Council Candidate Michele Capobianco Introduces Herself to Garwood Voters People were surprised when it was announced I was running for Borough Council, honestly, I was as well! I am not a politician, I was actually an Unaffiliated Voter until recently, I work well with everyone, I’ve never had a po...

The Garwood Free Public Library has served our Borough—and been located inside our elementary school since 1933—for 90 years! Should the reward for nine decades of dedicated service to our community be a 90-day termination clause without cause in a new lease agreement with the current Board of Educa...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramTalking to a High SchoolSenior: What Not To DoHave you ever asked a senior in high school the following questions: “What schools are you applying to?” “Are you going to early decision anywhere?” “What are you going to major in?” If so,...

If you visit theWhole Foods website, you will read their values. Whole Foods purports to have a Commitment to Reducing Single Use Plastics. You can read about their “achievements and ongoing programs that work to reduce plastic across store departments and nourish our planet.” With all due respect t...

The up-coming general election, Tuesday, November 7, includes a ballot question forWestfield and certain other towns.The yes-or-no question, paraphrased here, is this: Should the town of Westfield authorize — or reject — appropriation of up to $11,800,000 to install artificial turf and other feature...

Last week I, like many other readers, found an e-mail in my box containing our “Mayor’s Update”. Among the items in the Update was a detailed article on the Edison Fields Project Public Question. For those who may be unfamiliar with the project, it essentially consists of the installation of two pla...

Real leadership means being honest with everyone about how we keep Garwood affordable for current and future residents. This is what Karina Boto, Sean Foley and I are committed to doing if we’re elected.Three years into my service on the council, I’ve seen the hard work and painstaking detail which ...

I am excited to share with you why I chose to run for the up and coming Town Council elections, and I want to take a moment to share with you the driving force behind my decision to run; a deep commitment to rekindling the spirit of community involvement and volunteerism that has long been the corne...

Westfield Residents- Open Your EyesI’m not a political person, but sometimes I cast a vote that I regret. My vote is never for a specific party but for candidates that have the best values, ideas, and ideals. I have never felt the need to express any disagreements with prior administrations because ...

Sahar Aziz Should be Removed from BOESo Sahar Aziz, who missed half of last year's noticed board meetings (and wastardytoseveralmore),andtowhom the BOE's clearly stated bylaws apparently do not apply as she is a female Muslim law professor, now wants to mandate that her fellow board members attend m...