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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Despite Vote Outcome, Scotch Plains Fields Still Need Improvement
Thursday, November 16, 2023
My name is Paul Morello and I have been a resident of Scotch Plains for over 45 years. I am one of the minority that voted for the improvemements at Brookside Park. I live directly in the area and I feel that Scotch Plains needs a facility like this and that it would improve property values for ever...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Law Professor Takes Issue With Leader Editorial
Matthew L. Schafer Westfield 
Thursday, November 16, 2023
I’ve practiced FirstAmendment law for more than a decade–first, in D.C. and now in New York. I’ve represented newspapers from New York to Australia. I teach media law at Fordham Law School and regularly publish scholarship on the history of the FirstAmendment. I believe deeply in that Amendment and ...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Adolescents, Social Media, and Brain Development: Our Youth Are Sending Us a Message…
Thursday, November 16, 2023
How many times do we have to read a news article about a teenager who used technology in a way that caused emotional distress, ostracized, bullied, and/or defamed a peer? The other side is that this same teenager potentially just changed the course of their own childhood and adult life. As a clinica...
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Opinions
Town Must Say Westfield Stands Against Anti-Semitism
Elisa Freeman Sananman Westfield 
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Regardless of where anyone stands on issues in the war now punishing Israel and Gaza, our community should condemn the virulent anti-semitic rhetoric that plagues campuses across the country.Antisemitic speech is now being used as political speech. It is fueled by hatred of Jews and it reflects a da...
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Opinions
Thank You, Ward Two
Councilman-Elect Michael Armento, MD Ward 2 Westfield 
Thursday, November 16, 2023
I would like to thank the residents of Ward 2 for electing me to town council. I am honored to have the confidence of your vote to represent and serve the Ward 2 residents as well as all the residents of Westfield. I would also like to thank my opponent, Ms. Erika Vargas-Garrison, for running an exc...
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Thank You, Ward Four
Councilman-Elect David Kiefer Ward 4 Westfield 
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The outcome of the election for the Ward Four Council seat was the result of a lot of hard work over the past seven months. Getting our message out to voters required dedication and discipline from our campaign volunteers. I want to thank them, first and foremost, as I would not have been elected to...
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Opinions
The Student View
By TAGE MEHTA 
Thursday, November 9, 2023
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramIt’s About the PileI haven’t slept that much the past few days. My first deadline for college applications was November 1 and I spent hours reading and proofreading my essays, changing one word and then starting that process over. And ...
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Transforming Food Waste This Holiday Season
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Transforming Food Waste This Holiday Season
Thursday, November 9, 2023
WestfieldGreen Team Leading the way to living greenerA big part of the holiday season involves gatherings of family and friends and, of course, food. Unfortunately, much of the food purchased between Thanksgiving and New Year’s goes to waste. According to The United States Department of Agriculture,...
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Opinions
Gratitude for Resilience, Reconsidered
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, November 9, 2023
In my last column, I talked about resilience and how adopting The Little Engine That Could outlook makes life happier. But is resilience overplayed? Has it become a prosaic term, distorting even obfuscating more significant concerns? Do we race to be resilient without honoring what hurts or upsets u...
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Opinions
Free Speech Does Not Include Freedom to Incite Violence
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Free speech is the lifeblood of what we do. No one will defend the First Amendment right as much as a newsorganization.Butwiththegreat power of free speech comes great responsibility.Tuesday, November 21 is the next Westfield Board of Education meeting — the second since the terror attack on Israel ...
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