“Mistakes were made” is an infamous non-apology apology, especially in the world of politics where everyone from Nixon’s Press Secretary, Ron Zeigler, to President Reagan to President Clinton used it to excuse egregious misconduct. Zeigler apologized to Woodward and Bernstein about Watergate when he...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramThe 90s Had The Best Television ShowsGrowing up, I remember hearing that iconic theme song playing in my house. My mom watched and idolized every character in “Sex and the City.” Once I was of age to watch the show, I never turned it o...

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD – Hindus have welcomed Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools (SPFPS) in New Jersey announcing closure of its eight schools (in its 2024-2025 School Calendar) on their most popular festival Diwali; which falls on November one this year.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in...

To the self-proclaimed Progressive, Bill Nierstedt, regarding the Garwood Ketchup Wars, I would have let your rebuttal stand in the HAWK, but you asked many questions of me, so, my final statement: As I noted at council and in the HAWK, I am for sustainability along with practicality. Sadly, like ma...

Managing growth with costs is a concern I take seriously not only as a BOE candidate, but as a Westfield resident, home owner, and taxpayer. As a financial services professional with more than 20+ years of experience, six of which were spent with a Big 4 accounting firm, I am not afraid of numbers a...

My decision to run for the Board Of Ed wasn’t easy considering our children have graduated. But events over the last few years regarding this current BOE—both in terms of philosophy and budgetary management—made me wonder if there are systemic problems within. Then came the BOE’s anodyne response to...

As Westfield residents prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday,April 16 to vote on an additional spending proposal in the 2024-2025 school district operating budget, I want to share with you how the process differs from last year and why this continued investment in our students and our schools is vit...

Have you been arrested by the Ketchup Police yet? Have you been accosted by the superhero cop wearing the ketchup and mustard colored cape? Bruce Patterson wants you to believe that with the Garwood Council’s recent adoption of the ordinance prohibiting restaurants from throwing single use utensils ...

Anxiety, like a hive of buzzing bees, swirled around our mixedrace group one morning in February when we met together to share our experiences of race and racial inequity. Nine people, three Black and six white, gathered in a comfortable room around tables that enabled us to see each other’s faces.W...

Improving Early and Elementary Education My Name is Julie Steinberg and I am running for the Westfield Board of Education, election April 16th. As a parent, the point of entry into your child’s educational experience can be both exhilarating and terrifying. The excitement of the first day of school ...