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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
BOE Candidate Julie Steinberg Introduces Herself
Thursday, March 7, 2024
My name is Julie Steinberg and I am running for the Westfield Board of Education.My husband and I have lived in Westfield for 12 years and raised two children, aged 15 and 18 today. Both of our children benefited from Westfield schools starting in Jefferson through to Edison and ontoWestfield High S...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Walking Garwood Rebuilding Trust, One Step at a Time
Thursday, March 7, 2024
In today's climate, a pervasive sense of cynicism towards politics and representation has taken root, affecting not just national stages but our local communities. This growing disillusionment poses a significant threat to the very fabric of our democracy. As a social worker and councilman, I have o...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Thank You Commissioner Kowalski
Thursday, March 7, 2024
The Cranford Democratic Party is honoring Union County Commissioner Bette Jane Kowalski this week and it was fitting the location of the reception was in Cranford. For 20 years, Commissioner Kowalski has been an elected member of the Union County governing board serving with distinction. She is from...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Congressman Kean’s True Color is Orange
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Congressman Tom Kean has once again showed his true color by his recent votes. And his color is orange.First on February 6, he votes in favor of impeaching Homeland Security SecretaryAlejandro Mayorkas on charges that do not reach the high crimes and misdemeanor level that are required by the Consti...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Reclaiming the Public Square: A Call to Restore Civility and Engagement in the Digital Age
Thursday, February 29, 2024
As councilman, it is my primary duty to safeguard the well-being and security of Garwood. This responsibility extends beyond the mere physical; it encompasses the health of our community discourse and the integrity of our public square. In recent times, we have observed a disheartening trend where d...
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Opinions
Gratitude for the Art of Friendship, Part I
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, February 29, 2024
“Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver, and the other’s gold.” That’s the Girl Scout song my Brownie troop chanted at every meeting when I was a child in the 1950s. I loved that message and still do. Sometimes, my Brownie friends and I, clad in little brown dresses pinned with gold insig...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Garwood Should Distribute PILOT Revenues Equitably Like Clark
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Regarding the pubic advert on Clark PILOT equity ordinance from page 10 of the February 22 edition of the Hawk/ Leader.Clark Township approved on the first reading an equity sharing ordinance #24-05. This is for their municipal receipt of PILOT monies to be received from their upcoming large residen...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Request for Cumulative Impact Study of Town Wide Construction
Thursday, February 29, 2024
The following is a brief excerpt of a three page letter that was read to the Mayor and Town Council on February 13, 2024. I am a licensed professional engineer who is affiliated with the Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development. We have tracked over 20 large construction projects that have be...
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Opinions
The Student View
By: Ava DeSena 
Thursday, February 29, 2024
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramTikTok’s Influence on the Beauty Industry: ‘Sephora Kids’ Spark Concern Over the Skincare CrazeThe beauty industry is at it’s peak and has been able to completely infiltrate Generation Alpha, young girls specifically. The main culprit ...
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Opinions
Remembering Horace Corbin
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Back in November 1998, I was walking around downtown Westfield when, on a lark, I stopped into the cramped offices of The Westfield Leader/Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, then located at 50 Elm Street. A tall woman, who I soon learned was Gail Corbin, cheerfully greeted me as I hesitantly asked her, “A...
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Quinten Mogila grew up in the Brightwood neighborhood of town with his family. He attended Franklin and Roosevelt Intermediate School, and will gradua...
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
WESTFIELD – The deadline to weigh in on concept plans for Tamaques Park has been extended through June 15. Commission Chair Andrew Braunstein said the...
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Westfield Community Concert Band Summer Series to Begin
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WESTFIELD -- The Westfield Community Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, continues its 114th season with its annual Summer Concer...
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