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Letters to the Editor
Why and What: from Vik Venkataraman
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Rooted in Service “The best way to lose yourself is to find yourself in the service of others.” – Gandhi That line has stuck with me forever. Service runs in my family. My grandmother, back in India, was a fighter for women’s rights. She showed me that leadership is about listening and showing up. L...
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Letters to the Editor
Domogala Releases Mayoral Platform, Outlines Vision
Thursday, September 18, 2025
WESTFIELD – Westfield Ward 3 Councilman and mayoral candidate Mike Domogala this week announced the release of his mayoral platform, laying out a vision focused on fiscal responsibility, balanced development, strong public safety, and investment in parks, recreation, and open spaces.His plan is root...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
From Complaints to Compromise: Adjusting to the Block Schedule By CHLOE BENCIVENGA 
Thursday, September 18, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramOn the first day of senior year, I walked into school already preparing myself for disaster. Not because of the major workload and stress of college applications, but because of the new block schedule that was implemented at Westfield ...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Gratitude for Poetry: Memorization and Active Meditation
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
“Breathe in gently and deeply through your nose. Exhale slowly and fully through your mouth. Clear your mind and allow your breath to find its natural rhythm.”That’s the instruction for most mindfulness meditation. You may have tried this in yoga classes or by listening to your favorite meditation a...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Scientists Are Optimists Seeking a Way Forward
By MELISSA ROGERS, Ph.D. 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
I was driving my daughter’s 12year-old friend home one night when she told me “Doctors withhold cures to keep people sick to make money.” My heart was breaking, as I gently told her that none of the hundreds of physicians that I knew wanted anything except the best treatment for their patients. Year...
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Letters to the Editor
From Listening to Leading: My Plan for Westfield
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Since launching my campaign for mayor, I’ve had the privilege of meeting with and listening to residents across Westfield. These conversations and my 15 years living in town continue to reinforce my belief that our community is strong and Westfield is an undeniably great place to live. I am running ...
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Letters to the Editor
Experience and Value
Experience and Value
Thursday, September 11, 2025
I'd like to tell you a bit more about how my experience bridges two worlds: strategic planning in higher education and active community involvement. As a senior university executive and life- long learner, I’ve worked on initiatives ranging from instructional innovation and risk mitigation to studen...
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Letters to the Editor
Toll Brothers, Inc. is Gunning for Westfield
Toll Brothers, Inc. is Gunning for Westfield
Thursday, September 11, 2025
If a Town’s zoning plan does not allow reasonable opportunities for affordable housing, such a zoning plan is unenforceable, unconstitutional, and susceptible to builder/developer lawsuits to build wherever they want. That’s the law. Some people don’t like that, but that is the law. In 2024, the Leg...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Editorial: We Are The Leader And We Speak For The Trees
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Last week, we published an article about Union County’s plans to tear down a 150-year-old grove of Oak trees to make way for a new ice rink at Warinanco Park. This project, or at least some iteration of it, has been in the works for years across multiple locations. It has served as an election-year ...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Read Between the Lines of Rep. Kean’s Words v. Deeds
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s actions consistently reflect a pattern where his voting record directly contradicts his public statements. As NJ-7 voters are aware, Kean supported the “Big Beautiful Budget Bill,” which cuts funding for SNAP, reduces Medicare access for an estimated 70 million people, adds more ...
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1958 Cuban Cuisine Reopens Following Mandated Closure
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
WESTFIELD — 1958 Cuban Cuisine, a Westfield restaurant that was cited for unsanitary conditions last month, has reopened with a satisfactory rating af...
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Clark BOE Prepares for Referendum, Nov. Election
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
CLARK — Clark residents will be heading to the polls next week to weigh in on a $34.8 million bond referendum that school officials say will help to c...
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Paid Political
Westfield Would be Lucky to Have a Mayor Like Jeremy Berman
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
I am proud to submit this letter in support of Jeremy Berman for mayor. My family and I moved to Westfield in the summer of 2020—a time that was anyth...
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Summit Area Old Guard To Host Guest Speaker
Community, News
Summit Area Old Guard To Host Guest Speaker
Thursday, September 11, 2025
AREA – On Tuesday, September 16, at 9:30 a.m., The Summit Area Old Guard will welcome our member James T. Clemens, PhD, physicist and former AT&T empl...
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Elizabeth Minutemen Score in OT; Sting Blue Devils in Grid Clash, 36-29
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Elizabeth Minutemen Score in OT; Sting Blue Devils in Grid Clash, 36-29
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Several lead changes highlighted the clash between the Westfield High School football team and the hosting Elizabeth Minutemen atWilliams Field on Sep...
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