My name is Chase Padusniak, and I am running to be your Councilperson. I am doing so because I believe in Garwood. I was raised here from birth until I went away to college. While pursuing my doctorate at Princeton, I returned because I treasure our Borough and want to put roots down here with my wi...

Through the ‘Walking Garwood’ initiative, I’ve had the privilege of connecting with many of you on a deeply personal level. These interactions have revealed a common thread that binds us all: love of family and the desire to live a peaceful and productive life. Regardless of political affiliation, t...

Reading about the fire at The Parker renewed a concern that I have had since the beginning of this multifamily building boom in Westfield.While I am not an authority on fire codes, I do know that most cities, and most other countries, do not allow wooden multifamily construction, for very good reaso...

On July 2 Union County officials conducted a public meeting in Clark to discuss the proposed plans surrounding the improvements to the Clark Reservoir and the property which borders this local waterway. The meeting was to also provide the public with an opportunity to voice their concerns and discus...

I was distressed to hear that the council is looking to create two new 4-way stop sign intersections in town.It was only four hours after the 4way stops signs were installed at Clark and Dudley that I was almost hit at that intersection by someone running the stop sign. Since then, I’ve had so many ...

Green Team Leading the way to living greener‘Skip the Stuff’ Ordinance Aims to Reduce Plastic Take-Out TrashA simple, effective solution to that drawer, the one full of unneeded condiment packets, chopsticks, stirrers, bundled packages and a LOT of plastic utensils, is now in effect in Westfield.Oft...

LBI – Save Long Beach Island (LBI), the coalition of citizens dedicated to protecting New Jersey oceans and New shore communities, denounced a federal agency’s decision to approve the Atlantic Shores South project as “misguided” and vowed to continue its fight againstthedestructiveimpactof placing h...

These are my comments to follow up on the story about orphan bridges, which appeared in your issue of November 2, 2023. That story pertained to the Central Avenue orphan bridge over the former Lehigh Valley Railroad. Another orphan bridge was the Tuttle Parkway bridge over the NJ Transit Raritan Val...

Why does it feel like as soon as NJ Transit announced a 15-percent rate hike, the trains literally came to a complete stop?Last week, riders were once again stranded all along the commuting corridor we call home — one of the busiest in the nation.NJ Transit is a mess. Trains rarely run on time, ther...

I was distressed to hear that the council is looking to create two new 4-way stop sign intersections in town.Since the 4-way stop was implemented recently on Clark & Dudley, it has changed that once safe intersection at the end of my block, into one so dangerous, that I now drive out of my way to av...