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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
History Repeats: Jewish Diplomats Murdered in D.C. for Their Identity
By ZOE URBANO 
Thursday, June 5, 2025
In November of 1938 Germany, Kristallnacht which is considered the start of the Holocaust, while abrupt, was the result of years of escalating ‘resistance’ to Jews: street violence, vandalization of Jewish businesses, ostracizing the Jewish people from public spaces and stripping them of their right...
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Opinions
A Modest Proposal
By Josh Kuntz 
Thursday, June 5, 2025
A Modest Proposal For Addressing the Problem of Racist and Antisemitic Graffiti at our Public Schools The emails always begin the same way. 'Regretfully, we are writing to inform you...' about the latest discovery of a racial epithet or a swastika scrawled across a desk, chair or bathroom stall. Eac...
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Opinions
Beyond the Boys: Girls Sports Have More to Offer
By EMMA SULLIVAN 
Thursday, May 29, 2025
We have jumped the hurdle of getting girls involved in sports, but this is a marathon, not a sprint — we still have a long way to go. While women’s participation in sports may be normalized, in comparison to their male counterparts, it is far from being celebrated.Starting in 1972, Title IX required...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Gratitude for the Gift of Unexpected Friendships: The Firefighter and The Farmpreneur, Part II
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, May 22, 2025
In the last column, you met Karl, the D.C. firefighter, and Emma, the organic farmer. Karl grew up with conservative, evangelical parents. Emma was raised in a liberal family and is devoted to climate sustainability and locally sourced produce. It was unlikely Emma and Karl would ever meet, given th...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
Preventing Bad - The Lead (Pb) in the Water
By: Tessa Srebnik 
Thursday, May 22, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramLead has been a key issue recently, as lead was found in Westfield schools’ water fountains. Due to this issue, action must be taken to a higher degree than it has already. Schools and other public facilities should be checking for lea...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Making Garwood Safer and More Sustainable
Thursday, May 22, 2025
As spring roles into summer Garwood is moving ahead with several infrastructure projects. that will make our Borough safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Paid for primarily through the use of several grants, we are proud to announce that Center Street will soon be seeing new bicycle lanes fro...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Editorial: Public Notices Don’t Cost Governments Much, But Do Keep The Public Informed
and Union County HAWK 
Thursday, May 15, 2025
In the name of transparency, New Jersey for decades has required public bodies to publish official notices in newspapers of meeting dates, certain contract bids and awards, ordinances, annual budgets, professional services solicitations and awards, sheriff’s sales, certain legal documents and court ...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
It Was Never Just a Show
By JULIE SNYDER 
Thursday, May 15, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramEvery afternoon after elementary school, I would drop my backpack by the door, grab a snack and drink in my awesome Snackeez and sit crosslegged on my living room carpet as the familiar theme songs of “Arthur” and “Sid the Science Kid”...
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Opinions
Gratitude for the Gift of Unexpected Friendships:
The Firefighter and The Farmpreneur
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, May 8, 2025
This series of gratitude columns features unexpected friendships and how illuminating and elevating these connections can be. I wish to honor the humanity in every one of us, regardless of age, race, class, sexual orientation, or politics.“Karl is coming to the Zigbone writing retreat again!” exuded...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
Is the Convenience of Fast Fashion
By ALESSANDRA SCROFANI 
Thursday, May 8, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program
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Advocates Lose Appeal of OWP Lawsuit
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Advocates Lose Appeal of OWP Lawsuit
By LAUREN S. BARR 
Friday, June 27, 2025
WESTFIELD — The New Jersey Appellate Court upheld the Lower Court’s ruling dismissing The Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development’s (WARD) law...
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Immigration Advocates Criticize ICE, Decry Plans to Sell Jail
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Immigration Advocates Criticize ICE, Decry Plans to Sell Jail
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
COUNTY — More than two dozen immigration activists and advocates last week continued to criticize Union County’s plans to sell a vacant jail complex i...
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Christopher F. Vogel
Obituaries
Christopher F. Vogel
Thursday, June 26, 2025
In Memory of Christopher Frederick Vogel It is with great sadness that we announce the unimaginable passing of Christopher Frederick Vogel, a loving h...
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E-Bikes Banned from Park Trails and Paths in Westfield
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E-Bikes Banned from Park Trails and Paths in Westfield
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
WESTFIELD — Visitors to town parks will now have to park their electric bicycles and scooters after the town council during its Tuesday meeting passed...
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Cranford Zoning Bd. Delays Two Project Hearings
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Cranford Zoning Bd. Delays Two Project Hearings
By MADOLYN LAURINE 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
CRANFORD — Two applicants for major projects in Cranford presented early-stage plans to redevelop an existing rehabilitation facility and gas station,...
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