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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Thanks for Keeping it Real
Fran Wagner Scotch Plains 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
On behalf of the Friends of Brookside Park, I want to say thank you to Scotch Plains voters for keeping the grass real in Brookside Park. Seventy-two percent of Scotch Plains voters, a majority in every single one of the 23 districts in Scotch Plains, voted “No” on the Brookside Park referendum.To t...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Message From MLK Jr. Association
Thursday, November 23, 2023
To our beloved community, The troubling war in the Middle East has disturbed the peace not only in the Middle East but throughout the world, including our community. At this time we remember Dr. King's words: Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.Hate cannot drive out hate, only...
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Scouting for Food Thank You Sincerely, Westfield
Bob Fromtling Boy Scout Troop 73 Scouting for Food Coordinator for Westfield 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Food insecurity continues to be a significant need in our and surrounding communities. To help address this need, Scouting for Food was established 33 years ago first in the St. Louis Scout Council. Patriots’ Path Council in New Jersey joined this national drive, including Scouts in Westfield.A sinc...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Thank You to Residents of Westfield
Gregg Lehmberg Westfield 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Citizens for Responsible Athletic Field Development (CRAFD) would like to thank the dozens of Westfield residents who helped us successfully petition for a referendum on the bond ordinance to fund the Edison Field Project in the spring of 2023. We’d also like to thank the thousands of people who sig...
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Let’s Tell Scotch Plains What the Public Wants for Brookside
Susan Dazzo Friends of Brookside Park Scotch Plains 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
At the Township Council meeting on November 13, Councilman Matt Adams challenged all 4,703 of us who voted “No” on the referendum for Brookside Park to attend the Recreation Commission meetings and voice what we would like to see happen next. He said the Township Council will be listening to the rec...
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No, I Will Not Demand a Ceasefire
Michael Margolin, MD Westfield 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Hope Avalone's November 9 letter, 'Children Die, We Foot the Bill,' mourns the death of children in Gaza, as do we all, but she then inappropriately accuses Israel of murdering them.There was a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. On October 7, Hamas shattered that ceasefire by brutally massacring 1,...
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The Student View
By PIERA OREN 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramThe Diary of a Coffee AddictI remember the first morning my mom made me coffee before school when I was about 13 years old. Before this day, I never drank anything that would give me an energy boost. She said, “Good morning, Piera. Do ...
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Gratitude for Giving Compliments
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Aneighbor and I chatted over coffee and croissants outdoors at our favorite French Café. My eye caught a man walking his dog, about to pull out a poop bag, when another Café patron approached him, saying harshly, “You’d better pick that up!” The dog owner looked startled and replied, “I always do!” ...
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The Flag on the Counter
By DAVE WEINSTEIN 
Thursday, November 16, 2023
It was Veteran’s Day and our miniature American flag lay on the counter. My kids have driven past Westfield’s World War I memorial countless times, often questioning the meaning of the copper-toned statue atop the centerpiece of this great town. Indeed I did the same as a kid, sitting shotgun in my ...
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Community Thanked for Book Sale Success
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library held their 12th annual Children’s and Teens’Book Sale from October 25 through October 29. Our volunteers were local residents and people from out-of-town; we had customers from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. All of them helped us have another suc...
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Residents Decry Approval of South Ave. Apt. Application
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Residents Decry Approval of South Ave. Apt. Application
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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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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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