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Letters to the Editor
Thank you to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Community
Thursday, December 11, 2025
In the season of Thanksgiving in addition to wishing everyone a wonderful holiday with family and friends, I would like to express my thanks to the community of Scotch Plains-Fanwood for the opportunity to represent them for the last 18 years on the Board of Education. I worked very hard to put stud...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
The Vanishing Joy of Reading in America
By ELLIE WITTEN 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramThere is no better feeling than the smell of a fresh book, and the anticipation of flipping through pages, never knowing what will follow. That simple joy is the pure serotonin that reading offers people of all ages around the world. U...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
In Defense of My Home State
By ANA LOMAKA 
Thursday, November 6, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramIn 1997, my parents settled in New Jersey and never looked back. Having immigrated from Ukraine, this state became their introduction to America, and later, the only home I’d come to know — my birthplace and the official “land of my pe...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
Making Halloween
By CALLIE SCHMIDT 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Editorial: Get Out And Vote – It Matters!
Thursday, October 30, 2025
This Tuesday voters will head to the polls to elect a new governor, fill seats local on governing bodies in Westfield, Garwood, Cranford and Clark, and choose representation to the State Assembly and Boards of Education in Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Clark and Cranford. Candidate statements, biographica...
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Letters to the Editor
Cranford Resident Refutes Case for One Pool
Cranford Resident Refutes Case for One Pool
Thursday, October 30, 2025
This is in rebuttal to Mayor Curran and Commissioner Prunty’s letter to the editor titled “Cranford should Focus on One Pool” The pools suffered their biggest decline in 2020 with COVID. To date, taxpayers dollars have not been used to support the pools. The gap has been funded by a federal grant re...
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Letters to the Editor
A Personal Letter From Vik Venkataraman
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Dear Neighbors and Friends, Thank you to those who have already voted and support my campaign. It means a great deal to me and, if elected, I will do everything in my power to best represent you. To those who are still undecided, let me leave you with one final personal letter.When I was first asked...
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Letters to the Editor
I Humbly Ask for Your Vote
Reshma Adwar Candidate Ward 1, Westfield 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Dear Ward 1 Neighbors, I’m Reshma Adwar, and I’m running for Town Council to be your representative.Living in Westfield was a longheld dream since I was a teenager. When my husband and I moved here with our two children, that dream came to life - not just because of the vibrant downtown and great sc...
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Letters to the Editor
Jeremy Berman: Listening, Leadership, and Real Solutions
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Throughout this campaign, I’ve had the privilege of hearing directly from the people who know Westfield best — you. On doorsteps, in living rooms, on the fields, in coffee shops, and in our local businesses, you’ve shared your hopes, your ideas, and your determination to keep Westfield the extraordi...
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Letters to the Editor
A Statement From Jenn Gilmann
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Over the past several months, I’ve knocked on hundreds of doors, made countless phone calls, and attended events to meet Ward 3 neighbors. I’ve listened and learned about what matters most to you, and I’m ready to turn those conversations into action on the Town Council.My roots in community service...
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