I first met Emily after the divisive national election in 2016, when she was looking for a partner to help bring the community together and put politics aside. In the spring of 2017, we ran a linen drive for Furniture Assist Inc., which was one of the most successful linen drives that the Springfiel...

As a proud and committed Democrat who strongly supports Mayor Brindle, I’m proud to also support Amanda Como for town council (as I did last year) in Ward 1. I applaud Amanda’s perseverance and continued show of dedication to Westfield residents. Amanda is unflappable, kind, strong and thoughtful. A...

WESTFIELD — At the beginning of Monday evening’s Westfield Recreation Commission meeting, three students from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School proposed a series of environmental projects for Brightwood Park. Ella Mauer, Bridget Priel and Reese Priel, who recently formed a wildlife-preservation club...

WESTFIELD — Though it will still be quite a while before shovels hit the dirt, HBC|Streetworks Development celebrated a major milestone in its One Westfield Place timeline on Tuesday when it welcomed the first guests to its new preview and information center on Elm Street. “Our goal with this space ...

WESTFIELD — Last Monday, friends and family gathered together in the dining room of Maya Thai, one of Westfield’s newest eateries, for a special blessing ceremony meant to bring good luck and prosperity both to the business itself and the family behind it. “These types of blessings are very importan...

GARWOOD — In addition to whatever changes may arise from the upcoming election in November, the Garwood Borough Council will soon need to appoint a new member to its ranks in order to fill a seat that was recently vacated by Republican Heather Loffredo. Councilwoman Loffredo, who was first elected t...

CRANFORD — Cranford’s traffic expert Maurice Rached fielded a number of questions pertaining to the 750 Walnut Avenue redevelopment project during a recent meeting of the planning board, held Wednesday. Mr. Rached took questions from residents that did not get to ask questions at the previous meetin...

WESTFIELD – Throughout the span of her 20-year career as a professional pastry chef, Uyen Kirshenbaum has studied in Paris, baked for some of the most famous high-end resorts in Las Vegas and left her mark up and down the west coast. She has earned Michelin stars, traveled the globe and worked with ...

WESTFIELD — Last Monday, friends and family gathered together in the dining room of Maya Thai, one of Westfield’s newest eateries, for a special blessing ceremony meant to bring good luck and prosperity both to the business itself and the family behind it. “These types of blessings are very importan...

I supported Amanda Como last November (and wrote about it), and I am doing it again this November too because she will be a common sense voice for Westfield. I’ve voted Democrat for a long time. Many of my life experiences have shaped my political beliefs: working in the inner-city for a number of y...