As we begin a new year full of hope and optimism, we are incredibly proud that New Jersey’s statewide minimum wage is now over $15 an hour. When we first began our work together in January 2018, New Jersey’s minimum wage was only $8.60 per hour. Today, thanks to the bill signed into law in February ...

A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramStop Competing, BringBack the Casual Music FanI have found myself too often in a situation where I am talking about music to someone, and suddenly I am forced to pick who my favorite artist is or what song I like the most. It isn’t the...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 ...

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 ...

“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...

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...