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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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Children Die, We Foot the Bill
Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Children Die, We Foot the Bill
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Exactly forty-three years ago, writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin wrote an essay on his vote for the 1980 presidential election. He began, “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing t...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Westfield Should Vote ‘Yes’ On Edison
Thursday, November 2, 2023
I’m writing this note to ask Westfield residents for to vote “yes” for the Edison fields project this November 7, and here is my humble opinion as to why.Why Edison? Location. Simply look up Westfield on your cell phone maps app and gage the size of Edison vs. other existing field locations. Your ey...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Calling Out Environmental Fraud
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Many residents in Westfield like to label themselves as environmentalists. They belong to “Friends of the Parks”, put up signs saying: “Save the Bees”, plant flowers to attract pollinators, and belongtothe“GreenTeamMovement”. I question their true identity as environmentalists when they back a decis...
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Edison Field: Let’s Get Practical
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Edison Field: Let’s Get Practical
Thursday, November 2, 2023
After living behind Edison Field for 45 years, here are some down-to earth comments on recent proposals. The field is principally a resource for Edison school. Mid-day use is for lunch and general recreation. Students throw around balls and Frisbees and play ad-hoc games, running in random direction...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Do We Like Current Governance in Westfield?
Thursday, November 2, 2023
I suggest that this is an important issue to consider for the upcoming November 7 election.Years ago, Westfield did a town wide (Brandstetter Carroll) survey showing only 19 percent of the town’s residents ranked artificial turf fields as a priority. A massive turf field complex is proposed for a re...
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Letters to the Editor
Westfield Student Supports Turf
Thursday, November 2, 2023
My name is Chloe Martin, and I am a sophomore at Westfield High School. I have been an advocate for the turf fields for a long time and the vote is coming up. The residents of Westfield should understand how much the athletes suffer from only having one turf field to use. I hope I am able to change ...
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Edison Project is Not for the Kids
Letters to the Editor
Edison Project is Not for the Kids
Jenn Crawford Westfield 
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Edison Project is Not for the Kids The Edison Field Project is not for the kids. If it was for the kids, we would not replace natural grass with PFAS laden fields. If it was for the kids, we would not put down six acres of plastic that absorbs heat and literally burns their feet. If it was for the k...
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