What makes a town like ours run? Most basically, people. But how do those people get around? What establishes and grows their quality of life? What helps them to prosper? Infrastructure. Our roads, our buildings, our sidewalks—making sure these foundational parts of our community are safe, accessibl...

Vote for Will Thilly to return decision making back into the hands of the residents and away from state political parties that are controlling and corrupting our local governments.The political parties, both of them are making bank off of unsuspecting residents across Union County by ordering town a...

The most frequent question we’ve received in recent weeks is: Why are we running? Why endure the personal attacks and negativity circulating on social media? The answer is simple: we are committed to our school district, the families within it, and our community. We believe all children deserve the ...

Once again, area residents of all ages are invited to journey back in time to the eras of their forbears during Union County’s Four Centuries in a Weekend event, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Sponsored by the Union County Board of County Commissioners, this tour will take place on...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program

Three weeks ago, a pro-life banner was defaced at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church here in Westfield. This repugnant act took place as Catholics prepared to recognize October as Respect Life Month. Nationwide, anti-Catholic or pro-abortion radicals have targeted Catholic sites and symbols with gra...

I am writing regarding ordinance 24-27, identified as “Littering..Handbills” which is really targeting those weekly advertising circulars. I repeat some comments from the previous meeting but include additional dialogue. At the end of this letter, I will be asking you to consider listed questions an...

We live with landscaping equipment noise 12 hours a day, seven days a week for 12 months a year. Our health is being negatively affected by the high-decibel noise levels and the cancer-inducing toxic emissions of landscaping machines. The health consequences of these machines include, hearing loss, ...

As fiscal stewards of municipal government, it is essential that we educate the community how property taxes are generated and spent. Some may be quick to assume that the total property tax bill is at the direction of the Mayor and Council. But, in fact, we only oversee about 14 percent of your tota...

Choosing a council person and mayor based on their skills and dedication, rather than their political party, has several big advantages. When you focus on our ability to handle local problems, you ensure that decisions are made to benefit the community, not just to follow a party’s rules. Since we a...