People display all sorts of messages at public parks in Westfield, New Jersey, including political signage. But officials pounced when Shawn Mullen set up a table with small campaign signs in 2021.Mullen, who was running for Town Council, co-sponsored the park activity. But an incumbent candidate fr...

“Let’s pick wildflowers,” suggested my friend Debbie a few days after I saw her coming back from a walk. Wild purple bergamot and black-eyed Susans drooped from the side pocket of her purse as she scampered off to salvage them with water in a jelly-jar vase. “I’d love to,” I said, and we made a date...

Regardless of the results of the November 5 election, starting November 6 letters and articles will begin to be submitted and published in newspapers around the country whining or praising the Electoral College and how it should…or should not…be abolished. By writing these thoughts before the electi...

I hope you are enjoying the fall season – despite this summer weather! It was great seeing many of you last Saturday in our downtown for the annual “Trunk of Treat,” as well as at the many Halloween celebrations around town yesterday. I loved seeing kids of all ages having so much fun!Allow me a mom...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramFrom Love Stories to Snap Streaks: How Snapchat has Changed the Dating WorldIn a world where love once blossomed from hand-written letters and heartfelt phone calls, Snapchat has rewritten the rules of romance. Relationships of today’s...

This Tuesday, voters will decide whom to represent them on town governing bodies in Scotch Plains, Garwood, Cranford, Clark and Mountainside, along with boards of education in Scotch Plains, Garwood, Clark and Cranford. Candidate statements, biographical information, advertisements and endorsements ...

Amendments to the redevelopment project OWP are a win-win for both residents and theTown ofWestfield.As a 22 year resident of Ward 1, district 1, which is the “Y” and Lord & Taylor area, I have been very interested in this project. I supported the original project due to the comprehensive plans and ...

To the relief of many Westfield residents, Mayor Brindle and her downtown overdevelopment partner, the international conglomerate Hudson’s Bay Company, just blinked. It appears that, more than a year after forcing an enormous, ill conceived, no-bid construction project down our collective throats, t...

The developers building One Westfield Place have come back to the council with proposed changes to their initial project including the size and scope.I voted no on this ordinance. Although I appreciate their willingness to rescope the size of the buildings, this entire process lacked basic due dilig...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramDear Christian Nationalists, Start Waving the White Flag (and Stop Waving Ours)By ANNA LUCHSINGEREvery few weeks, they show up again. Like hornets, buzzing across my television screen during the nightly news, screaming, threatening, la...