A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramHow to Find the Best Tree to ‘Rock Around’ This Holiday SeasonWhether you’re looking for fir, spruce, pine or plastic, finding the best Christmas tree is a key component to kick off the holiday season. Before you even set foot out the ...

Last week, after more than three years of expense, silence and unanswered questions from local leadership and state-level officials alike, the Attorney General’s (AG) Office released the findings of its internal affairs investigation into the inner workings of the Clark Police Department. The AG’s 4...

We are so thankful for you! Thanks to your generosity, hundreds of families served by St. Joseph Social Service Center had what they needed for Thanksgiving. Your kindness and compassion made that possible. You alleviate the daily burdens faced by so many of our neighbors with your on-going support....

It was good to hear that Carl Burger has been recognized by the Westfield Board of Education and that his work will be included within the district’s art curriculum and programs. Carl was a recognized artist whose work has been collected, acquired and exhibited internationally and first taught at WH...

As the dust settles on the November municipal election, the new question is whatwillbetheimpactforWestfieldand its residents? With a 4-0 sweep electing new representatives, the voters signaled a strong disapproval of the mayor and council’s One Westfield Place (OWP) redevelopment project.After the p...

It has come to my attention that Rutgers will be hosting the program, Race, Liberation, and Palestine: A Conversation with Noura Erakat, Nick Estes, and Marc Lamont Hill. Aside from propagating false narratives about Israel and Hamas, stripping the Jews of their historical and continuous connection ...

The election results are a fantastic step in the right direction for our town.A4-0 sweep in the town council results and the “no” vote on Edison Fields should be Wake-up Call! What this election clearly demonstrates, is that process matters!It is significant that it took two grassroots organizations...

For those who saw video (and maybe even not) of this past week’s “March for Israel” on The Mall in DC, I hope you noted the following: 300,000 people demonstrating civilly, peacefully and respectfully for the right of The State of Israel and it’s people to live in peace in its homeland.No screaming ...

On behalf of the Friends of Brookside Park, I want to say thank you to Scotch Plains voters for keeping the grass real in Brookside Park. Seventy-two percent of Scotch Plains voters, a majority in every single one of the 23 districts in Scotch Plains, voted “No” on the Brookside Park referendum.To t...

To our beloved community, The troubling war in the Middle East has disturbed the peace not only in the Middle East but throughout the world, including our community. At this time we remember Dr. King's words: Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.Hate cannot drive out hate, only...