Politics & Government

Week In Review: Slate of Candidates Comes Into View

Ellen Dickson launches a bid for mayor.

It was a busy week in Summit between all of the candidates throwing their hats in the ring for November's election and the story of the girl who suffered a fractured skull from a piece of PVC pipe that was allegedly thrown from the top level of the Tier Garage March 25. Here's the entire rundown in case you missed anything:

On Monday, we began the week with a story on the being installed on the campus of Alcatel Lucent on the border of Berkeley Heights and New Providence. We brought you coverage from the over the weekend and a video from the annual fundraiser for the Historical Society.

On Tuesday, we brought you a story that c of both Summit and Westfield and compared them to the backlash over the superintendent salary cap elsewhere in the state. We then brought you coverage of the Hilltoppers over Seton Hall Prep, a look into the at the notable Prestige Diner in New Providence and the weekly

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On Wednesday, we reported that the will increase 1.99 percent rather than the 1.96 percent originally thought. We also brought you the , a report on during construction, and a game report from the . We also brought you a story about a young girl was after a PVC pipe, police believe was tossed off the Tier Garage, struck her in the head. We also reported that a Union County Superior Court Assignment Judge has decided Attorney Michael Kates can at the forthcoming appeal hearings. We also broke the news last Wednesday night thatwould be launching a bid for mayor.

On Thursday, we brought you coverage from the team's third straight victory this season, brought you a fun and delicious recipe for an i, endorsed by the ladies of the Bar Method, and the news that for the second year in a row a Hilltopper would be . We also brought you coverage from the team's victory over New Providence, a View Finder from Weekend at the Visual Arts Center and the list of the homes that in the past week in Union County. 

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Friday we reported that Democrats were nominating candidates for both council at-large and ward I in November's election, a report from the , and a look into how a would effect life at the county level. We also brought you game coverage from the team's loss to A L Johnson.


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