Our guest writer, Theresa Stiles, contributed this poignant, spiritual remembrance of backyard kickball and wiffle ball days gone by. Like many of us, Theresa and her husband were happy to raise their children here in Westfield and neighboring towns. But when the kids departed for college and onto n...

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The Westfield Leader and Union County HAWK have long held that editorials and opinions do not belong on the front page with news articles and facts. Today, we are breaking that tradition for the first time since I bought the paper in 2020 to talk about a potentially detrimental move that could strip...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramFor those who just love the holiday season, there is arguably no better feeling than seeing the look on a loved one’s face when they are surprised with the perfect gift. Whether it’s the coziest holiday sweater or those long-awaited ic...

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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...

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 ...

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...