I’m pleased to share that the Town of Westfield has once again prevailed in litigation brought by the Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development challenging the One Westfield Place redevelopment plan. This latest ruling affirms the previous court’s decision that the Town acted appropriately and...

Since I began my campaign for Mayor of Westfield, I have spent a lot of time thinking about what makes our town so special. At its core, it’s our deep sense of community. We are not only residents, but also neighbors and friends. We share spaces together, our kids play sports together, we dine toget...

Since Memorial Day, Westfield has celebrated so many facets of who we are as a community—from Pride and Juneteenth to honoring 150 years of service by the Westfield Fire Department. I’ve been reflecting on how these gatherings are a snapshot of what makes Westfield so special - a place where everyon...

We are very disappointed with the [Appeals] Court decision, as it did not address the merits of the One Westfield Place project or justifications for the taking of the Town’s train station parking lot areas, that we hoped the Court would consider given the lack of any meaningful consideration in 202...

Publisher, The San Fernando Valley (California) Sun/El Sol NewspapersThe United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering forAmerica Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate increases and degraded service. Da...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program

As many of you are aware, Dr. Scott Rubin has announced his retirement in May and will be leaving the Cranford Public School District at the end of 2025 after nearly nine years of distinguished service. Under Dr. Rubin’s leadership, our Cougars climbed to new heights as he led our District with visi...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program

I grew up a short walk from Tamaques Park and have spent a good portion of my childhood there. I’ve walked, biked, and hiked, every inch of trail, I’ve played pickup games of tennis, soccer and two-hand-touch, and now when I do trash clean ups there I can do a sort of amateur archeology (bottles thr...