My husband Keith and I were very deliberate in choosing Westfield to settle and raise our family. We came here for the excellent public schools, vibrant downtown, tree-lined streets, easy access to NYC, and beautiful homes. I love the sense of community in Westfield and I’m grateful to be part of it...

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I am a professor at NJ Medical School. I’ve been a biomedical scientist and educator funded by the National Institutes Health (the NIH), the American Heart Association and other health agencies for over three decades. Recently, one of my projects involved kidney disease which impacts 6 millionAmeric...

TRENTON — On April 17, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) submitted a letter to the United States Department of Education (USDE) in response to the USDE’s recent request for additional certifications of compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) and the U.S...

Are you concerned about rising electric bills this Summer? If you own a home that has a roof that gets a lot of sun (check it at https:// sunroof.withgoogle.com/), you could add solar panels and produce your own renewable power. Currently, the IRS will give you a 30 percent tax credit if you add sol...

Former Co-Chair, Westfield Green TeamMonitoring and evaluation is important for all Town policies, plans and programs, and that includes supposed green and sustainable initiatives and actions. If we cannot show if a green initiative is both implemented and effective, then it is going to look like “g...

As the College Woman’s Club of Westfield prepares to honor our scholarship recipients at our annual dinner on Tuesday, May 21, we would like to take a moment to publicly thank the many generous sponsors who have made this year’s scholarships possible. Thanks to the incredible support of individuals,...

In recent weeks I’ve tried to focus on my life’s priorities, but this disturbing realization kept nagging me: There’s a red-baiter in our midst. I drew that conclusion from The HAWK’s March 20 article “Resident Criticizes Williams For Not Participating In The Pledge.” It reported that Garwood reside...

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Union County government drops the ball on occasion. I just read in the latest edition of The HAWK newspaper page 12 that the selected chair of our “Union County 250th Anniversary Committee” of our Nation is Union County Commissioner Rebecca Williams. It is great that the county is getting momentum g...