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Editorial: Three Years For This? AG’s Report Shatters Public Trust at Every Level
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Worth Noting
Leonard Neu Scotch Plains 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
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 ...
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Thanks for Keeping it Real
Fran Wagner Scotch Plains 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
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...
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Message From MLK Jr. Association
Thursday, November 23, 2023
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...
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Scouting for Food Thank You Sincerely, Westfield
Bob Fromtling Boy Scout Troop 73 Scouting for Food Coordinator for Westfield 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Food insecurity continues to be a significant need in our and surrounding communities. To help address this need, Scouting for Food was established 33 years ago first in the St. Louis Scout Council. Patriots’ Path Council in New Jersey joined this national drive, including Scouts in Westfield.A sinc...
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Thank You to Residents of Westfield
Gregg Lehmberg Westfield 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Citizens for Responsible Athletic Field Development (CRAFD) would like to thank the dozens of Westfield residents who helped us successfully petition for a referendum on the bond ordinance to fund the Edison Field Project in the spring of 2023. We’d also like to thank the thousands of people who sig...
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Let’s Tell Scotch Plains What the Public Wants for Brookside
Susan Dazzo Friends of Brookside Park Scotch Plains 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
At the Township Council meeting on November 13, Councilman Matt Adams challenged all 4,703 of us who voted “No” on the referendum for Brookside Park to attend the Recreation Commission meetings and voice what we would like to see happen next. He said the Township Council will be listening to the rec...
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No, I Will Not Demand a Ceasefire
Michael Margolin, MD Westfield 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Hope Avalone's November 9 letter, 'Children Die, We Foot the Bill,' mourns the death of children in Gaza, as do we all, but she then inappropriately accuses Israel of murdering them.There was a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. On October 7, Hamas shattered that ceasefire by brutally massacring 1,...
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The Student View
By PIERA OREN 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramThe Diary of a Coffee AddictI remember the first morning my mom made me coffee before school when I was about 13 years old. Before this day, I never drank anything that would give me an energy boost. She said, “Good morning, Piera. Do ...
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Gratitude for Giving Compliments
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Aneighbor and I chatted over coffee and croissants outdoors at our favorite French Café. My eye caught a man walking his dog, about to pull out a poop bag, when another Café patron approached him, saying harshly, “You’d better pick that up!” The dog owner looked startled and replied, “I always do!” ...
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Famous Poet’s Westfield Address Saved From Demolition
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Famous Poet’s Westfield Address Saved From Demolition
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, November 30, 2023
WESTFIELD — A modest, single-family Westfield home that once played host to the poet Langston Hughes will escape demolition for the time being thanks ...
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Project Playground: A Place for Everyone to Play
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Project Playground: A Place for Everyone to Play
Thursday, November 23, 2023
In a heartwarming event on a chilly November afternoon, the Westfield community came together to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Lincoln S...
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Raiders Had 8 Close Games, Finished 8-6-1 in Girls Soccer
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Raiders Had 8 Close Games, Finished 8-6-1 in Girls Soccer
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
DORAN, GUTIERREZ, TROMBETTA LED SPF SCORINGStubborn defense and 11 shutouts highlighted the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls soccer team’s seas...
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Cougars Worked Overtime, Finished 8-10 in Girls Soccer
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Cougars Worked Overtime, Finished 8-10 in Girls Soccer
By DAVID B. CORBIN 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
MATHESON, RIVERA, LOWE, ZAMBITO LED SCORINGWins kept seesawing with losses this season for the Cranford High School girls soccer team. The Cougars exp...
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Editorial: Three Years For This? AG’s Report Shatters Public Trust at Every Level
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Last week, after more than three years of expense, silence and unanswered questions from local leadership and state-level officials alike, the Attorne...
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