This series of gratitude columns features stories of unexpected friendships and how illuminating and elevating these connections can be. I wish to honor the humanity in every one of us, regardless of differences in class, race, gender, or politics.This week’s dramatic tale was contributed by Ann G, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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”...

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...