I hope everyone is having an enjoyable summer and able to savor its remaining weeks with good times with friends and family. This summer has been a very busy one for the Garwood Mayor and Council as we continue to make progress on the plans we set out at the start of the year. First, I’m thrilled to...

Many municipalities embrace accessibility as a powerful effort that goes beyond physical structures. Prioritizing inclusive design creates a more welcoming and empowering community, where every resident’s unique abilities are incorporated and accepted. An accessible town weaves together diverse pers...

Your most recent editorial (August 10, 2023) titled “Government Policies Should Not Interfere With Role of Parents” was well-reasoned, well written, balanced and on target.The state’s position (that parental notification should not be required when students request to be addressed by different prono...

As a construction professional with over 30 years of experience, I am writing to express my concerns about the current improvements being made to the Greenside Park playground in Scotch Plains and the planned improvements for Brookside Park.To date, the township has self-performed most of the work a...

In response to the recent articles on the escalated crime rate in town over the last year or so, I am writing this because I think that the situation has gotten out of hand. And seems to be escalating with no relief in sight. If I had to guess, it’s a direct result of a change in the way the police ...

We are writing to you as (Amy Ipp) a retired educator and librarian, informed citizen, member of the New Jersey Librarian Association and a member of the League of Women Voters and as (Michael Gottesman) a retired attorney, retired educator, member of the League of Women Voters, member of the LWV Ed...

As a construction professional with over 30 years of experience, I am writing to express my concerns about the current improvements being made to the Greenside Park playground in Scotch Plains and the planned improvements for Brookside Park.To date, the township has self-performed most of the work a...

I am running for town council with a clear vision: a thriving Westfield with high quality of life for all while continuing to hold the line on property taxes.Key to this vision is not only smart downtown development but also crucial small-scale improvements throughout our town, including investing i...

In the Garwood council mtg of July 27, 2023 in a council report, it was stated they are in negotiations with the board of education on firming up the PILOT distribution at 10 percent from the Vermella projects. From 2016 on, I wrote initial letters to the governing body that there should be an intra...

For those who don’t yet know, we had a small fire at Garwood Lanes yesterday. Everyone is safe and we are still standing but will be closed for a short time while we make the appropriate repairs. Garwood Lanes is a family business. It always has been and always will be. But we had no idea how big ou...