A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramDon’t Let Your Disappointment In The Choices Dissuade You From VotingThe year is 2012, and I am sitting in my second-grade class. Images of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were projected on the SmartBoard: an elementary school attempt at ...

I Will Continue to Advocate for Full-Time DPW Employees The Mayor’s reliance on seasonal laborers to address staffing shortages in the Department of Public Works (DPW) is fundamentally flawed. Seasonal workers are, by definition, temporary and lack the consistency and dedication that full-time emplo...

While I prefer to limit my public comments on matters involving Garwood employees or labor contracts, there is an incredible amount of false information circulating on social media regarding our Department of Public Works. Unfortunately, much of the misinformation is coming from a current member of ...

As a Garwood Councilwoman dedicated to serving the best interests of our community, I feel compelled to address the recent statements made by first-year Councilman Foley regarding my vote in support of fulltime workers at our Department of Public Works (DPW). Mr. Foley, who is the chair of our finan...

Last week my husband had a very important doctor’s appointment. He is 97 years old and uses a wheel chair to get around. We live on the second floor of condo residence whose elevator was not working. Not knowing how to get him to the car, I called the police department and within 15 minutes a fire t...

The Spring Luncheon Fundraiser recently hosted by the College Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains was the culmination of many months of planning and working together by the College Club members to raise funds for the club’s scholarship fund. Since its founding in 1933, the College Club remains committed t...

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz stands with government transparency advocates in opposing the majority party’s latest power grab, the dismantling of New Jersey’s open public records act.The fast-tracked legislation (S2930/A4045), introduced in March by Democrats but pulled from considerati...

We Garwood residents are apparently living the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over, and over expecting different results! Or maybe the governing body could be the one delusional and insane. (A Garwood councilman has the credentials for this determination.)This year is unlike any other ...

Proof by Counterexample: Indians in AthleticsA collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramTrue freshman Parvej Khan is one of the best mid-distance runners in the NCAA. The 19-year-old is not only leading the best track and field team in the country at the University of Florida b...

While I am relieved that congress has finally passed the bill to provide the much needed aid to Ukraine, I am dismayed that Tom Kean Jr. and his party withheld this aid for six months at a critical time in Ukraine's defense against Russia, causing undue loss of life and the surrender of hard fought ...