2012 Year In Review
What Was the Biggest Story of 2012 on Westfield Patch?
What stories will stick with you into 2013?
It's been a roller coaster of a year for Westfield residents. 2012 started with a devastating six-alarm fire that destroyed six businesses on South Avenue West and ended with a superstorm that left many residents without power for as long as two weeks. In addition to the fire, which began at caterer Clyne & Murphy, a fatal accident on North Avenue that claimed the life of Scotch Plains resident Patricia Currie also occurred in January. Charges were filed against two Westfielders: Charles Casiere, 84, and John Diaz, 74. In February, pop star Whitney Houston, who died in Beverley Hills at the age of 48, was buried beside her father at Westfield's Fairview Cemetery. Later that month both the Westfield High School boys and girls swim teams …
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WestfieldMike
11:31 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
Sandy was clearly the biggest local story as it disrupted business, school and lives for weeks. The full economic impact has yet to be tallied but I suspect uninsured expenses and reallocation of resources will have an impact on the town and region for the next six months. more ›