, looked at a campaign staple: lawn signs, reported that Mayor Jordan Glatt publicly endorsed Laura Graff Coburn and Steve Murphy, and brought you the police blotter.

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On Wednesday, we brought you several updates from the common council meeting including the city's approval to repay their tax liabilty as a result of alleged Ameripay fraud and approval to lease 13 overnight parking spaces to the post office, and reviewed Roots steakhouse.

On Thursday, we brought you coverage from the girls soccer game versus Westfield, previewed Girls' Night Out downtown, and covered the Mayor's monthly diversity forum.

Find out what's happening in Summitwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

On Friday, we reported on the Hilltoppers loss to Scotch Plains-Fanwood Thursday in tennis, covered the endorsement of the three GOP candidates by past and present council presidents Ellen Dickson, Frank Macioce and Henry Ogden, covered the freeholder debate, brought you a photo gallery from Girls Night Out and reported the Summit police have concluded their investigation of Carlyse Kennedy's death.


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