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Editorial: Let Us Resolve to Make A Difference This Year
Thursday, December 28, 2023
At the stroke of midnight Monday, we’ll ring in a brand new year, full as it always is with anticipation, resolutions, and more than a little mystery. This year, for many, it comes with more trepidation than usual, given the wars being fought abroad that feel so close to home. What will 2024 hold fo...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Gratitude for Oddball Rituals
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, December 21, 2023
After dinner out with friends, one announced that she always re-enters her apartment building by taking the curved and not the straight walkway. “Why?” we asked with amused and perplexed expressions. “Because that’s the one I took when our condo purchase offer was accepted, and I’ve been happy livin...
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Whitman Urges Students to be The Voice That Changes The Country
Thursday, December 21, 2023
STATE – New Jersey’s 50th governor and its only woman governor, Christine Todd Whitman stopped by campus Nov. 30 to talk to Brookdale Community College students.Gov. Whitman, who was elected in 1993 and served two terms before become administrator of the Environmental ProtectionAgency in President G...
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Editorial: Slow Down and Pay Attention: All Our Lives Depend on It
Thursday, December 14, 2023
There has been a recent increase in accidents in our local towns involving pedestrians, with two in less than a week in Westfield, one that took the life of a dog — our hearts go out to these people and their families.This time of year is particularly dangerous for drivers and for pedestrians alike....
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
By GRACE LISNOCK 
Thursday, December 14, 2023
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramEducational Evolution:The Benefits of AI in SchoolTechnology is an ever-changing thing in this society. While it may be difficult to keep up with, there are many effective tools that are offered by the internet to help propel not only ...
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The Student View
By ANNIE REILLY 
Thursday, December 7, 2023
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramHow to Find the Best Tree to ‘Rock Around’ This Holiday SeasonWhether you’re looking for fir, spruce, pine or plastic, finding the best Christmas tree is a key component to kick off the holiday season. Before you even set foot out the ...
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Gratitude for Miracle Walks, According to Kafka
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, December 7, 2023
“Miracle Walks,” by Soren Kierkegaard, is a paean to the joys and benefits of daily walks. Each paragraph here opens with a quote from his ode to walking. As obtuse and long-winded as Kierkegaard’s writing can be, these words are wholly accessible and rich with wisdom.Above all, do not lose your des...
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Editorial: Stop Normalizing Anti-Semitism, In-Person and Online
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Why does it feel like it’s now perfectly acceptable for people to loudly and proudly proclaim their anti-Semitism?Ever since Hamas terrorists’ savage attack on Israel two months ago, when they murdered more than 800 men, women, teenagers, babies and grandparents and some 350 soldiers, while taking h...
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Editorial: Three Years For This? AG’s Report Shatters Public Trust at Every Level
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Last week, after more than three years of expense, silence and unanswered questions from local leadership and state-level officials alike, the Attorney General’s (AG) Office released the findings of its internal affairs investigation into the inner workings of the Clark Police Department. The AG’s 4...
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Worth Noting
Leonard Neu Scotch Plains 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
For those who saw video (and maybe even not) of this past week’s “March for Israel” on The Mall in DC, I hope you noted the following: 300,000 people demonstrating civilly, peacefully and respectfully for the right of The State of Israel and it’s people to live in peace in its homeland.No screaming ...
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Dorothea H. Hoffman
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Dorothea H. Hoffman
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Dorothea H. Hoffman, 106, Research Chemist and Teacher Dorothea Heyl Hoffman of Westfield, New Jersey, passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, Ju...
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Residents Decry Approval of South Ave. Apt. Application
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Residents Decry Approval of South Ave. Apt. Application
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, July 3, 2025
FANWOOD — Despite opposition from neighborhood residents, the planning board last month approved an application to develop property on South Avenue in...
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Marlboro 12Us Rally to Beat Westfield in Ripken States, 7-4
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BEZALEL GOES 2-FOR-3, RUN; BENHAM HIT, RUN, RBI
Marlboro 12Us Rally to Beat Westfield in Ripken States, 7-4
By DAVID B. CORBIN Westfield Blue 020 002 4 Marlboro 000 07x 7 
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Pool play for the Cal Ripken, Jr. 12U State Tournament hosted by the Westfield Youth Baseball League began with a game between the Westfield Blue and ...
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Anne Patterson
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Anne Patterson
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Anne Patterson March 30, 1945-June 4, 2025 Anne Carroll Patterson, known as Nancy Hely in her youth, died at age 80 on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. She wa...
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Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Aziz Complaint
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Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Aziz Complaint
By FRED T. ROSSI 
Thursday, July 10, 2025
WESTFIELD — An Appellate Court this week upheld the dismissal of a complaint filed against former Westfield Board of Education member and vice-preside...
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