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Five Things You Need to Know Today gives you a quick run down of everything you need to know today in Westfield. From events to meetings to important facts for today, we'll give you everything you need to know today.
1) There will not be a Bible study at the Presbyterian Church today. The group restarts after Labor Day. 2) There is a pool story time for kids at the Memorial Pool today at 3 p.m. hosted by the Memorial Library. 3) The TGIF seniors group at the Memorial Library is not meeting today. 4) Voter registration forms are available in the Town Clerk's office in the Municipal Building. 5) Today is the 77th anniversary of the first All-American Soap Box Derby being held in Dayton, Ohio and the 20th anniversary of the Soviet coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev and the start of the Crown Heights …
1) There is a t-shirt design class at the Memorial Library at 3 p.m. 2) Registration for elementary school is on-going at Board of Education headquarters at 302 Elm Street. 3) Voter registration forms are available in the Town Clerk's office in the Municipal Building. 4) Parking cards for shopper lots can be obtained at the parking office in the Municipal Building. 5) Today is the 102nd anniversary of Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki presenting President Taft with 2,000 cherry blossom trees which the president plants next to the Potamac River in Washington and the 91st anniversary of the ratification …
1) Learn about origami cranes at the Memorial Library today at 2 p.m. 2) The Paws to Read program will be at the Memorial Library today at 7 p.m. 3) The Memorial Pool is open all day today. 4) Voter registration forms are available at the Town Clerk's office. 5) Today is the 13th anniversary of President Clinton admitting to an "improper physical relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky and midleading the American public about the relationship and the 3rd anniversary of Michael Phelps becoming the first person to win eight gold medals during an Olympic Games.
1) The Town Council will be meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building. 2) The Searching for Work group at the Presbyterian Church will not be meeting today. 3) There will be a jazz concert tonight at 7 p.m. downtown. 4) There is an orientation at Union County College in Cranford at 4 p.m. 5) Today is the 57th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Sports Illustrated and the 51st anniversary of Cyprus becoming independent of the United Kingdom.
1) The Memorial Library will be screening a foreign film at 2 p.m. 2) The Memorial Pool is open all day today. 3) Voter registration forms are available in the Town Clerk's office in the Municipal Building. 4) School registration is ongoing at 302 Elm Street and local elementary schools. 5) Today is the 187th anniversary of freed American slaves founding the Republic of Liberia and the 40th anniversary of President Nixon breaking the country from the gold standard.
1) Today is John Celock's last day as the editor of Westfield Patch. 2) The TGIF group at the Memorial Library will be watching "Forever Darling" at 1:30 p.m. 3) The Westfield Community Center is hosting an End of the Summer Band Extravaganza today at 6:30 p.m. at 558 West Broad Street. 4) The Memorial Library is hosting pool storytime at 3 p.m. at the Memorial Pool. 5) Today is the 30th anniversary of the debut of the IBM personal computer, the 17th anniversary of Major League Baseball players going on strike, leading the cancellation of the World Series that year, and the 7th anniversary of…
1) Toddler Time will be at the Memorial Library today at 10:30 a.m. 2) The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building in Elizabeth. 3) The Memorial Pool is open all day today. 4) Voter registration forms are available at the Town Clerk's office in the Municipal Building. 5) Today is the 82nd anniversary of Babe Ruth becoming the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs and the 77th anniversary of the first civilian prisoners arriving at Alcatraz.
1) Today is orientation day at Union County College in Cranford. 2) There is a program for elementary school students on Creative Dramatics in the Americas at the Memorial Library today at 3 p.m. 3) There will be a fundraiser tonight for the Lincoln School PTO at Rita's on Quimby Street from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 4) The downtown jazz concert series will be tonight at 7 p.m. 5) Today is the 218th anniversary of the opening of the Musee du Louvre in Paris and the 30th anniversary of the murder of Adam Walsh.
1) The weekly jazz concert continues tonight with the music starting at 7 p.m. The venues are in front of the train station on North Avenue, in front of Banana Republic, Lincoln Plaza on the corner of North and East Broad and in front of the Baptist Church on Elm Street. 2) Learn about American stories and crafts at the Memorial Library today at 3 p.m. 3) The Searching for Work group meets today from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Parish House of the Presbyterian Church. 4) The Town Council and the Board of Education are not meeting tonight. 5) Today is the 75th anniversary of Jesse Owens …
1) The Downtown Westfield Corporation Board of Directors is meeting at 7:30 p.m. at DWC headquarters at 105 Elm Street. 2) The Memorial Library is presenting a foreign film at 2 p.m. 3) The Board of Adjustment is meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building. 4) The Memorial Pool is open all day. 5) Today is the 100th anniversary of the passage of the law setting the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives at 435 and the 38th anniversary of Vice President Spiro Agnew going on national television to denounce accusations that he had taken kickbacks while serving as governor of …
1) The TGIF seniors group at the Memorial Library will be celebrating Lucille Ball's birthday at 1:30 p.m. 2) You can learn about Kirtan chant and drumming at 231 Elmer Street at 7 p.m. 3) There is no Bible study at the Presbyterian Church today. The program resumes in September. 4) There is a downtown concert in Madison today at 6 p.m. 5) Today is the 97th anniversary of the installation of the first electric traffic light in the country in Cleveland, Ohio and the 1st anniversary of the trapping of the miners in Chile.
1) Due to a rescheduling based on weather, the Recreation Department playground camp picnic will be held today. 2) Voter registration forms are available at the Town Clerk's office in the Municipal Building. 3) The Memorial Pool is open today. 4) The Memorial Library is open today. 5) Today is the 148th anniversary of the Matica Slovenska in Martin, Slovakia, the first center dedicated to cultural topics in Slovakia; the 34th anniversary of President Carter signing legislation creating the U.S. Department of Energy and the 6th anniversary of the announcement of the appointment of Michaelle …
1) The Recreation Department playground program final picnic and field day is today at Tamaques Park. 2) Tots storytime in at Memorial Library today at 10 a.m. 3) There will be a lecture about European crafts at the Memorial Library at 3 p.m. 4) There will be reader's theater at the Memorial Library today at 3 p.m. 5) Today is the 519th anniversary of Christopher Columbus setting sail from Spain and the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the NBA.
1) The America in Bloom judges continue their tour of Westfield today. 2) There will be a jazz concert downtown tonight starting at 7 p.m. 3) Former Councilman Mark Ciarrocca will be sworn-in as a state Superior Court judge at 4:30 p.m. at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. 4) Today is the penultimate day of the Recreation Department playground camp. 5) Today is the 221st anniversary of the first U.S. Census being conducted and the 21st anniversary of Iraq invading Kuwait.
1) The America in Bloom judges are in town today. 2) The Planning Board is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. 3) The Memorial Pool is open today. 4) The Recreation Department's summer playground program is wrapping up today as part of the last week. 5) Today is the 30th anniversary of MTV making it's first broadcast and the 4th anniversary of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.
1) The Memorial Pool is open today. 2) The Farmer's Market opens at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the south side train station parking lot. 3) The TGIF seniors group at the Memorial Library is watching a presentation on summer stock at 1:30 p.m. 4) The Memorial Library is open today. 5) Today is the 52nd anniversary of the first elections of the U.S. Congress in the State of Hawaii and the 30th anniversary of the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
1) There is a teen board game night at the Memorial Library tonight at 7 p.m. 2) The Memorial Pool is open today. 3) The Westfield Community Band will be performing tonight at 7 p.m. 4) The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders will be meeting at 7 p.m. in the County Administration Building in Elizabeth. 5) Today is the 115h anniversary of the incorporation of Miami, Florida and the 18th anniversary of Andorra being admitted to the United Nations.
1) Voter registration forms are available at the Town Clerk's office. 2) The Memorial Pool is open. 3) The Memorial Library is open today. 4) Remember to shop downtown. 5) Today is the 24th anniversary of the first salvage effort on the Titantic and the 16th anniversary of the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington.
1) The Board of Education is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. to hear a report on enrollment from Schools Superintendent Margaret Dolan. The meeting will be at 302 Elm Street. 2) The Town Council is tentatively scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. in the Municipal Building to discuss environmental policy. 3) The Searching for Work Group will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield. 4) The Recreation Department's playground program continues today. 5) Today is the 63rd anniversary of President Truman desegregating the U.S. military and the 21st anniversary of President Bush …
1) The Westfield Historic Preservation Commission is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building. 2) The Memorial Library is hosting a family story time at 7 p.m. 3) There will be a spice bazaar at the Scotch Plains Library at 7 p.m. The Scotch Plains Libary is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue in Scotch Plains. 4) The Memorial Pool is open today.  5) Today is the 252nd anniversary of British forces capturing Fort Niagara in Youngstown, NY during the French and Indian War and the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy declaring that an attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.

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