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...

Enough Of Playing The Race Card At The BOEI recently caught videos of the last two Board Of Education (BOE) meetings and witnessed with disgust the flurry of accusations of bigotry towards other board members and citizens of our town courtesy of member SaharAziz and her summoned activist minions. Al...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramGuns: Do We Have it Under Control?Is this a drill or is this real? What is going on? Can I call my mom? These are the thoughts that run through the minds of the students across the U.S. during school lockdowns. I can attest to this bec...