Garwood and Westfield residents who enjoy the open space of Unami Park are welcome to join the Garwood Green Team this Saturday morning – May 4, at 10 a.m. at the wooden bridge at the foot of Twin Oaks Terrace to take part in the next Unami Park improvement project in conjunction with the Team ‘Adop...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramWhy Exercise is Essential for EveryoneIn a generation consumed by numerous priorities constantly fighting for our attention, there is one aspect that all people can benefit from, exercise. Exercise has long been an ever-changing aspect...

On Saturday, April 13, Israel, a key U.S. ally, faced a significant attack from Iran. More than 300 missiles and drones targeted Israel, originating from launch points in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Lebanon. This aggressive action solidifies Iran and other Middle Eastern nations' position on the wrong si...

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know,” said Albert Einstein, “is the location of the library.”Ours is on East Broad Street, and we know it well. It is a bastion of books, a sanctum of study, a place where questions are asked and answered. That’s a lot, but it is even more than that, than...

As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers. I loveApril; it marks the start of spring, the start of my softball season and the impending end of the school year. However, the constant rain is not always the most convenient as a spring season athlete.The rain feels like an impending doom when...

Guest ColumnistsIt is clear to us in the short-sighted comments reducing the Garwood adoption of the ‘Skip the Stuff’ law into harangues about ketchup packets that those opposed to this action may simply not be aware of the BIG environmental picture.Plastics are made from toxic chemicals and fossil ...

“Mistakes were made” is an infamous non-apology apology, especially in the world of politics where everyone from Nixon’s Press Secretary, Ron Zeigler, to President Reagan to President Clinton used it to excuse egregious misconduct. Zeigler apologized to Woodward and Bernstein about Watergate when he...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramThe 90s Had The Best Television ShowsGrowing up, I remember hearing that iconic theme song playing in my house. My mom watched and idolized every character in “Sex and the City.” Once I was of age to watch the show, I never turned it o...

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD – Hindus have welcomed Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools (SPFPS) in New Jersey announcing closure of its eight schools (in its 2024-2025 School Calendar) on their most popular festival Diwali; which falls on November one this year.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in...

To the self-proclaimed Progressive, Bill Nierstedt, regarding the Garwood Ketchup Wars, I would have let your rebuttal stand in the HAWK, but you asked many questions of me, so, my final statement: As I noted at council and in the HAWK, I am for sustainability along with practicality. Sadly, like ma...