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The Student View
What Winter Looks
ByBENROTTER 
Thursday, February 12, 2026
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program
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Opinions
Editorial: Common Sense Must Prevail on All Levels of Immigration Reform
Thursday, February 5, 2026
What happened to reason, logic and the rule of law? We fear that they are all out the window as politics have devolved along with the rise of social media. Because of the algorithm, everyone is allowed to exist in their own echo chamber, and the ability to have reasonable, rational conversation has ...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
Save the Cinemas:
By JAYLINN VIEITES 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism Program
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Opinions
Gratitude for Tolerating Discomfort and Relishing Novels
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, January 29, 2026
In my last column, I shared the story of a patient who obsessed about having hit a pedestrian near my office, despite no evidence that she’d done so. The recommended treatment for these ruminative thoughts and accompanying checking behaviors is to stop seeking reassurance and learn to soothe oneself...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
Romanticize Exercise; Your Body Will Benefit
By SAIGE LEVITT 
Thursday, December 25, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramAs a kid, almost every day after school and early Saturday mornings were filled with some sort of recreational sport, and I was constantly running around my neighborhood until the street lights came on. Exercise was never something tha...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Editorial: Thilly’s Silliness Is Costing Taxpayers, Preventing Speech
Thursday, December 18, 2025
It’s our policy that we don’t endorse candidates running for office, and barring something truly egregious, we won’t decry them either. We give you “just the facts”, whatever they may be. We want our readers to make their own choices at the polls. But now that the election is over, it’s time to addr...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
The Vanishing Joy of Reading in America
By ELLIE WITTEN 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramThere is no better feeling than the smell of a fresh book, and the anticipation of flipping through pages, never knowing what will follow. That simple joy is the pure serotonin that reading offers people of all ages around the world. U...
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Opinions
Gratitude for Quiet: A Writing Retreat at Zigbone Farm
By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D. 
Thursday, November 6, 2025
“Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” - Confucius A farmhouse, rolling hills, 100 hillside acres, ten writers, a communal table for farm fresh meals, warm hosts, an erudite instructor, and assorted donkeys and goats: Zigbone Farm in Western Maryland is my happy place. My phone and laptop tak...
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Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The Student View
In Defense of My Home State
By ANA LOMAKA 
Thursday, November 6, 2025
A collaboration with the Westfield High School Journalism ProgramIn 1997, my parents settled in New Jersey and never looked back. Having immigrated from Ukraine, this state became their introduction to America, and later, the only home I’d come to know — my birthplace and the official “land of my pe...
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Senate President Calls for Public Integrity Monitor
Thursday, October 30, 2025
TRENTON -- Senate President Nick Scutari called for the appointment of an Independent Monitor to oversee the Office of Public Integrity andAccountability in the Department of Law and Public Safety.The OPIA, established in 2018 with the responsibility of investigating violations of public trust, has ...
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WF’s Mogila (Delbarton) Commits To Univ. of Chicago for Football
Sports
WF’s Mogila (Delbarton) Commits To Univ. of Chicago for Football
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Quinten Mogila grew up in the Brightwood neighborhood of town with his family. He attended Franklin and Roosevelt Intermediate School, and will gradua...
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Bennet Earns Democratic Nod
Front Page, News
Bennet Earns Democratic Nod
By KATIE MOEN 
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Rebecca Bennettt, a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, will square off against Congressman Tom Kean Jr. for control of New Jersey’s 7th Congressional ...
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Westfield Urges Residents to Share Input on Tamaques Park Designs
Main, News
Westfield Urges Residents to Share Input on Tamaques Park Designs
By AUDREY MILLER 
Thursday, June 4, 2026
WESTFIELD – The deadline to weigh in on concept plans for Tamaques Park has been extended through June 15. Commission Chair Andrew Braunstein said the...
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Westfield Community Concert Band Summer Series to Begin
Arts and Entertainment
Westfield Community Concert Band Summer Series to Begin
Thursday, June 4, 2026
WESTFIELD -- The Westfield Community Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, continues its 114th season with its annual Summer Concer...
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Main, News
Restaurant Closed Six Days Following Health Inspection
By KATIE MOEN 
Thursday, June 4, 2026
WESTFIELD — A Westfield eatery that has been cited for numerous health code violations in recent years was closed for six non-consecutive days followi...
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