“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...

“I want to be alone.” Greta Garbo spoke that famous line from the 1932 movie Grand Hotel, and it stuck to her like Gorilla Super Glue. Ms. Garbo was considered one of the outstanding beauties of her time. The press and Hollywood pursued her for magazine covers and acting roles, but she rarely said y...

Once again, area residents of all ages are invited to journey back in time to the eras of their forbears during Union County’s Four Centuries in a Weekend event, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Sponsored by the Union County Board of County Commissioners, this tour will take place on...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramFor the past several weeks, I have seen Shawn Combs, aka P. Diddy, plastered on every news source. With the breaking news surrounding his indictment and charges including sexual abuse, racketeering and sex trafficking came a huge uproa...

“Delia watches herself get up from the beach and walk away. She watches herself leave her family without a word, hitch a ride to a new town, buy a new dress in a new style, and find a job and a room in a boardinghouse.” Delia, the protagonist ofAnne Tyler’s novel “Ladder of Years,” precipitously lea...

“I hope you don’t mind my asking…” That disclaimer sets my teeth on edge because I know the question to follow will be unduly personal. My inside voice answers: I do mind. Please don’t ask a personal question. It will create an awkward situation.Of course, once question-askers disclaim responsibilit...